Every woman wants to have a dream kitchen with a fancy mixer, top-of-the-line cookware, and expensive knives.  As this dream may take some time to fulfill, we bring to you the top seven kitchen essentials that are easy to buy and simple to use. Before making the kitchen a dream, you must get essential first. Most of items in the top seven kitchen essentials list are perfect for all the new cooks in town.

The Top Seven Kitchen Essentials

1. Knife

Undoubtedly, knifes are one of the most important tool in a chef’s armory. Used for chopping and slicing vegetables, mincing garlic and herbs, and cutting meat, there is no way that you are getting away in the kitchen without using the knife. While purchasing one you must look for gently curved blade facilitates the correct grip and motion. Always remember that molded plastic handles are much simple to use and easy to keep clean as compared to wooden or metal handles.

2. Pairing Knife 

The next important tool is pairing knife, as this will help in performing various other tasks such coring tomatoes, peeling&coring apples, removing patches of fat from a roast and deveining shrimp. While purchasing make sure that blade is flexible for easy movements with tight spots and gripping. It must be able to handle curves in round shaped vegetables like tomatoes.

3. Large Skillet

A kitchen without large skillet is of no use at all. Large skillet is used cooking steaks, chops, cutlets, vegetable, curry and almost everything. Stainless steel skillet is considered to be the best option for perfect maximum browning while frying. Also, make sure that the stainless steel large skillet has aluminum core for proper heat distribution.

4. Small Cast Iron Skillet

The Small Cast Iron Skillet is also must have if you wish to fry an egg or cook fish, or similar small cooking jobs, such as searing a steak. However, it is always recommended that you buy a nonstick small skillet and be ready to replace it every couple of years. On the other hand, the pre-seasoned cast-iron pan can even last for a lifetime.

5. Saucepan

Saucepan is must for making gravies, curries and sauces. You can also use the saucepan for cooking rice, making soup or boiling vegetables. Made up of nonreactive stainless steel, this 3 to 4 quarts size saucepan is best to use for all purposes. Always look for a saucepan with long handles in order to have ease of lifting.

6. Large soup or Pasta pot  

Without a Large soup or Pasta pot, you will never be able to do some of the basic things like boiling a pound of pasta, cooking corn on the cob, or making a big batch of chili. Stainless steel is easy to clean and as long as the pot comes with aluminum core it will distribute heat evenly.

7. Jellyroll pan

The last but not the least is the Jellyroll pan that is used to bake whole chicken or a batch of cookies or biscuits, or roast potatoes. It is always advised to invest in one 18 by 13 inches and at least 1 inch deep jellyroll pan. The best option should various features like heavy-gauge, non-stick surface, and light-color aluminium pan.

So, until you get that dream kitchen, you must start cooking like a seasoned chef while using these top seven kitchen essentials.

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