{"id":16737,"date":"2018-12-30T17:28:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T00:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=16737"},"modified":"2023-06-03T19:48:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T02:48:58","slug":"equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips:  Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Essentials<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Chef&#8217;s Knife &#8211; The best you can afford<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Paring Knife &#8211; make sure it feels good in your hand<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ginsu Knife &#8211; really &#8211; I use mine all the time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Santoku Knife &#8211; middle of the road will be OK<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Heavy duty meat cleaver<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sturdy kitchen shears &#8211; Ideally they come apart to clean<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Honing\/sharpening steel &#8211; Use at least every other time<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Flat sharpening stone &#8211; I just send mine out yearly<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Cutting Board &#8211; Small plastic and large plastic for raw meats and other things that cannot be eaten raw<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Cutting Board &#8211; Butcher Blok or Kiln Dried Maple or Ash for veggies and things that CAN be eaten raw<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Occasionally sand the board with a fine sandpaper, and then use a food grade mineral oil to treat the surface<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sanitize occasionally with white vinegar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Never into the dishwasher though<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Incidentals, but Important<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Smooth Edge Can Opener &#8211; no nasty cuts<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Measuring Cups &#8211; good quality 1\/4 C &#8211; 1 C<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Measuring Spoons &#8211; good quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Glass Measuring Cup &#8211; 4 C<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bench Scraper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mixing Bowls &#8211; Stackable glass set<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Large stainless steel mixing bowl &#8211; 20 quart \u00b1<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Salad Spinner \/ Colander<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Strainer &#8211; Regular and fine<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Vegetable peeler &#8211; even expensive ones will grow dull<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Potato masher &#8211; sturdy \/ heavy duty<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Whisks &#8211; one steel and one for non-stick pans<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Grater \/ <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">zester \/ microplane<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Cookware and Bakeware<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">12 inch stainless steel skillet with lid<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">10 inch saute\u00e9 pan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">8 inch non-stick omelet pan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Saute pan &#8211; with lid<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Small sauce pan &#8211; with lid &#8211; 2 quart<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Medium sauce pan &#8211; with lid &#8211; 3 quart<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Large pot &#8211; with lid &#8211; 5 qt Dutch oven is a nice choice<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Large stock pot &#8211; with lid<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Grill pan &#8211; nice to have, but optional<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Cast Iron Skillet &#8211; lid optional<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Heavy duty rimmed baking sheet<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Wire cooling rack<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Casserole dish &#8211; 9*9 and 9*12<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pyrex round glass pie plate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bread loaf pan<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Broiler pan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Cooking Tools \/ Hand Utinsels<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Spatula &#8211; silicon and wooden<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Stirring spoon &#8211; metal, silicon and wooden<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sturdy tongs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ladel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Oven mitts or hot pads (3)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A rolling pin<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Infrared thermometer &#8211; from ThermoWorks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Instant-read probe thermometer &#8211; ThermoWorks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Oven Thermometer &#8211; Alternately, test periodically with infrared<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Appliances<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Immersion Blender &#8211; alternate to a hand-mixer<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Digital kitchen scale (with tare)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Countertop blender<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Other Kitchen Essentials<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Food storage containers &#8211; I use yogurt containers, etc<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Aluminum foil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Parchment paper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sandwich wrap &#8211; waxed paper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Saran Wrap (or similar)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Cloth towels<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Paper towels &#8211; I use washable Dollar Store wash cloths<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sponges<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Scrub sponges<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dish drying rack<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Small and large trash bags &#8211; I use grocery bags in a mixing bowl<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">x<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essentials Chef&#8217;s Knife &#8211; The best you can afford Paring Knife &#8211; make sure it feels good in your hand Ginsu Knife &#8211; really &#8211; I use mine all the time Santoku Knife &#8211; middle of the road will be OK Heavy duty meat cleaver Sturdy kitchen shears &#8211; Ideally they come apart to clean &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/equipment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Tips:  Equipment&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-tricks-and-tools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16737"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22899,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16737\/revisions\/22899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}