I work with the following tools in my vegetarian kitchen. My motivation is to have only the essential tools made of high quality, non-toxic materials. I currently only cook on the stovetop. I don’t have an oven at the moment.
- santoku — for cutting anything
- steel pressure cooker — for cooking anything in liquid
- large cast iron pan — for sautés, stir-fries, flatbreads
- medium steel sauce pan — for sauces, sabjis, ghee
- medium steel pot — for cooking grains
- steel bowls of various sizes — for mixing, processing, melting, storing
- stone mortar & pestle — for crushing spices, making pestos
- hand blender — for making cream soups, spreads, desserts
- steel whisk — for mixing sauces
- metal spatula — for stirring and flipping in pans
- silicone spatula — for taking out creams from containers
- steel pasta tong — for pastas and salads
- steel sieve
- peeler
- grater
- whetstone
I wish to have the following items:
- nakiri — for chopping vegetables
- weightstone — for ferments