Kitchen essentials

[Chairman_Kaga]

OK, how about a list of what y'all deem necessary to have in a kitchen. Everything from utensils to spices.

The very basics are obvious like stove, fridge, water, sink, salt, butter, etc...

More along the lines of:
You should always have ... handy in the kitchen. or Never run out of ...

Fresh Garlic
Whole pepper corns
decent stock pot
frozen veggies for emergencies
dried pasta of a couple types
vinegar
Sharp knives
hand soap
Number for pizza delivery
etc...

[Hsnopi]

BaaaH!
you forgot
Hot French Maid
Jigger
Rum
and
Pillow and Blanket (for when you pass out on the floor or other things)

[MASH]

Lemon joice
Garlic
Kosher salt
Chili beans and stewed tomatoes (chili pwns joo!)
Onions
Capers

[Chairman_Kaga]

Oh yeah. lots of cans of tomato products. They last a long time and are very versitile.

[Dawg]

Skipping things already mentioned:

Foodstuffs:
Oregano, Worchestershire Sauce, red pepper (ground and crushed), mortar and pestle (in case you gotta do your own grinding)...

Utensils:
Multiple ice cream scoops and pizza cutters (in case you don't do the wash and you are too lazy to clean a used one).

Applicances:
Blender.

Dawg

[sharpshot]

a phone to call papa johns :D

[LilPuppy]

Beer & ashtray

[Angry Kid]

Colander - essential for pasta, makes a dandy fashion statement and attenuates mind-control waves
Grater - cheese (see above; Kraft grated parm/romano is an abomination and shall be cast out into the fiery pit)
Measuring cups & spoons (heavy stainless or plastic) - cooking is an art but baking is chemistry

For the edibles:
What RTG said - you can never have enough olive oil. It's like Scotch; don't buy the cheap stuff.
Capers - I like capers (bah! MASH has that covered already. Never mind. You don't need capers.)
Butter - real butter. Real, yummy buttery butter goodness. You know you want it.
Flour - all purpose.
All manners of cheese.
Elbow macaroni - oooh! Home made mac & cheese. mmmmmm . . .

[SauerKraut]

hehe, beer and ashtray.


I usually shop for food each day as I only have a motorcycle and cannot carry lots of stuff. Besides, I use only fresh foods and very little canned goods, depending on the course.


My essentials are basically only in utensils, save for onions, garlic, tomatos and salt/pepper/sugar.

Cast iron skillets.
Heino just bought a new wok, which takes FOR-BLOODY-EVER to season...grrrr
wooden SPOOOOOOOONs.
Cuisinart.
copper pots for sauces.
a hand mixer (one of those old hand crank ones, I'm a cheap ******* but I like using old stuff like that).
some idiot left a 4,000 lb. mixer outside their storage unit for 3 days so I nabbed it. It rocks. Forgot the brand. It's a good one.

and my piece-de-resistance...my grandmother's 1952 toaster. 2 slice toaster that's made entirely of chromed steel. It's not the safest thing I have in the house, as it gets HOT when it's used and the adapter plug for it makes me quiver in fright...but I unplug that ******* after each use. It makes PERFECT toast. no uneven burn marks...all uniform toasting and guess what....toasts in under 10 seconds. You can turn off the lights in the kitchen and the red coils are so hot and bright it that you can read a book by it.

Scary. But damn they knew how to make kitchen items back then. None of this $10 Wal-mart toasters for me. I bought renters insurance for fire damage.

heheheeheh

[LionRampant]

A mother.

[TedHershey]

For me add:
potatoes
rice
cumin, chili powder, paprika, and cayenne (for chili)
beef and chicken broth
curry spice mix
hot cocoa mix
milk (2% if I can sneak it past my GF)
pop, usually Dr Pepper, but sometimes Cherry Coke or A&W cream soda
coffee
vanilla syrup and club soda for Italian Cream sodas

milk frother
french press
rice cooker

[LilPuppy]

Beer & ashtray

ROFL! The irony here does not escape me. :swg:

I kid you not...how many plumbers come home and want to snake their toilet ?? Gave away all pots & utensils a long time ago...

[Angry Kid]

A mother.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Unfortunately, that implies one's mother can cook worth a damn.

-- Mother-Can't-Cook-Worth-A-Damn Kid