Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

This is a distillation of decades of cooking and restaurant experience into one cooking tool and gadget list that every single kitchen in the world will benefit from.

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[b.u.]

Recommending measuring cups and spoons to follow the recipes precisely but he didn't even mention a kitchen scale which I'd argue is even more important

[NessS]

Love the vid but as a retired pro there’s a few that I was surprised didn’t make the cut:
1. Tongs silicone tipped or not; the tool i use the most often.
2. A ladle for serving soup, sauce or stew
3. A digital scale for accurate measurement in baking & recipes that use weight versus volume.
4. A sturdy colander for draining pasta or rinsing veg. Buy a metal one it’ll last forever.
5. Hand blender- a great solution for those who don’t want to drop a bundle on a Vitamix.
6. Set of glass bowls with lids- microwave safe & used for fridge storage.
7. Paring knife & serrated bread knife -chef knife is a work horse but it can’t do everything.
8. Digital quick read thermometer- essential for temping proteins & oil for frying.
No particular order or level, just my 2 cents.

[manfromwuhan]

I actually cannot believe a digital scale was not mentioned. That should 100% be in the every kitchen tier.

[patspinelli]

My mom gave me her Kitchen Aid stand mixer probably 30 years ago and this frequently used work horse is still going strong. I couldn’t do without it.

[oxigen]

This list is wild.
One second it's very specialised hardly used things like smoker gun, next second it's something trivial like cutting board, bowls and metal spoons... Yet so many obvious things missing such as a scale.

[James_D.]

"How many cooking gadgets do you have?"
Josh: "Yes."

[EthelJung-jw]

I think mortar and pestle are missing here. It can be used for so many things and will make pretty much everything taste better

[dennissebastianlund]

A good cotton kitchen towel is quite essential to me and versitile too. You of course use it for drying. But also quickly clean up, if you spilled something on your table or when arranging a dish.
You can fold it and grab hot things.
Or if your cutting board is sliding around when chopping, you can put it underneath to make it stop sliding around.
I find it handy when cooking and keep one close by.

[DrAlwaysFirst]

Now I just need a chef to use those tools and cook my food for me

[borkbunns]

Level 1
0:34 Smoking Gun
0:54 Spring Loaded Scoops
1:11 Potato Ricer
1:31 Thermometer Gun
1:48 Pizza Oven
2:16 Induction Cookop
2:38 Ice Cream Maker
3:07 Baking Steel/Stone
3:34 Cast Iron Pot
3:58 Salad Spinner

Level 2
4:42 Bench Scraper
5:11 Rondeau
5:39 Tweezers
6:03 Mandoline
6:25 Countertop Scrap Bin
6:46 Casserole Dish
7:03 Mason Jars
7:25 Silicone Baking Mat
7:41 Pressure Cooker
8:02 Charcoal Grill

Level 3
8:36 Kitchen Shears
9:00 Fine Mesh Strainers/Chinois
9:26 Pastry Brush
9:54 External Griddle
10:21 Food Processor
10:54 Wire Racks
11:38 Sous Vide Circulator
12:01 Sous Vide Container
12:20 Vacuum Sealer
12:59 Electric Beater

Level 4
13:40 Slotted Spoon
14:10 Stand Mixer
15:09 Microplane
15:39 Rubber Spatulas
16:25 Mini Offset Spatula
16:53 Apron
17:23 Parchment Paper
17:57 Kuhn Rikon Peeler
18:30 Blender
19:32 Baking Sheets

Level 5
20:43 8 Quart Stock Pot
21:13 Measuring Cups & Spoons
21:35 Cutting Board
22:19 1-2 Quart Sauce Pan
22:43 12 in. Stainless Steel Frying Pan
23:24 Whisks
23:58 Mixing Bowl Set
24:28 10 in. Nonstick Frying Pan
24:56 Metal Spoons
25:26 Of course, the Chef Knife :)

[tugsman]

Microplane has changed my life. I FINALLY bought one a few years ago because EVERYONE I watch cook online has one, best tool ever.

[stevejordan]

Long time listener first time caller - I’d love to see a video on the basics of kitchen “ethics” - how to work around others during holidays, how should I dispose of my fry oil, kitchen staff vocabulary (easy, easy…), what ingredients might I be wasting on the regular, etc.

[jimandrews]

I've said this on another one of your videos, but the sous vide segment reminded me. You should do a food storage video. Like shelf or fridge or freezer. Pros and cons of each. What to vacuume seal. Do you freeze vac seal stuff? Does that make it last longer? Does the plastic have a shelf life on its seal?

I feel like there's a whole video's worth of content there. I'd watch.

[borkbunns]

I missed the ol cabinet days... glad he's bringing it back

[skylerbooth-kjrw]

Josh, how did you not include a kitchen scale?? You are the king at advocating their use.

[aldente]

I am absolutely shocked that a kitchen scale isn't on here at all. I can't even explain how much buying a scale has changed my cooking and baking.
I understand how it wouldn't be for all home chefs but to overlook it on this specific channel which has so many recipes with ingredients measured in grams

[euniceng_glorytohk]

As an Asian, I would say mastering 🥢 chopstics saved a lot of money and space at home. Spatula, tongs, tweezer and whisks can all be replaced by different sizes and kinds of chopsticks. Stronger option is the wooden Chinese chopsticks with both round ends. For smalle and fine items, like when working on some details in plating, use Korean steel chopsticks or Japanese sushi chopsticks. Bigger and heaviers items? Go for long noodle chopsticks.

[tobywollin]

This video should be sent to anyone you know who is getting married and wants suggestions to give to people who say, 'So, what do you need?' The one 'tool' NOT on this list that I got at a bridal shower in (ahem, mumble, mumble) 1977: a flip top garbage can and plastic liners. Most of the small tools mentioned in Josh's list were also in that garbage can. The lady who gave me this gave the best gifts, ever. Also: KitchenAid mixers - in total agreement with Josh on the usefulness and longevity of this. I've been using mine since 1980. You do the math. One of these days, I'm going to take it apart and clean out the motor, but along with having a set of attachments that go on the PTO in the front: cakes, cookies, quiche, breads, tomato and fruit processing (one note: do NOT try to use the veg strainer attachment with grapes that have seeds, they will cause it to have grape seed constipation and will explode - ask me how I know), salsa, hot sauce, pasta. Before I indulged myself and got a food processor - it was this and a knife. Also - if you can, get an extra bowl - if you make anything that requires beating the crap out of egg whites first (chiffon and angelfood cakes, marshmallow, nouget, etc.) and then making the rest of the batter and then folding one into the other, having an extra bowl is really great because you don't spend time transferring job one (egg whites) into a separate bowl, washing the first bowl, doing the next mix and then adding one to the other. A real time saver.

[rialastral]

It blows my mind that people wouldn't have baking trays because of how versatile they can be. Also, I recommend getting a kettle! I don't ever use it for tea but I do use it when I need to boil water. It's faster and I only boil what I need.

[halfsourlizard]

Cannot fault any of the top-tier choices ... would also recommend a kitchen scale; so ridiculously useful.