Essential Equipment

Here is a selection of equipment that every home chef should have in their kitchen.

Cookware

Frying pans (big and small)
Griddle pan
Saucepans (selection of sizes)
Roasting tin
Sauté pan (high-sided frying pan)
Wok

Knives

Serrated carving knife
Large chef's knife (20 cm)
Medium chef's knife (15 cm)
Vegetable paring knife
Flexible boning knife
Cleaver (18 cm)
Ceramic steel
Whetstone

See How to Sharpen a Knife

Electric

Coffee bean grinder
Electric scales
Espresso machine
Four-slice toaster
Kettle
Food processor

Fabric

Apron
Cloths
Oven gloves
Tea towels

Utensils & Equipment

Can-opener
Cheese grater
Chinese bamboo steamer
Chopping boards
Colander
Japanese bamboo-wood spoons
Knives
Measuring jug
Measuring spoons
Oil brush
Palette knife
Peeler
Pestle and mortar
Potato masher
Rolling pin
Rubber spatula
Scissors
Sieve
Tongs
Whisk (flat and balloon)