The kitchen
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Pans and pots
Frying pan
Non-stick, with a lid that fits
In 45 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceLe Creuset Toughened Non-Stick Frying Pan, 28 cmThick enough to stay hot when cold food hits it, which is the whole difference between browning and steaming.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveTefal Titanium Essential Non-Stick Frying Pan, 28 cmThe pan in most British kitchens, and there is a reason. Heats fast, releases cleanly, costs a fraction.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodPrestige Earth Friendly Non-Stick Frying Pan, 28 cmEvery coating gives up eventually whatever you pay, so there is an argument for buying cheap and replacing it without grief.Check current price →
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Pans and pots
Ovenproof skillet
Goes from hob to oven
In 5 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceLe Creuset Signature Cast Iron Deep Skillet, 26 cmSlow to heat and then immovable, which is what a crust wants. It will outlive the kitchen it lives in.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveLodge Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Skillet, 26 cmThe same iron, made in Tennessee since 1896, at a third of the money. Comes seasoned.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodAmazon Basics Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron SkilletHeavier than it has any right to be at the price. Cast iron is cast iron.Check current price →
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Pans and pots
Saucepan
Heavy base, or sugar catches
In 26 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceLe Creuset 3-Ply Stainless Steel Saucepan with Lid, 18 cmA sandwiched base spreads the heat so sugar and dairy stop catching in the middle.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveProCook Elite Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Saucepan with Lid, 18 cmSame thick base, same fitted lid, and British. The sensible answer.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodAmazon Basics Stainless Steel Saucepan, 1.9 litresThinner, so drop the heat a notch and stir more. It will still make a custard.Check current price →
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Pans and pots
Casserole dish
Lidded, ovenproof, heavy
In 2 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceLe Creuset Signature Cast Iron Round Casserole, 24 cmHolds a low oven steady for three hours and goes hob to oven to table without a second dish.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveLodge Enamelled Cast Iron Casserole, 5.7 litreThe same iron and the same enamel, heavier in the hand and a great deal lighter on the bill.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodAmazon Basics Enamelled Cast Iron CasseroleDoes the braise. The enamel is not as tough, so keep metal spoons out of it.Check current price →
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Pans and pots
Wok
Carbon steel if you have it
In one of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceKen Hom Classic Carbon Steel Wok, 31 cmCarbon steel takes a fierce heat and seasons like cast iron, which is where the smoke in a stir fry comes from.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveSchool of Wok Carbon Steel Wok, 30 cmFlat based so it sits on a domestic hob instead of rocking above it.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodPrestige 9 x Tougher Non-Stick Wok, 29 cmNon-stick will never give you the smoke, but it will give you dinner on a Tuesday.Check current price →
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Pans and pots
Griddle pan
Ridged, for the marks
In one of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceLe Creuset Signature Cast Iron Grillit, 26 cmRidges deep enough to leave marks rather than smudges, and iron heavy enough to keep them.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveLodge Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Square Grill Pan, 26.7 cmBare iron, no enamel, and it takes a harder heat for it.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodPrestige Thermo Smart Grill Pan, 28 cmLighter, so give it five minutes longer to get properly hot before anything touches it.Check current price →
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Ovenware
Baking tray
Flat, heavy, unwarped
In 42 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceNordic Ware Naturals Quarter SheetThick uncoated aluminium, so it does not buckle at 220 and does not go dark and burn the bottoms.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveTala Performance Baking TrayHeavier than the supermarket ones for very little more, which is the only thing that matters here.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodAmazon Basics Non-Stick Baking SheetsBuy two. You will always want the second one, and at this price there is no reason not to.Check current price →
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Ovenware
Roasting tin
Deep enough to catch the fat
In 4 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceFalcon Enamel Bake Pan, 37 cmVitreous enamel on steel, made the same way since 1920, and it goes straight from the oven to the middle of the table.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveMasterClass Vitreous Enamel Roasting TinRigid enough to lift out of the oven full without folding in the middle, which is the whole test.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Performance Large RoasterLighter, so keep it to vegetables rather than a wet braise.Check current price →
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Ovenware
Baking dish
Ceramic holds heat longest
In 5 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceLe Creuset Heritage Stoneware Rectangular Dish, 32 cmCeramic holds its heat longest, which is why a gratin out of one is still hot at the table.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveMason Cash Classic Stoneware Rectangular Baking Dish, 30 cmProper heavy earthenware, English, and a third of the money.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodPyrex Glass Baking Dishes, set of threeYou can see the underside browning, which is worth more than it sounds.Check current price →
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Ovenware
Pie dish
Sloped sides release the pastry
In 3 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceEmile Henry Ceramic Pie Dish, 28 cmSloped sides let the pastry shrink without tearing and the base browns instead of sweating.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveMason Cash Pie Dish, 23 cmThe dish your grandmother had, still made, still right.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodPyrex Easy Grab Glass Pie Dish, 24 cmThe only dish that shows you whether the bottom is actually cooked.Check current price →
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Ovenware
Springform tin
The sides come away clean
In one of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceKaiser Inspiration Springform Cake Tin, 24 cmThe clip holds properly, which is the one thing a springform has to do.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveMasterClass Non-Stick Springform Cake Tin, 23 cmLine the base anyway and it will not leak on you.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Non-Stick Springform Cake Tin, 23 cmFine for a cheesecake. Put a tray underneath for anything looser.Check current price →
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Ovenware
Cake tin
Loose-bottomed
In 2 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceAlan Silverwood Anodised Loose-Based Cake Tin, 18 cmAnodised aluminium that heats evenly and never rusts. The 20 cm is not on Amazon at the moment, so this is its 18 cm sister.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveMasterClass Non-Stick Deep Loose-Bottomed Cake Tin, 20 cmDoes the job. Grease it properly and it behaves.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Performance Loose-Bottomed Deep Cake Tin, 20 cmLine it with paper and you will never know the difference.Check current price →
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Ovenware
Ramekins
Straight sided
In 2 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceLe Creuset Stoneware Ramekin, 200 mlStraight sided so a souffle has something to climb, and heavy enough not to skate across a tray.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveEmile Henry Ramekins, set of twoFrench, fired hard, and they take a blowtorch without flinching.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodPyrex Classic Glass Ramekins, 10 cm, set of fourCheap enough to own eight of, which is the real requirement.Check current price →
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Ovenware
Muffin tin
Twelve holes, deep
Not called for by name, but you will want one
Buy it onceMasterClass Silver Anodised 12 Hole Muffin TinDeep holes and no coating to give up after two years.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveMasterClass Non-Stick 12 Hole Muffin TinUse cases in it and it will last far longer than it should.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Performance Non-Stick 12 Cup Muffin TinPerfectly good. Grease the top surface too, or the domes weld themselves on.Check current price →
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Ovenware
Dariole moulds
Small, tapered, buttered well
In one of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceAlan Silverwood Small Dariole Moulds, set of fourTapered properly, so what is inside slides out in one piece.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveKitchenCraft Non-Stick Dariole Moulds, set of fourButter them like you mean it and they turn out just as cleanly.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Stainless Steel Dariole MouldsA set of six for less than a round of coffees. Worth having in the cupboard.Check current price →
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Knives and boards
Chef's knife
Sharp beats expensive
In 67 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceWusthof Classic Cook's KnifeForged, weighted through the handle, and it takes an edge back in seconds on a steel.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveGlobal G-2 Chef's Knife, 20 cmJapanese, light, and frighteningly sharp out of the box. A different way of cutting entirely.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodVictorinox Fibrox Chef's Knife, 20 cmThe knife most professional kitchens actually use. Sharp beats expensive, every time.Check current price →
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Knives and boards
Chopping board
Big enough to work on
In 67 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceJohn Boos End Grain Maple Chopping BlockEnd grain closes behind the blade, so the board heals and the knife stays sharp.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveTala Acacia Wood Chopping Board, SmallHardwood, heavy enough to stay put, and it looks like something rather than nothing.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodJoseph Joseph Cut and Carve Plus Chopping BoardGoes in the dishwasher, which is the whole argument for keeping one alongside the wood.Check current price →
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Knives and boards
Mandoline
Use the guard, every time
In 3 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceBenriner Japanese Mandoline SlicerThe one that turns up in professional kitchens. Terrifyingly sharp, so use the guard.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Handheld Mandoline SlicerSmaller, safer, and perfectly good for a few potatoes.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodKitchenCraft Mandoline Slicer and GraterDoes one job. Use the guard on this one too, and mean it.Check current price →
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Knives and boards
Peeler
Swivel, not fixed
In 13 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceKuhn Rikon Piranha Y PeelerCarbon steel blade, Swiss, and it takes skin off in one pass rather than three. Still costs almost nothing.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Swivel PeelerKinder on the hand if you are peeling for a crowd.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Stainless Steel Swivel PeelerNo peeler here is expensive. Buy two and keep one in the drawer you always open.Check current price →
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Bowls and prep
Mixing bowl
Wider than you think you need
In 21 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceMason Cash Cane Mixing Bowl, 26 cmHeavy stoneware that stays where you put it while you beat something in it one handed.Check current price →The one most kitchens havePyrex Glass Mixing Bowl Set, three pieceNesting, oven safe, microwave safe, and you can see what is happening at the bottom.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodAmazon Basics Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set, three pieceLight, unbreakable, and they stack. Not pretty, and they do not need to be.Check current price →
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Bowls and prep
Sieve
Fine mesh
In 7 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceRosle Stainless Steel Fine Mesh Sieve, 20 cmA fine enough mesh to strain custard, and a rim that will not bend out of round.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Fine Mesh Strainer, 20 cmSits on the rim of a bowl on its own, which frees a hand.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Stainless Steel Fine Mesh Strainer, 18 cmFine for flour and for stock. Do not lean on it.Check current price →
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Bowls and prep
Colander
Sits in the sink without tipping
In 17 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceRosle Stainless Steel Conical Colander, 24 cmFooted, so it stands in the sink instead of sitting in the water that just came out of it.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Colander, 2.8 litreSame idea, softer handles, smaller money.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Stainless Steel Strainer, 20.5 cmA stainless strainer that does a colander's job. There is a limit to how much either can be improved.Check current price →
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Bowls and prep
Box grater
Stands up on its own
In 18 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceMicroplane Four Sided Box GraterEtched rather than punched, so it cuts cheese instead of tearing it into paste.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Box GraterRubber foot, so it does not travel across the board.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Large Stainless Steel Box GraterFour sides, one of which you will use. Fine.Check current price →
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Bowls and prep
Fine grater
For Parmesan, garlic and zest
In 15 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceMicroplane Premium Classic ZesterThe original. Takes zest off without any of the white underneath and turns garlic into cream.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Etched ZesterDoes the same job slightly more slowly, with a cover so it does not shred the drawer.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Stainless Steel Nutmeg GraterFor nutmeg and hard cheese it is entirely enough.Check current price →
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Bowls and prep
Rolling pin
Straight, no handles
In 3 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceJoseph Joseph Adjustable Rolling PinThe discs take the guesswork out of an even thickness, which matters more for pastry than skill does.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveMason Cash Non-Stick Rolling Pin, 32 cmA plain straight pin with a non-stick finish, so the pastry lets go of it rather than you.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Beechwood Rolling Pin, 40 cmCheap, and a wine bottle works too, so do not spend on this before you spend on a knife.Check current price →
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Bowls and prep
Wire rack
Air underneath keeps things crisp
In 5 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceNordic Ware Baking and Cooling Grid, Half SheetMade to sit inside their half sheet, so it doubles as a roasting rack and catches the fat.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveMasterClass Cooling and Baking RackClose grid, so small biscuits do not fall through it.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Large Non-Stick Cooling RackA grid on legs. This one is the right grid on the right legs.Check current price →
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Bowls and prep
Piping bag
Disposable is fine
In one of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceWilton Featherweight Reusable Piping BagWashable, so you are not buying bags forever. The nozzles are sold separately.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveTala Icing Bag Set with Eight NozzlesBritish, boxed, and it has the star nozzle you will reach for nine times in ten.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Disposable Non-Slip Icing BagsNothing to clean afterwards, which on a batch of choux is the entire point.Check current price →
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Bowls and prep
Pastry brush
Silicone washes clean
In 13 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceOXO Good Grips Silicone Pastry BrushDoes not shed bristles into an egg wash and goes in the dishwasher.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveTala Natural Bristle Pastry BrushHolds more butter and lays it down more softly. Wash it by hand.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodKitchenCraft Silicone Pastry and Basting BrushCosts less than the butter you will brush with it.Check current price →
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Measuring
Digital scales
Baking is not a guess
In every recipe on Seasoning
Buy it onceOXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Food Scale, 5 kgPull-out display so a big bowl does not hide the number, and it reads in single grams.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveSalter 1036 Digital Kitchen ScaleThe British kitchen default. Tare button, single grams, done.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodEtekcity Digital Kitchen Scales with BowlCosts almost nothing and weighs just as accurately. There is no premium version of a number.Check current price →
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Measuring
Measuring jug
Read it at eye level
In 3 of the seventy recipes
Buy it oncePyrex Glass Measuring Jug, 1 litreMarkings that survive the dishwasher, and you can pour boiling stock into it without thinking.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Angled Measuring Jug, 1 litreYou read it looking down instead of crouching at the worktop.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Glass Measuring Jug, 1 litreBorosilicate glass, markings that do not rub off, and cheap enough not to fuss over.Check current price →
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Measuring
Probe thermometer
The end of all guesswork
In 6 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceThermapen ONE Digital ThermometerReads in about a second, British made, and it means you check the middle three times instead of guessing once.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveThermoPro TP03B Instant Read ThermometerA few seconds slower and a great deal cheaper. Still the difference between pink and grey.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodSalter Instant Read Digital ThermometerEnough for custard and for chicken, which is most of why you want one.Check current price →
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Utensils
Balloon whisk
Wires you can count
In 23 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceRosle Stainless Steel Balloon Whisk, 27 cmEnough wires, stiff enough to work cold cream, and a handle that does not fill with water.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Balloon WhiskComfortable through a long whip, which is when comfort starts to matter.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Stainless Steel Balloon Whisk, 25 cmWires and a handle. Buy the big one, not the little one.Check current price →
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Small electrics
Electric whisk
Arms only get you so far
In 4 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceKitchenAid Classic Five Speed Hand MixerQuiet, properly geared, and slow enough at the bottom setting to fold rather than fling.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveBosch CleverMixx Hand MixerGerman, unglamorous, and it will still be working when the kitchen is redone.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodRussell Hobbs Five Speed Hand MixerBeats egg whites exactly as well. That is genuinely all this job is.Check current price →
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Small electrics
Blender
Stick or jug, either works
In 7 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceVitamix Explorian E310 BlenderTurns roasted squash into velvet with nothing left to sieve out. The reason restaurant soup tastes like that.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveNinja 2 in 1 Blender with Auto-iQGets most of the way there. Pass it through a sieve and nobody will know the difference.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodRussell Hobbs Desire Glass Jug BlenderFine for soup and smoothies. It will not make velvet, and most nights you do not need velvet.Check current price →
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Small electrics
Food processor
For pastry, mostly
In one of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceMagimix 4200XL Food ProcessorInduction motor, three bowls, and they run for decades. Made to be repaired.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveKenwood MultiPro 2 in 1 Food ProcessorThe British workhorse. Does everything the expensive one does, slightly more loudly.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodNinja 850W Food ProcessorChops, blitzes and rubs butter into flour in seconds, which is what you bought it for.Check current price →
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Small electrics
Waffle iron
One job, done well
In one of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceCuisinart Waffle and Pancake MakerDeep pockets and a plate hot enough to set the outside before the inside steams.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveSalter Deep Fill Waffle MakerGive it longer to preheat than you think and it behaves itself.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodVonShef Dual Belgian Waffle MakerShallow pockets, but a waffle is a waffle at seven on a Sunday morning.Check current price →
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Utensils
Wooden spoon
Flat edged, for the fond
Not called for by name, but you will want one
Buy it onceLe Creuset Revolution Solid SpoonWill not scratch enamel or non-stick, and it does not get hot in your hand.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveTala Wooden Spoon Set of ThreeThree sizes, and you will only ever use one of them, but you will not know which until you have them.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodKitchenCraft Wooden Spoon Set of ThreeConsumable. They burn, they split, they go in the wrong drawer. Buy several.Check current price →
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Utensils
Spatula
Silicone, heatproof
In 17 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceGIR Ultimate Silicone SpatulaOne moulded piece, so nothing traps batter at the join, and it takes real oven heat.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Silicone SpatulaStiff enough to scrape a bowl properly clean, which is the only test.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Silicone Spoon SpatulaPerfectly good, and cheap enough to keep one for savoury and one for sweet.Check current price →
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Utensils
Fish slice
Thin enough to get underneath
In 6 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceRosle Stainless Steel Turning SliceThin at the leading edge so it gets under something without wrecking the crust you just made.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Little Fish TurnerSlotted and flexible, and it will not scratch a coated pan.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Stainless Steel Slotted TurnerStiff, so keep it away from non-stick, but it will lift a heavy thing without bending.Check current price →
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Utensils
Tongs
Locking, or they live open
In 3 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceRosle Stainless Steel TongsSprung properly and long enough to keep your knuckles out of the fat.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Locking Tongs, 30 cmThey lock shut, which is the difference between a drawer and a wrestling match.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Stainless Steel Tongs with Silicone HeadsSilicone tips, so they are safe on non-stick. Buy the long ones: short tongs are how people burn their wrists.Check current price →
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Utensils
Slotted spoon
For anything fried
In 3 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceRosle Stainless Steel Skimmer, 14 cmA shallow perforated skimmer that lifts dumplings and poached eggs out without the water.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Slotted SpoonNylon, so it can live in the non-stick pan without guilt.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Stainless Steel Slotted SpoonLifts a poached egg out without losing it. That is the job.Check current price →
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Utensils
Ladle
Deep, for soup
In 7 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceRosle Stainless Steel LadlePours from a lip rather than over the whole rim, so soup goes in the bowl and not on the cloth.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips LadleSame lip, softer handle, and it hooks over the pan.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Stainless Steel LadleOne piece of steel. Nothing to go wrong.Check current price →
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Utensils
Potato masher
Or a ricer, for smoother mash
In 12 of the seventy recipes
Buy it onceRosle Stainless Steel Potato MasherHeavy, so the potato gives way rather than your wrist.Check current price →The one most kitchens haveOXO Good Grips Potato MasherThe wide head means fewer passes and less gluey mash.Check current price →Cheap, and still goodTala Stainless Steel Potato MasherIf you want mash genuinely smooth, a ricer beats every masher ever made. Worth knowing before you buy either.Check current price →
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