Away from the comfort of home, struggling to build a kitchen of your own, making a list of what to buy and what not to… well it’s not an easy task. There are kitchen essentials which are so important to kitchen that it is needed from the day one in the kitchen. Then there are things which become a part of the kitchen as it grows old. Today this ideabook is for all those who are planning to build a new kitchen from the scratch. We have prepared the list for you. All you need to do to go shopping. Check out the list of essential kitchen utensils which is absolute necessary for your brand new kitchen.
Go the utensil section in a supermarket and you will be dazzled by the choice and different shapes, size and forms of utensils available. In fact chances are there that you must have never seen many of them before. Just pick the trolley and let’s go shopping.
Deep fry or keep it shallow, stir fry or bhoonu with masala in it, kadhai, woks and pans are essential for Indian kitchen as you simply can’t cook Indian cuisine without them. Together they are the perfect and compensate the absence of one another. Still both are needed in the kitchen.
There are various types of spoons, spatulas and ladles needed in the kitchen. Get the basics and then keep on adding when and when required.
Used for pounding and crushing, this is quite handy to pound garlic or when small quantity masala.
You may still be able to chop and cut the vegetable without it, but it will be convenient if you have one.
Kitchen is incomplete without it; it will keep your work station clean and keeping the cut fruits and vegetables fresh.
Peeling, chopping and cutting, an essential procedure in cooking can only be done with the help of knifes and peeler.
It will save you from burning your fingers and help you in holding the hot utensils. Clothes are cumbersome and may cause accidents. Stay safe while cooking and use it.
It was and still very common in Indian kitchens, though the shapes and size have become a bit modern but the essence remains. Narrow at the top and round in the bottom it can also be used to store water.
It’s a utensil to cook the food quickly. Steam pressure is built in this special utensil called pressure cooker that cooks the food quickly because of the pressure built by boiling water.
The basic essential vessels to eat are what you will surely need in your new kitchen. As far as fancy cutlery is concerned you can buy them latter.
Grater with small and large groves comes handy when you need to grate something to reduce its size. Cheese, ginger, carrot… it can grate it. And then you also need a filter for your daily dose of coffee.
With lots of small holes in it, the main job of this is to separate soups, sauce, flour, etc from unwanted ingredients. Strainer is used to keep the washed vegetables and fruits to dry out.
This is one thing that will keep on adding and subtracting from your kitchen shelves, but trust us you will need plenty of it as your kitchen gets older.
Chakla-belan and tawa, these are the utensils needed to make hot and hit Indian bread basket.
Clean water is essential in every home. Instead of buying bottled water, make arrangement and install water purifier to get clean water at home.
It's important to keep your kitchen clean and free from all the eyesore waste.
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