This is just to give you a guideline as to what would best be needed. Do not feel pressured to go out and buy all of this equipment. This is merely a guideline.
- 11 cup food processor (Cuisinart)
- 3 or 5 speed hand mixer (Kitchen Aid) w/2 beaters
- Vitamix high speed blender or Blend Tec
- Rubbermaid glass food storage containers (See attached list)
- 2-3 cutting boards – 1 for meat/fish, 1 for vegetables, 1 for baking (wood is preferable, but if using plastic, buy 3 different colors: red for meat/fish, green for produce and yellow for baking)
- immersion blender (for creaming soups)
- colander + small strainer
- spice grinder
- ginger grater
- box grater
- microplane
- citrus zester
- citrus reamer
- small stainless steel basket steamer (optional)
- 1 (10-12 inch diameter) skillet with cover (All-Clad is a good brand)
- 1 (5 quart) pot with cover
- 1 medium pot with cover
- 1 small pot with cover
- 2 baking pans (18 x 13 inches)
- 1 stainless steel soup ladle
- 2 wooden spoons
- 1 rubber spatula
- ladle and potato masher
- meat mallet
- 1 stainless steel offset spatula for flipping meat or fish
- 1 wire whisk (small okay)
- set of stainless steel, glass or plastic mixing bowls (various sizes)
- salad spinner
- instant read thermometer
- pastry blender (if ordering desserts)
- 1 pastry or vegetable brush (small)
- 1 set of stainless steel dry measuring cups
- 1 liquid measuring cup (4 cup)
- 1 set of measuring spoons
- spiralizer (Spirooli is a good brand)
- kitchen sponges
- steel wool pads (SOS)
- nut bag (if ordering nut milk)
- parchment paper
- paper towels
- pot holders/kitchen towels
- manual can opener
- vegetable peeler
- kitchen shears
- box of wooden toothpicks
- 9-inch standard glass pie plate