If you’re hoping to streamline your cooking routine, it’s important that you have the right tools. Rather than over-complicating your kitchen with unnecessary single-use pans or appliances, invest in a few multitasking wrenches. cooking tools items can make cooking easier and less daunting. They can also make you a better cook: with reliable and efficient equipment, you can be sure that the simplest recipes will turn out excellent every time. These are five of our favorite and most versatile kitchen essentials that make cooking anything (and everything) easy.
1. Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast Iron Chef’s Oven, 7.5 Quart
If you’re looking for cookware that can do it all, a dutch oven is probably your best bet. From braising and frying to sautéing, roasting and make soup, there’s little these multifunctional workhorses can’t do. We love this 7.5-quart beauty from Le Creuset because of its generous capacity and gorgeous colorways. Plus, like everything else from the brand, it will last for decades. if well maintained.
2. Hestan Provisions OvenBond Stainless Steel Cookware
The average aluminum sheet pan is easily deformed and can be difficult to clean. However, these, made by Hestan, are constructed with triple-bonded stainless steel and an aluminum core, which means they resist warping and heat up quickly and evenly. Consider them your benchmark for plate dinnersgrilled vegetables, cookiesand all the rest.
3. Microwave Cookware Anyday Everyday Set
Anyday’s cookware aims to encourage people to use their microwaves for more than just reheating leftovers. With their set of heat-shock resistant and dishwasher-safe glass bowls, you can use the microwave as your primary cooking appliance, alongside the oven and stovetop. This cookware makes it easy steamed rice, scrambled eggsAnd much more– all in the microwave.
4. Food52 x Staub Multi-Purpose Braiser with Glass Lid, 3.5 Quart
The Staub 3.5 Quart Braiser was already one of our kitchen essentials, thanks to its wide surface and shallow depth that makes it ideal for everything from pancakes to long cuts of braised meat. But the addition of a clear lid really takes things to the next level. Now it’s easier than ever to monitor your dish without disrupting the cooking process.
5. Greenpan Premiere Ceramic Non-Stick Cookware
One of the main appeals of this oven dish is that it is non-stick – and therefore easy to clean – thanks to its ceramic non-stick coating. It’s also available in a wide range of sizes and shapes (and as a four-piece set), meaning you’ll always have the right size pan on hand for whatever you’re cooking or roasting.
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