100 Things – Kitchen Tools, Essentials, Gadgets and More

Kitchen utensils, dishes, gadgets and must haves. (List is still a work in progress)

Must Have

  1. Vegetable peeler
  2. Hand blender (electric)
  3. Garlic squeezer
  4. Bread knife
  5. Tomato knife
  6. Paring knife
  7. Chef’s knife (wedge-type)
  8. Cutting board
  9. Can opener (hand)
  10. Pyrex liquid measuring cup (2 cup)
  11. Rolling pin
  12. Set of measuring cups
  13. Set of measuring spoons
  14. Toaster
  15. Wire whisk
  16. Potholders
  17. Baking pans (8×8 and 9×13)
  18. Pie pans (9”, deep crust)
  19. Muffin tin (12-cup)
  20. Muffin tin (mini)
  21. Mixing bowls
  22. Coffee maker
  23. Saute pan – large
  24. Saute pan – small
  25. Spaghetti pot
  26. Lemon squeezer (hand)
  27. Meat thermometer (traditional or digital)

Good to Have

  1. Apple corer
  2. Apple slicer
  3. Kitchen scissors
  4. Countertop blender
  5. Crockpot/slow cooker
  6. Micro planer
  7. Immersion blender
  8. Cookie scoop(s)

Can’t Live without Once You Have

  1. Ice cream scoop
  2. Pizza slicer
  3. Mandolin
  4. Herb shears (multi-blade)
  5. Coffee grinder
  6. Rice cooker
  7. Instant Pot
  8. French Press coffee maker