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A COMPLETE KITCHEN INVENTORYbuilding your arsenal for creating and serving delicious meals at homeitemsuggested brand⃞everyday glasses, range of sizesikea⃞6-12 wine glasses, depending on personal usefor serious wine drinkers,riedel⃞everyday washable cotton or linen napkins, sets of 4, coordinating ormatched⃞food storage containers, ideally glass, range of sizes your shopping notes

A COMPLETE KITCHEN INVENTORYbuilding your arsenal for creating and serving delicious meals at homefor the baker item⃞additional size and shape baking pans, straight sides⃞9 inch round cake pan with conventional finish⃞candy thermometer⃞stand mixer⃞silicone baking liners⃞angel food and/or bundt cake pans⃞additional flat cookie sheets and jelly roll pans with cooling racks⃞fluted tart pan⃞glass pie dish/plate⃞muffin tins - one large 6 and one mini 12 capacity⃞ceramic pie weights⃞biscuit cutter⃞offset spatulasuggested brandwilliams-sonoma goldtouchkitchen aidwilliams-sonoma goldtouchwilliams-sonoma goldtouchyour notes

A COMPLETE KITCHEN INVENTORYbuilding your arsenal for creating and serving delicious meals at home item⃞pastry bag with tips⃞pastry blender⃞additional pastry brushes⃞counter-friendly sugar and flour canisterssuggested brandyour shopping notes

A COMPLETE KITCHEN INVENTORYbuilding your arsenal for creating and serving delicious meals at homeadvanced prepItems I acquired later, when I had far more cooking experience, a larger kitchen, and started entertaining at home more frequently. itemsuggested brand⃞saucier pan (curved for risottos and sauces)all-clad⃞additional sizes and finishes of skillets and saute pans, including anomelette panall-clad or restaurant supplystore⃞cast iron stove top grillanolon advanced⃞loaf panwilliams-sonoma goldtouch⃞additional knives: fillet and/or boning knife, granton edge carving knife,cleaver⃞additional cutting boards including a carving board with wellJ.K. adams⃞food processor, minimum 11 cupbreville (for serious users) orcuisinart⃞slow cookercuisinart or breville (for thosewho slow cook a lot,particularly meat)⃞blenderbreville⃞countertop toaster oven (especially if you only have one oven)breville⃞cordless immersion blenderbraunyour notes

A COMPLETE KITCHEN INVENTORYbuilding your arsenal for creating and serving delicious meals at home itemsuggested brand⃞additional size and grain of mesh strainers/sieves⃞food mill and/or potato masher⃞potato ricer⃞mandoline and/or v-slicer/benriner slicer (a small mandoline)⃞chinese strainer/spider⃞kitchen timer⃞flexible spatulas, very thin metal for turning fish⃞mise en place bowls (set of multiple small bowls)⃞pizza cutting wheel⃞pizza stone⃞Additional place settings in your chosen set, up to 12; also considercoordinated service pieces⃞pantry storage containersoxo pop containers⃞sous vide machinesensaireyour notes

A COMPLETE KITCHEN INVENTORYbuilding your arsenal for creating and serving delicious meals at homefor the entertainerThe extras you may need if you entertain frequently at home. item⃞assorted serving plates, bowls, and dishes⃞cheese knives, starting with a large one for slicing in kitchen and addingserving options⃞cocktail shaker and, for serious bartenders, additional tools⃞ice bucket with serving spoon (easier than tongs)⃞cheese board/servers (marble, wood, slate, or other beautiful options)⃞additional ceramic or enamel cookware and baking dishes, inbeautiful colors and finishes to go from kitchen to table⃞additional dishes in complementary colors and patterns, includingappetizer plates, large and small plates, soup bowls, salad bowls, anddessert plates⃞bread baskets, plus a smaller basket for appetizer breads/crackers⃞additional serving utensils⃞additional size and style wine glasses, including champagne flutessuggested brandhunt for pretty options atlow-cost stores like target,homegoods, and ikeale creuset, emile henryyour notes

A COMPLETE KITCHEN INVENTORYbuilding your arsenal for creating and serving delicious meals at home itemsuggested brand⃞additional types of cocktail glasses, such as martini and highball⃞sets of napkins and placemats, ideally in coordinating colors/patterns tocombine when larger quantities are needed⃞water pitchers for tableadditional sources Cooking School Secrets for Real World Chefs by Linda CarucciMartha Stewart’s Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook (2008)Culinary Institute: Cooking Essentials for the New Professional Chef (1996)What Good Cooks Know : 20 Years of Test Kitchen Expertise by America’s Test Kitchenyour notes

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