The Pro Home Cook's 10 ESSENTIAL KITCHEN TOOLS

Let's be honest there are some useless kitchen tools and gear out there, but what about kitchen essentials? I sat down with Mike G of Pro Home Cooks to give me his 10 Kitchen essentials tools and gear. Here are links to the items if you want to pick up any:

1. Salt Vessel (Homemade)
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[etherdog]

Mike Greenfield has solid advice about getting one thing at a time, and get good at using it. I would stress to get high quality tools. For instance, don't get a thin walled skillet, get a multi-ply one like All Clad--it cleans easily and it cooks evenly. Great collab, Ethan!

[thefatecontrol]

You say laser thermometer. I say ergonomic cat toy

[EarthIncompatible]

A consistently accurate scale down to the gram is definitely essential if you get into baking. My aunt's recipe books had her tried-and-perfected measures in grams written in the margins. She always had the most delicious pastries!

[TheRegularChef]

Haha I love how much you hate that avocado slicer. That’s cool that you got to work with mike though, great video as always!

[Korudo]

I agree with all of this except #10. A probe meat thermometer is invaluable, especially for poultry. I’d rank it over a temperature gun.

[cerberus]

That 'big iron pot' we call a Dutch oven. They are not cheap at all but worth every penny. I actually have two - one I use just for baking bread in as I don't want my bread tasting of anything else. The other I use for stews and for roasting meats in. There's a great technique for doing chicken breasts perfectly - a bit of oil in the Dutch oven, then put in on the burner on high until the oil starts to smoke. Throw in your seasoned chicken breast and immediately cover them. Leave the Dutch oven on the high heat for exactly one minute then turn the heat down to low. Then leave the oven on the low heat for 15 minutes. Then take it off the heat and leave it to continue the cooking just from the heat in the iron itself. But never, ever open the lid to check. The chicken comes out... SUCCULENT! One tip - if you are cooking on electric get a second element going on low to switch the Dutch oven over to as electric elements do not reduce heat quickly enough and you dry things out.

[oddaido]

Now this is the collab we've all been waiting for.

[TheNinnyfee]

Add two one-piece silicone spatulas, one big and one smaller one. They don't cost much but are multi-purpose and save a lot of money as they scrape almost everything clean. Less food waste and washing up.

[vjs]

As a homecook who loves having various equipments for my cooking, it made me feel good to have all the 10 options or some variations of those. I would highly recommend all of those specially a wooden board, its life changing!

[drv]

i love that he says that all you need is two knives {good advice} and I love that he has a three block knife set right behind him

[trublgrl]

One item I can't really live without that has no substitute is my Salad Spinner. You HAVE to wash your greens, and there's no other way to dry them out after, apart from wasteful paper towels that do a terrible job. Not just greens, though, fries and hash browns require you to wash and dry potatoes, when you buy any produce you should wash it and store it dry, and if you are really cramped for space, you can replace your colander with the inner basket from this device. (Not recommended for pastas and hot items.) I hate to promote a brand, I've used only a few types, but the OXO Good Grips Salad Spinner is head and shoulders above any that I've tried. Well worth the few extra dollars. Whatever you buy, get the bowl-type that allows you to soak stuff in the spinner, not the open-bottom type, those just wet, not wash.
What are your must-haves?

[snowset]

As someone who’s taken a liking to the culinary arts lately, I feel like obligated to list my personal favorite tools to use

- Bench scraper
- Rolling pin
- Whisk
- Wooden spoon
- Pastry blender
- Chef’s knife
- KitchenAid mixer

Thanks for the video!

[cliftonmcnalley]

For those trying to set up a kitchen on a budget, don't forget to raid Mom's, Grandma's or your friends "disposables". Even look at your own. I've bought 2 squeeze bottles during Covid to use oil at the stove. Both are junk. But my Sriracha bottle is close to empty and work great - no leakage - guess what my oil is going to live in.

If you know anyone that shops Costco regularly, their containers are wonderful for storage. You just need some lemon or orange oil (for furniture) to clean the label glue off. Before you toss a large plastic snap on lid, see if it fits any of your dishware. Makes for easy leftover storage quick and safe to reheat in microwave (with the lid off!)

[toughbutsweet]

Great video. I prefer the strainer with a smooth interface where the mesh meets the round top. I have one that has a lip sort of connection and I find any small foods can get stuck inside the overlap of the circle and are very difficult to clean out.

[charlielian]

This bromance is just... goals. KEEP IT COMING!

[Travelenthusiastrk]

Mike's advice is always useful. Thanks for the video!

[SabrinaCWB]

I'd like to add 3 things: a big spoon for soups, a big funnel, and a cheese slice. The latter, not just for cheese slicing, but it also works as a small spatula and cake slice. 😁

[teniaosayande]

to the dutch oven!! It's my absolute fave thing in my kitchen. Great video.

[joelman]

For me it’s my triple clad 12 inch stainless steal pan with high walls and lid. It’s more multipurpose than a frying pan but can do almost anything the frying pan does. I use it more than the Dutch oven for what I like to cook but the Dutch oven is a close second.

[lsamoa]

Noone uses glass boards for cutting lol. They're for rolling dough and they do a great job at it thanks to being cold, hard and smooth.