100 Kitchen Essentials I Can't Live Without

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0:00- Intro
0:32- Appliances
3:59- Cutting Boards
5:28- Grilling
7:27- Storage
8:26 Measurement
9:49 Cookware
13:30 Kitchen Tools
18:09 Extra
19:30 Knives

Appliances:

Budget Options Appliances:

Chopping Boards:

Grilling and BBQ:

Storage Containers:

Weight and measurement:

Pots: and Pans

Tools:
What is that scoop even for/name?

Random Items:

Knife Links are located in the comments section!

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[thatdudecancook]

This list became so long that the description couldn't house it all so the knives will remain in the comments!

My Knives:

[austin]

Most YouTube cooks don’t understand how nice it is for us to have videos like these where we can use as a reference. I really appreciate videos on what tools to have, how y’all organize your kitchens, and what foods you can store and how many uses you can get out them. Love this video ❤

[thatdudecancook]

it's obviously a toupee... we filmed this video in the pre-bald era lol

[marcberm]

I work in a shop full of power tools all the time and yet the mandoline slicer in my kitchen is the single tool in my arsenal that terrifies me the most.

[brianh]

The Vitamix, there is no substitute. You truly get what you pay for.

[ritchiehenshaw]

As a brit, I think a kettle is a kitchen essential.

[trublgrl]

One of the best purchases I ever made was a GIGANTIC stainless steel mixing bowl. I got it from a restaurant supply to make a giant cake, and I've used it for so many things. Imagine _never_ worrying about spilling anything out of your bowl. Well, if your ingredients take up less than half the space in the bowl, you never will, you can really mix properly if your bowl is enormous, you can toss, and it's fantastic for holding mass quantities of popcorn. I think mine is 16 or 20 quarts, it's bigger than my wok, it's bigger than my sink. Game changer.

[EricSanDiego]

During the Lockdown of 2020 (and beyond), my cooking skills LEVELED UP because there was nothing to do but stay home and watch NetFlix and YouTube videos and order stuff from Amazon. Babish, Foodwishes, Joshua Weissman, Chef Jean-Pierre, Adam Ragusea, Epicurious, ProtoCooks, and this channel are my favorites.

I am proud to say that I have 80-90% of the equipment on this list. What I don't have, believe it or not, is a food processor, an immersion blender, a potato ricer, or a Chinois strainer.

And these are the techniques that I've learned that I believe have truly elevated my cooking game in the last 2-3 years: Grinding my own meat, toasting and grinding whole spices, making beef and chicken stock, and my favorite: Mise en Place. It's my favorite because when I have everything in front of me ready to go, there's a BIG smile on my face!

My favorite recipes from this channel are the Rosemary Salt (I know), Chicken Tenders with Ranch Dressing, Carne Asada Tacos, and those freaking Brownies (have some in my fridge right now). Sonny, you're freaking awesome.

[excursion]

Mortar and pestle. I rarely use the small one but use the large one often. Great stuff as always Sonny.

[AlokSomani]

Three things I'd add to this personally are: an immersion blender, which is what I use 90% of the time so I can just blend in the pot, a couple of mixing bowls, and an air fryer that I use to do all of my baking and reheating for items small enough to not need the full oven.

[nrttra]

I love your channel. Just watched your video on pan frying steak. Bought a nice NY Strip, followed your technique, even butter basted with garlic, came out so good. Perfect medium rare. You're my guy from now on.

[GoMathewVideo]

I will point out to anyone interested that the wood cutting board he showed is an end grain cutting board. The advantage of an end grain is that it self heals versus your knife cutting the wood fibers.

[teresachavez.azen]

I'm doing well then. Really need a spider, good plastic spatulas, and a serious paring knife and I'm set ! We do so many different types of cooking, so it's helpful having a tool built for the job.

[KAT-KIT]

I have had my Cuisinart food processor since 1990, I have squeezed every last cent out of it. My KitchenAid is 25 years old too.

[mary-gkmz]

I appreciate this so much! I just asked about your knives in the comments of your last video. My local Costco has a three set of wüsthof classics that I bought and I practiced my knife skills making your pico with. What a joy a quality chefs knife is!

[KingTode]

I love the dichotomy between "100" and "essentials"

[AmorYMigas]

This was a lot of work. But I appreciate it so much!! I’ll be putting several of these on my Christmas list and giving as gifts! THANK YOU!!!

[kristinb]

I have that spice grinder and have been using it for a two years. It’s a space saver with the two bowls, cleans easily, and is the only grinder that easily processes whole flax seeds in a few seconds.

[markshippit]

You have learned lots over the years on how to run a kitchen, and you are a very entertaining man. 👍

[chris...]

Gotta say, a relatively recent addition to my kitchen tools is the flat whisk.
I'm an ole Southern gal, so two things every Southern gal is REQUIRED to know how to make is biscuits and also gravy.
But I was in my late fifties before I ever saw or heard of a flat whisk. I came across it in a thrift store and had to look it up to find out what it was and what it was used for. Gravy. Guaranteed lump-free gravy!
Every kitchen should have one of these!.

I'm right in line with 98% of what you have here, right down to the thrift shop slotted serving spoon.
I mainly work thrifty and small; I live alone and have a tiny kitchen, so footprint and volume is important to me in terms of kitchen appliances. I'm fine with a less velvety soup, so I'm happy with the Bella rocket blender. Powerful enough to crush ice, and a separate blade attachment for grinding herbs and seeds. I mainly make iced smoothies and hot creamed soups with it.
I have a smaller (3.5 cup) Zojirushi with a steel-cut oatmeal feature and a GABA-increasing feature; traded in my 5.5 cup for it.