Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community  

Go Back   Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community > Interests > Tilted Food


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 09-16-2010, 08:41 AM   #1 (permalink)
Kick Ass Kunoichi
 
snowy's Avatar
 
Location: Oregon
Equipment Essentials

So I started a thread to inquire after everyone's favorite kitchen gadgets. Along the way, some folks started mentioning things that I see as kitchen essentials, not gadgets.

Some items that came up in that other thread that I couldn't do without:

A chef's knife
Cutting boards
Corkscrew
Stainless steel bowls
Wooden spoon
Whisk
A coffeemaker of some kind (whether it be a one-cup that you pour water through or a French press or an automatic drip--doesn't matter to me)

There are obviously more than that, but I'd like to get some other contributions.

How about yourself? What do you absolutely have to have in your kitchen?
__________________
If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
snowy is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 09:13 AM   #2 (permalink)
warrior bodhisattva
 
Baraka_Guru's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: East-central Canada
Quote:
Originally Posted by snowy View Post
A chef's knife
For me, it's this kind, or no dice:

In addition to your list, I'd add (or clarify):
  • colander (I use one every day)
  • French press (for more than just coffee!)
  • garlic press
  • rotary coffee grinder (for more than just coffee!)
  • heat-resistant spatula
  • steam basket
  • rice cooker or a steamer with a timer (because cooking rice the traditional way is boring and time consuming)
__________________
Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
Baraka_Guru is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 04:02 PM   #3 (permalink)
Junkie
 
eribrav's Avatar
 
Location: upstate NY
Probe thermometer. Essential for cooking large cuts of meat.
eribrav is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 04:54 PM   #4 (permalink)
Getting it.
 
Charlatan's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: Lion City
A chef's knife
A Bread knife
A Whisk
Mixing bowls
Instant read thermometer
Rubber spatulas/scraper
Wooden spoons
Roasting Pan with Rack
Sautee Pan
Sauce Pot
Stock Pot
Toaster (I eat a lot of toast)
Stovetop Espresso maker (though I could settle for a french press if I had to)
__________________
"My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars."
- Old Man Luedecke

Last edited by Charlatan; 09-16-2010 at 11:41 PM..
Charlatan is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 05:34 PM   #5 (permalink)
Junkie
 
Location: LI,NY
As a mom, I have a couple of things in the kitchen that I could not live without. My apple slicer/corer and my chopper.

Does the microwave count for this? Because I clearly cannot live without that either.
__________________
"Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles." ~Alex Karras
Meditrina is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 07:10 PM   #6 (permalink)
What day is it?
 
Location: Downey, CA
6in santuko
9in scalloped bread knife
kitchen aid stand mixer
9in cast iron skillet
wire whisk
silicone spatula
stock pot
wok
wood cutting board

and a cat to trip over
Shagg is offline  
Old 10-14-2010, 12:53 PM   #7 (permalink)
Good to the last drop.
 
ZombieSquirrel's Avatar
 
Location: Oregon
Phone
Phonebook (Paper or interweb)

OR

A person to make food for you. A snowy does nicely. I don't recommend an Eden. I hear he cooks, but who wants hobbit hair in their meals?

JK...LYLASA Eden!
__________________
Attack ZombieSquirrels

Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9 View Post
She probably tastes like cheap beer and smells like a jockstrap.
ZombieSquirrel is offline  
Old 10-14-2010, 01:18 PM   #8 (permalink)
Eat your vegetables
 
genuinegirly's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: Arabidopsis-ville
I can't do without:
Chef knife
Cutting board
Tea kettle
Coffee press
Non-stick griddle
Food processor
Rice cooker
Stand mixer
Herb garden
genuinegirly is offline  
Old 10-14-2010, 02:45 PM   #9 (permalink)
I have eaten the slaw
 
inBOIL's Avatar
 
Measuring cups
Sharpening steel
Potholders
Blender
__________________
And you believe Bush and the liberals and divorced parents and gays and blacks and the Christian right and fossil fuels and Xbox are all to blame, meanwhile you yourselves create an ad where your kid hits you in the head with a baseball and you don't understand the message that the problem is you.
inBOIL is offline  
Old 10-14-2010, 03:23 PM   #10 (permalink)
Une petite chou
 
noodle's Avatar
 
Location: With All Your Base
chili pot
ladle
Butcher block of knives
cutting board (antimicrobial with a trough around the edges
collander
measuring cups and spoons
herbs and spices
garlic
chili peppers
Dyson hand-held vacuum
coffee grinder and coffee maker
sriracha sauce
good pots/frying pans
silicone spatula
silicone square hot pads
clorox wipes
fresh vegetables

Honestly, without one of the above,
I start to get wiggy and have to go to the store,
so I find each essential in my kitchen.
__________________
Here's how life works: you either get to ask for an apology or you get to shoot people. Not both. House

Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
Just realize that you're armed with smart but heavily outnumbered.
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand
noodle is offline  
Old 10-14-2010, 03:48 PM   #11 (permalink)
Kick Ass Kunoichi
 
snowy's Avatar
 
Location: Oregon
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZombieSquirrel View Post
Phone
Phonebook (Paper or interweb)

OR

A person to make food for you. A snowy does nicely.
Why, thank you!
__________________
If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
snowy is offline  
Old 10-17-2010, 04:16 AM   #12 (permalink)
follower of the child's crusade?
 
sharp knife
knife and fork
plate
couple of saucepans
measuring jug
can opener

I think a lot of things people list above are "nice to haves", as perhaps are some of the things I listed. I mean, why spend money on a chopping board when you get free newspapers? Why spend money on a garlic press when the flat edge of the knife and your fist is just as effective?

Come to that, a plate is hardly essential, you can eat out the saucepan and save on washing up. You dont really need a knife, you can bite through most anything that you plan in eating anyway...

Obviously if you have a girl round to cook for, you have to have increased standards, but for a a single man at the end of the day a tin opener, a saucepan or two and a fork is probably enough
__________________
"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."

The Gospel of Thomas
Strange Famous is offline  
Old 10-17-2010, 07:30 AM   #13 (permalink)
warrior bodhisattva
 
Baraka_Guru's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: East-central Canada
In that case, Strange, it could be argued that nothing is essential except maybe a knife and fire.

But even then....
__________________
Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön

Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
Baraka_Guru is offline  
Old 10-20-2010, 06:50 AM   #14 (permalink)
Tilted
 
Daka's Avatar
 
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Herb Garden.
Double ovens
Wine fridge
Pump espresso machine

hmmmm thinking.....
Daka is offline  
Old 11-11-2010, 05:29 PM   #15 (permalink)
Upright
 
Calypso15's Avatar
 
Location: Twilight Zone
I can make pretty much anything with:
Electric Skillet
Utility scissors
Spatula
Calypso15 is offline  
Old 11-11-2010, 06:58 PM   #16 (permalink)
Crazy
 
Nepenthes's Avatar
 
Location: New England, USA
A crepe pan is at the top of my list.
Nepenthes is offline  
 

Tags
equipment, essentials

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:01 AM.

Tilted Forum Project

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
© 2002-2012 Tilted Forum Project

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360