Essential Kitchen Equipment Guide for Home Baking | Cupcake Jemma

I've collected a lot of stuff for my kitchen over the years. Most of it is stuff I maybe use a few times a year but there are certain things which I use regularly that I couldn't do my thing without. I thought you might find it useful to know what those things are, that way you can build up your own collection of kit! My full list is as follows...

Essential Equipment -
Free standing mixer
Hand mixer
A decent sized seive
Electronic scales
Cup measuring set
Measuring spoons
Measuring jug
Oven thermometer
Timer
Rubber spatula
A selection of cake tins
Baking parchment
Cupcake tins/pans
Paper cupcake cases
A selection of mixing bowls including a big one and medium one and a heatproof bowl (glass or metal)
Fine grater
Sugar/candy thermometer
Disposable piping bags, big and small
A selection of nozzles
Spoonula!
Cake turntable
A selection of palette knives, cranked and straight
Cake leveller
Various utensils!
A collection of different sized airtight containers

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[boardergirlsj]

I'm a hobby baker, but I own all of the stuff above. I feel myself so professional. :)

[eveningenigma]

Jemma can you please make another video about essential ingredients for baking??

[alysonic]

Also for measuring spoons I suggest buying ones with the measurement indented in and not just painted on incase if it wears off

[chubbylenee]

every bakers dream to have at least everything in the video ;-;

[gametillyoudrop]

My family's Kenwood stand mixed has been in our family for over 48 years and it still works perfectly! It's definitely worth the investment!

[bl]

Ah advice: have 3 sieves,
1 as a strainer for sticky/sweet liquids: goo, pastry cream and other things
1 as a savory one: mashed potatoes, garlic infused butter etc;
1 for dry ingredients: as the name suggests. Ingredients that are dry.

[HamCubes]

Excellent and very useful video! One thing I would add if I may is to buy as many of these items at a restaurant supply store as you can.

You can usually find one in or around even smallish towns, or online. Not only is the equipment much, much sturdier, but most things are far less expensive. (Half-sheet pans for $3US, Ateco small offset spatula is ~$3, too). I have abused those sheet pans (putting them on a charcoal BBQ pit) and they still hold their shape & wash up clean.

They have really cool and obscure stuff, like individual mint julep strainers. And the salespeople are really helpful in my experience. I would never buy baking gear anywhere else now.

[MarketingFoodOnline]

Great video O started my food business from home and grew it into a commercial kitchen selling now online....I love teaching my students about it

[alicecarver]

TWO POINTS
1. Towards the end when you went through all your main essential, smaller lot of a cooking equipment. You described something used to pick things up with as 'one of these', it looked like a fat pallet knife.
2. Anyone who has seen this and panicked because they want to make jam but they are now like "ahh, no thermometer!" Don't panic! With jam, ones the fruit has broken down and the sugar has been added keep it on a rolling boil, which is constant to the extent which they look like foam, basically, for about 8-10 minutes. Then take it off the heat, and do the ripple test. Mary Berry welcomed me to the world of the ripple test i have always had great results and never have i used thermometre!

[chencla]

"various utensils" literally Jemma...
Here:
-balloon whisk
-wooden spoon
-citrus squeezer
-pastry brush
-ice-cream scoop
-kitchen scissors
-"one of these" 14:52
-mini whisk

[londonguyinstockholm]

I find my cooling-rack essential. I'm no expert however I think that cakes cool better (more evenly?) if air circulates all around them. I tried using the spare rack that a took out of the oven before pre-heating it but a proper cooling rack is much better especially if the cake is resting directly on it.
Thanks for the tips about decorating tools/equipment, after a few years of baking plain (tasty but un- decorated) cakes I am just starting with icing so I really appreciate your advice. All the best from Sweden!

[TheNara]

Thank you for this... You make our lives so much easier yourself with videos like this...

[cyexlceltan]

I'm a commercial baker starting out and your video is like me coming back to my central kitchen. Down to the disposable airtight containers haha. Thanks Jemma!

[corgisrule]

I love my kitchen aid...best Christmas gift ever (I also love my hand mixer!). All I really need is a kitchen with more than 4 feet of semi-usable counter space 😭 Also, good Pyrex measuring cups are heaven and have lasted through 3 generations of family bakers!

[sheetalmudaliar]

thank you jemma so so much..it was so informative.as i'm just getting started in baking.and i did not
know the beginners essential which were absolute necessary.

[liv]

I just found your channel on accident and I'm obsessed! It's quite different from other baking channels, I love the step-by-step, really, great content!♡

[glennjohnhernandez]

Thank you so much Jemma. Very informative. This is such a big help now that I figured out that baking is my true passion and it's something I want to do for the rest of my life.

[moniqueflex]

this is one of the most useful videos I've watched. I have my list already and am ticking off things slowly because they are really expensive where i live. I missed a few items but because of this vid I can add them~~ thanks Jemma ^_^

[bbybrittneyy]

I’m a 19 year old college student working part time. I spent my whole paycheck on a kitchen aid mixers it can start recipe testing and I love it so much

[kaffepojke]

I have been watching your channel for a few months now, and love it, but I just came across this equipment video. Since I am relatively new to baking, I found it very helpful. I would be very interested in any more equipment and behind the scenes videos! THANK YOU