10 Kitchen Tools That Make Amateur Cooks Feel Like Pros
Millions of people cook in their home kitchens, but only a handful manage to elevate their cooking to the next level. In most cases, these amateur chefs credit specific tools in their arsenal that enable them to cook so well! Recently, men and women met in an online discussion to reveal all the tools that make them feel like they belong on an episode of Top Chef.
1. A Big Cutting Board
Everyone’s familiar with cheap cutting boards made out of tempered glass. (It’s the cutting board currently sitting on my kitchen counter!) However, one of the easiest ways to feel like a professional chef is to buy a large bamboo cutting board. Not only will you feel like you’re on an episode of Chopped, but many people report that their investment in a large wooden cutting board has made them improve their knife skills.
2. A High-Quality Knife
All home chefs can agree: there’s nothing better than cutting with sharp, high-quality knives! “When I use freshly sharpened knives, and they cut through onions without any resistance, it makes me so happy. Conversely, when I’m at someone else house and helping them cook, being handed a dull knife makes me want to give up.”
3. A KitchenAid Mixer
Whether you’re an aspiring baker or just someone who wants the best tools you can buy for your kitchen, the conversation begins and ends with a KitchenAid mixer. KitchenAid manufactures professional-grade equipment that can turn any novice baker into a pastry chef nearly overnight. Plus, the mixers themselves look impressive when sitting on a counter.
4. A Leave-in Probe Meat Thermometer
If you frequently overcook your meat, purchasing a probe thermometer ensures you’ll never have to eat dry beef or chicken again. It’s shocking how many people rely on their seemingly-innate ability to guess the internal temperature of the meat they’re cooking; that’s the easiest way to make other people sick!
5. A Vitamix Blender
Although costly, a Vitamix blender can make any home chef feel like a pro. In fact, I’ve been reading so much about them that I have already put one on my Christmas list. “The level of creaminess I get in my soups is next level, and I credit my Vitamix,” reveals one woman. “I feel like I’m eating restaurant soup every time I make them. I got the Vitamix on Black Friday. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have purchased it because they’re so expensive.”
6. A Wooden Spatula
For some people, their favorite tool is one that carries immense sentimental value, as one woman describes. “I adore my big flat wooden spatula I bought in Malaysia,” she confesses. “It gets more beautiful and seasoned every time I use it, which is often.”
7. A Hand-Crank Pasta Machine
Making my homemade pasta feels like something out of my skill level, but that doesn’t mean I don’t daydream about someday buying my own pasta machine! “My Italian pasta machine is something that takes finesse to use,” reveals one man. “I’ve found a mix of 50% semolina and 50% unbleached flour produces the best results. I don’t know what I’d do without it.”
8. A Professional Range
When remodeling their kitchen, installing a professional gas range is one of the most significant items on anyone’s “kitchen must-have” list. You don’t realize how bad standard stoves are until you find yourself in front of a professional-grade range! Not only can you accomplish more by using these ranges, but it completes the “look” of a kitchen, turning it into something extraordinary.
9. A Well-Seasoned Cast-Iron Pan
If you’re still using non-stick frying pans to cook with, you’re obviously still an amateur! If you want to make a move to the professional level, your first step is to invest in a cast-iron pan. While there’s an adjustment period (you can’t wash the pan like you would other pans), cast-iron pans give a much more even sear to whatever you’re cooking, from eggs to fish.
10. A Pizza Rocker
It’s incredible how particular kitchen tools can bring so much joy to people’s lives! “I feel like the man when I use my pizza rocker, even though mine is not quite big enough for the large pizza you would get from a pizzeria,” admits one man. “For those who don’t know, a pizza rocker is a long curved blade with a handle on top, and you rock it back and forth to cut.” I didn’t even know what a pizza rocker was until now, let alone how much it can impact your self-esteem!
Source: Reddit.
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