Five Kitchen Utenils You Can't Live Without

Pulls them out of the drawer, looks at them, considers using them, changes mind, puts them back.

Some days pulls them out again and uses them.

That’s almost, every day.

How about taking they meant nearly daily?

Sushi knife - super sharp knife I use to cut lots of vegetables very quickly. Prize of my collection. I’ve got a couple of decent “meat” knives but I generally buy pre-cut meats to save on time.

A lot of the things already mentioned, and my KITCHEN SHEARS. My mother got me my kitchen shears as a gift, and I’m thinking “geez, who needs special kitchen shears? A pair of scissors will do ya just fine.”

After a year with my kitchen shears, I could not live without them. Who doesn’t love shears that cut meat?

So,

  1. Kitchen Shears
  2. Corkscrew
  3. Spatula
  4. Can Opener
  5. Dorrance #5X Stainless Steel Hooks

LOL. I like your definition, and if that is almost everyday, then, yea, my first post makes sense, because there are days I do that very thing.

(I was correcting myself.) :wink:

can opener (electric except for high ridge can bottoms (to flatten for recycling or landfill space reduction, then manual) (less used now with all the pull tab tops)

scissors (to cut the end off bagged foods and poke holes in frozie dinner cover sheets before nuking)

freezer (to store banana peels until I make a dumpster run (slightly more often than I do my laundry-see other thread))

microwave oven (for ALL my cooking needs)

pliers, or Mr. Gilhooly (adjustable-jawed scissor-like clamper) for those Worcestershire bottle and other caps-see other thread)

-Electric stand mixer
-Potholders
-A BIG rubber scraper
-Large chef’s knife
-Kitchen scale

Large chef’s knife
My wonderful wok
Cooking chopsticks
Cutting board
Rice cooker

Two posts in one night! It’s a non-lurking night for me. Probably not a coincidence I have a final tomorrow.

Chef’s knife
Cutting Board
Wok
Spice grinder or mortar & pestle
Some Asian wooden spoon thing I’ve had for years - has a wide “head” with a front edge that allows you to cut things up while stir frying.

Small sharp knife
Spatula
Garlic press!
Saucepan
Colander

Knife set including chef, santoku, bread, paring, small chef.
Microplane grater(s)
Large cutting board
Rubber spatulas
A huge assortment of wooden implements

A sixth would be a decent mandoline.

OK, that’s 5 utensils right there. Cheater. :slight_smile:

Knife
Bowl
Fork
Whisk
Shotgun

If it counts - alumninum foil.
Knife
rubber spatula/wooden spoon/turner spatula (ideally, you’ve got multiples of all three. In a pinch, they’ll substitute for each other).
skillet
corningware/pyrex dish

If it just has to be five.