Cooking tools include utensils, like spatulas, whisks, spoons and tongs, as well as handy devices, like colanders, salad spinners and mixing bowls. With the exception of mixing bowls, it's usually best to skip the sets and choose one or two pieces that feel right.
This is a list of essential tools in kitchen:
- Flexible steel spatula
- Flexible plastic spatula (for nonstick cookware)
- Rubber (silicone) spatula
- Sauce spoon
- Slotted spoon
- Ladle
- Whisk
- Tongs
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Vegetable peeler
- Cheese grater (box graters are best)
- Fine grater/zester (Microplane)
- Kitchen scissors
- Can opener
- Meat thermometer
- Handheld strainer
- Colander
- Salad spinner (not just for salad)
- Mixing bowls
- Cutting boards