So that you can prepare a wide variety of dishes, you need the widest range of different pots in your kitchen:
1) a large metal pan with a semicircular bottom for stewing fish, meat and vegetables;
2) a small aluminum pan for cooking various cereals;
3) small and medium volume enamel pots for making stewed fruit and jelly;
4) a large enamel pot for making soups and borscht;
5) a wide, but not deep pan for boiling milk;
6) if you have a pet, then you need a separate enamel pot for cooking your pet.
Be sure to get a few casseroles
1) you need a medium-sized enamel saucepan. It is needed for quickly warming up and warming up liquid semolina, cocoa in milk, and coffee;
2) in the kitchen you cannot do without a large stewpan for frying meat products;
3) buy a small saucepan, it will be necessary for you in the preparation of creams and sauces.
Now let’s remember what items we need for our everyday kitchen operation – frying:
1) in your everyday life you will need a large cast iron enamel pan for baking a variety of omelets and fish. In it you can stew and sauté dishes;
2) you will also just need a large light metal deep frying pan made of thick metal for baking and stewing;
3) a small light metal frying pan made of thick material will come in handy for frying and sautéing;
4) if you are a fan of eating pancakes and treating your loved ones with them, then you simply cannot do without a large black cast-iron frying pan. A cast iron frying pan heats up for a long time, but remains hot for a very long time.
A good housewife should definitely have several kitchen spoons, because due to their shortage, many difficulties immediately arise in preparing even the simplest dishes.
So spoons:
1) a large stainless steel or silver spoon will definitely come in handy for laying out the side dishes. It is best to have several of them;
2) you also need an enamel slotted spoon;
3) a large spoon with holes and a long handle will not hurt in the kitchen to catch dumplings and dumplings from small-diameter pots;
4) a spoon for removing foam from broths.
It is also good to have a complete set for straining and sieving:
1) an enamel colander. We are sure that it is in any modern kitchen appliances, and talking about its purpose would be an unnecessary and useless waste of your precious time;
2) a set of clean rags (constantly updated), linen napkins and gauze. They will be simply irreplaceable when preparing broth;
3) for sifting flour and semolina, you cannot do without a fine metal sieve;
4) a frequent strainer made of anodized wire, useful for wiping cottage cheese and fruits;
5) very often during the cooking process you will need two different funnels. One of them is wide with a fine grate at the base – for filtering, and the other is narrow – for pouring a variety of liquids.
Now let’s talk about the devices for pounding, this operation occurs very often in the cooking process, so we simply cannot not touch on it:
1) a set of porcelain mortars with porcelain pestles;
2) you will need a wooden mortar for crushing nuts and other solid foods that need to be grinded;
3) It would be nice to have a few mashed potatoes in the kitchen.
Next in line is a list of utensils and accessories for cooking, let’s say, non-everyday cooking:
1) a cauldron for cooking pilaf, its size depends on your appetite or the number of members of your family;
2) lovers of oriental cuisine can be recommended to purchase a marble board for oriental sweets;
3) a pastry syringe or bag with a set of tips for squeezing out creams, as well as decorating your dishes with various patterns. Without it, you will not be able to adequately decorate your cake before serving it;
4) a set of enameled baking trays for casseroles and jellied most intricate forms;
5) several ceramic pots for making soups and stews;
6) a set of confectionery recesses;
7) a set consisting of several cast iron enamel pots is also useful for soups and stews.
There is a very large selection of knives in our stores. Which one should you prefer? In the kitchen, you will need two types: vegetable and meat. The most optimal number of knives in the kitchen is four. Each of them must be made of stainless steel, with the cutting part and the handle made from one single piece. Knives with a wooden handle are considered impractical. Knives with such handles become very dirty, absorb odors, bend, break. Required:
1) a meat knife, It must have a wide blade and be made of thin steel. It is best to choose a knife of medium length;
2) vegetable knives in your kitchen should be of three types: a large cutting knife with a blade of 18–20 cm, a medium one for cleaning fruits and vegetables with a blade of 10–12 cm, and a small one with a blade of 8–10 cm, sometimes called potato, to remove eyes and other lesions.
Now we are going to tell you about scissors
They are also essential for cooking. You cannot use household scissors in the kitchen, which you use to carry out a variety of chores around the house.
1) medium-sized stainless steel scissors, they are used to trim the tails and fins of fish;
2) large shears used for cutting poultry and game;
3) You will need small office scissors for cutting plastic bags, for example, with milk.
In the kitchen, the following devices will save a lot of time: an electric meat grinder with an attachment for squeezing juices, a mixer with two blades will beat dough, mashed potatoes, mix sauces, creams and a wide variety of drinks very well. Take care of purchasing a universal grater with a set of all kinds of attachments for it. The universal corkscrew-opener will greatly facilitate your work. Rolls of foil will always come in handy. It is desirable to have foil of two sizes: wide and narrow.
Also, be sure to get a wooden hammer for beating meat, it is good to have several hammers of differ
