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Tools of the Trade: Cooking In |
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 You need tools to cook. Don't get hung up on buying a lot of tools or gadgets. A few knives, some pots and pans, and some spoons are all you need to prepare most meals. If you're not fortunate enough to be able to liberate the necessary tools from your employer (and we apologize to every restaurant we've ever worked in, but we needed that stuff), department stores and kitchen specialty shops carry affordable sets of knives, pots, etc (See the Resources Page for more listings). For tools, you'll need the following: - Chef's Knife
- Bread Knife
- Paring Knife
Cast Iron: When you're thinking about a pan for your kitchen, think cast iron. Unlike fussy pans from specialty kitchen stores, cast iron pans are found at hardware stores or online at Lodge Cookware. This is David'sfavorite pan -- you can cook something in it then throw it in the oven to bake, you don't even use soap on it to get it clean (just scrub with water and a brush), and rest assured, if your house burns to the ground, step through the ashes and recover your cast iron pan. This is the ultimate guy pan. Its only enemy is rust, so dry it thoroughly. They're possibly the cheapest, longest lasting pans on Earth. Buy a 10" pan now and give it to your grandkids in 50 years
- Large, Deep Skillet (10 Inches Or Larger)
- Medium Sized Pot Or Sauce Pan (2 Quarts Or Larger)
- Heavy Soup/Stock Pot (6 Quarts Or Larger)
- Omelet Pan (7 Inches)
- Cooking sheet*
- Roasting Pan (9" X 13")
- Cutting Board
- Strainer/Colander
- Spatula
- Some Mixing Spoons
- Turning Fork (Large, Usually With Two Tines)
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Meat/Food Thermometer
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