ESSENTIAL Kitchen Tools Under $25
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- Опубліковано 9 бер 2022
- Click snhu.edu/BrianLagerstrom for more info on SNHU. Thanks to Southern New Hampshire University for sponsoring this video. In making a list of the most essential kitchen tools in my home kitchen, I realized that a lot of them were also super affordable. Here are my top 6 (sort of 7) can't-live-without tools under $25.
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Thanks for checking out this video. Let me know what inexpensive tools you use that you'd add to my list!
Silicone spatula, whisk
Thermopop thermometer. It's 30 bucks but makes cooking less stressful and deep frying possible
@@justinchen6418 I’ll check it out thanks
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I'd definitely put a meat thermometer on the list! As a home cook, it's really useful, especially when I'm cooking in the oven.
The Thermoworks Pop, Dot, and ONE. basically get used everyday at my house.
So true! And a meat thermometer is essential for cheese making, even simple cheeses like paneer or chevre.
My thermometer is definitely one of the most useful things I own
Agreed!!
I used one of mine to tell how thoroughly heated a reheated takeout burrito was. The possibilities are endless.
Can’t imagine a time before using our kitchen scale. Feels like we emerged from the Stone Age once we got one - especially for baking recipes, I find it totally invaluable.
It's so true, even if you disregard the accuracy advantage, it's just so much *easier* to use a scale. Just add an ingredient to a bowl, zero out, repeat. What's crazy though is when a recipe specifies the weight of dry ingredients but not wet ingredients like peanut butter, oil, sour cream in cups. WHY? Those ingredients are such a burden to measure by volume and you're already asking to weigh other ingredients so I can't understand it.
I just wish mine would store vertically, but the battery always seems to lose a good contact. Ugh!
@@nerdcave0 Literally keep your recipe consistent.
yeah, cause amuricans cant count or add up or barely read numbers that might be the problem
I just wish more recipes would include weights like he does
I'd add deli containers to the list. They've revolutionized my kitchen organization.
I use those all the time. It's how I organize my kitchen and bring lunch to work. They're also great for prep when I need everything to be ready to go.
@@LuisCaneSec yep, they're great for everything. Game. Changer.
The fact that the LIDS FIT ALL SIZE CONTAINERS, basically changed my life.
@@stryker0ae 100%. they're SO practical
anyone know where to get them off the internet? can't find them in stores here in France :(
Lately, I've been using my bench scraper A LOT and think its one of the most underrated kitchen tools. Aside from just being generally useful at what its supposed to do in cleaning up/shoveling stuff from my work surface and for doughs, I've learned that if I'm grating something that I want to store in a bowl/elsewhere, can lay down my bench scraper and use my box grater on top of that which then lets me easily lift and transfer most of whatever I'm grating to wherever it needs to be. Any left over grated bits on the cutting board/work surface are then super easy to clean up too because I already have my bench scraper out lol.
I originally got the idea ~~because I was jealous of~~ from the box grater + attachable tub that Steve uses on Not Another Cooking Show but didn't want to buy a new box grater lol.
Dollar Tree has a all stainless steel bench scraper for, well, $1.25 these days. Works great and is very sturdy. Got 2 of those
When I’m cooking for a bigger group of people and prepping bigger amount of ingredients, I always take out my stainless steel bench scraper.
I find it saves me a lot of time for transferring ingredients. Especially for smaller stuff from the chopping board.
It’s a better tool, than say a knife to do this, also less risk of messing up the cutting edge of a sharp knife.
I use it from time to time for everyday cooking, it just depends on what I’m making and if it will save me any bigger amount of time.
What a great idea! Thanks!
This is such a good one. Only way I can make pico de Gallo or chili
Mortar and pestle
Grinding spices. Guac. Pestos. Curry Pastes.
It's the tool you didn't think you'll need, but once you have it it changes your life and you cant live without it anymore
I soooo agree! I love mine from Amazon😃
in South Asia and even the South East of Asia, a mortar and pestle is a kitchen essential.
take it a step further and go with a molcajete!
I just watched the Smash Burger video in which you point out that you're not in favour of owning unnecessary one-use appliances and it's make me realise that I'd love a full kitchen tool list. Big tools, small tools, variety and number recommendations. Ultimately everyone will have to make their own, but I feel like yours would be an amazing guideline for beginners.
I found 2 stainless steel bowls at Goodwill. 10" & 8", both for $2 total. Best Kitchen Find EVER! I use them for everything
This is a good l list. I might add an immersion blender too. I was able to pick one up for around $25 and it has been great for making dips,dressing and sauces (smoothies)
I have a KitchenAid one that's got a whisk head and an immersion blender head, it's strong and sturdy. Makes making sauces and blended soups a breeze
the fact that you take the time to do all this beautifully shot and informative cutaways to show these products is insane. soo much passion and hard work. i def will be sure to sure your links when i can purchase some things. it's not much but hey! thanks for all you do, binge watching your videos today! found your channel this morning from your viral bread video when i searching for...bread videos. :O
A mortar and pestle would be on my list. Some of them may be pricier than $25, but they're really worth it. It's my tool of choice for grinding fresh herbs and/or spices. Cheers!
Good one, Yann
I can't live without my bench scraper. It cost less than five dollars when I bought it over 20 years ago and I use it every time I cook. It can cut, scoop up vegetables, transfer spices, clean the cutting board, chop things, etc.
I wholeheartedly agree with your suggestions Brian. The one tool I would add is a hand lemon squeezer. I was given one as a gift a few years ago and it has become an indispensable part of my culinary arsenal. About 15$ on Amazon and worth every penny.
I'm so happy you mentioned the kitchen scale. I drive that point home to just about everyone I talk to about cooking. I use mine nearly every single day.
I also love my bench scraper.
My very pretty and on sale scale is coming out soon, I promise me.
I use a scale too but I'm not sure it's accurate to the gram. Any suggestions as to a particular model?
@@ejgoldlust I use a Taylor 1250BKT for small amounts (
Why you don't have a million subs is crazy. One of the best informative cooking channels out there. Thanks!
Agreed, fantastic presentation and very informative. My guess on the low subscriptions: use of the metric system. Gotta remember how lazy Americans are, even (or especially) chefs/cooks. Simplicity is the most important factor and if it takes more steps, like to convert from metric to imperial, many simply won't do it. Being na American home cook, I, too, don't usually fool with conversions with so many other cooking "show" options available. /just my couple of pennies.
Hey Brian. I work in live events (i do lighting and not audio) but I just wanted to say that its awesome to see how far you've come with your cooking channel. For a lot of us touring crew, it's hard to imagine a life outside of our jobs. You've proven to me and many others that even if you go to school for one thing, and end up doing something else, you can still be successful, intelligent, and help other people. Cheers to you, and I hope someday I still get a chance to hear one of your mixes :)
Brian, I know this video is a year old. I just saw it but I've been watching your other cooking videos as well. I want to say that this particular video sets you apart from the other content I've seen. It's so useful and practical advice. You're giving me a lot of confidence. Thanks.
Cast iron pan
Food processor
2 very good knives - 1 for chopping, one serrated
Bro, why you be consistently putting out good content every week? Like...where do you get the nerve?
lol, but seriously, I have almost every one of these tools EXCEPT for that dope mandoline. Mine is a "V" shaped one and I haven't been happy with it for a while, so I'm picking up your recco from your link. Thanks!
@@Joseph1NJ you cant understand his english? how? is it your second language or are you just bad at english
@@Joseph1NJ
Seriously? Yo bro git wit the program.
How is this 'urban slang'? The _only_ odd word he used was recco. Which, even an idiot can infer, means recommendation. Find something else to do.
@@Joseph1NJ I'm well on my way to getting old, and I'm a pedant when it comes to rhetoric, but I had no trouble understanding him.
@@Joseph1NJ haha...Is this your first week on the internet?
Speciality coffee converted me to a scale cook and I haven't looked back! Your bread dough reinforced that, thanks!
A tool i recently acquired and really enjoy having in the kitchen so far is a rough vegetable cleaning brush. For my personal taste I enjoy most vegetables with the skin on such as potatoes or carrots. The brush makes sure I get all the sand out easily and saves me the trouble of peeling. Also works great for cleaning mushrooms!
and more nutritious for you
Same here! Such a great investment in my kitchen.
How about a recommendation for one you like?
What vegetable brush do you use?
You can also use a dedicated Super Daddy Sponge. Moisten with cool water to keep us stiff and scrubbing will be a breeze!
A few years ago I started making it a goal to upgrade my parents' kitchen, one christmas gift at a time. That includes most of the things here, stainless steel bowls, microplaner, mandolin (though since it doesn't get used as often, I went for a Japanese version with a ceramic blade). Good scales and peelers they already had. The bowls are probably my mom's favourite for how useful and easily cleaned they are. They weigh a fraction of a ceramic bowl, and they're more pleasant to use than plastic.
In addition, I'd also add good tongs (silicone tipped for all the non-stick and enameled pans, and long handled for the grill - my choice is Cuisipro), stable ones that don't have any sideways give. For higher budget options, add a really good instant read thermometer and a quality immersion blender.
In my experience the shape of the peeler doesn't really matter that much, as long as it's sharp. There's a world of difference between a new peeler and an old dull one.
Don’t let the internet trolls bully you around, you’re doing great!
Loved this video, thank you!
Thanks. Always helpful
love your videos Bri!!
Loved the pictures you shared!!!!
Great vid Brian! I like the non-recipe videos thrown in here and there, and I also have an obsession with kitchen tools so this was really enjoyable to watch (even though I already have all of these :P )
Thank you Brian your list included all the items I was curious about watching all your videos 👏🏾
Great information! Thank you for sharing real advice for us home cooks.
Thanks Brian, awesome video! 😄
I think I like the side peeler design better (easier for me to go around the curvy parts of the potato) although I agree a lot of them suck. If you like a side peeler, the OXO brand one is sharp. I think I paid about $10 at Target.
Hey Bri, you will find the peeler WAY more effective if you hold your thumb against the thing you are peeling. Grip the peeler handle with your fingers but press your thumb into the vegetable, and then pull towards the peeler.
You need to connect both hands. Holding the peeler and the vegetable in separate hands and not connecting them with your thumb is unstable and can lead to injuries and wasted food.
He purposely misused it to overstate the point. If he used the side peeler in the same motion as he did for the Y peeler it would work just as well.
I've used a side peeler for about 35 years. I don't like the Y peelers as I'm clumsy and feel like I'm gonna shave off the skin of my finger. I use the side peeler as I would a paring knife peeling a potato. I can do an entire 10lb bag in no time at all.
Sheet pans are up there with those stainless bowls in terms of high utility cheap tools. At least 2 each of the Nordic Ware half and quarter sheet size (with racks is ideal). Roasting, baking, serving platter, resting or storing partially prepped ingredients- these things are indestructible workhorses.
Bench Scraper/dough knife easily. Such a versatile tool.
Love this video. Just ordered the peeler, microplane, lid and mandolin!
Well I just found your channel and I am loving all the very practical advice.
Couldn't agree more about the scale, ntm measuring in grams, SO much easier & more accurate. Thanks for all the recs!!
I love anything you do partly because I love the sparseness of your kitchen. And, because your video content is so enjoyable and useful 😀.
I completely agree with you on the scale!! When I started making bread I thought it was stupid but now when I look for recipes online I pass over the usual American recipes and look for one in grams lol 😆 bread last November 😆
I love the Y peeler I have so much that I have two of them. And I love my scale now that I have one. Great suggestions!
This is great content! I'm probably gonna pick up 1 or 3 of those because of your videos! I greatly appreciate your attention to efficiency as someone who wants to eat good, but also spend as little time as possible in the kitchen.
I love these kinds of videos, Bri - thank you!!
I already had everything that you recommended except for that type of bowl/lid combo, so I went on and ordered them. I also passed on the pizza turner because I really don't make pizzas at home.
Have 'em all, love 'em all. Great list
Love the lid!!! I use a plate for now so checking that out
personable, and a good cook and teacher
Vids like this makes cooking vids very well-rounded. Well done! After all, good cooking is a result of skills, quality of ingredients and tools and equipment!
Thanks for showing us hacks on how to use these tools.
I absolutely agree with the peeler and stainless steel bowl. Thanks for the other tips.
I totally agree on the y shape peeler … I have one and it’s brilliant
I learned how important a scale was for cooking and baking when I moved to the prairies. It is a crapshoot measuring flour by volume in a dry area. Or if you scoop your cup into the bag and call it good. You aren’t getting an accurate measurement of flour at all. Flour in arid regions will be dry, denser, less fluffy and your baked goods will likely not turn out like the recipe intended as you are likely adding in more flour by weight than you are required. I figured out why my baked goods were turning out hard, dry or chewy instead of fluffy when a blogger from the US prairies mentioned the importance of measuring by weight, not volume. Plus, it’s really cool!
I love so many of your foobs. Thanks so muc for your videos, my guy.
Good video, B man. I have all these toys and totally agree with you. And, thanks to you and your videos, my bread & pizza game have improved. From a grateful old dog!
These are all good items in the vid and I agree as a pro chef. I'd humbly add a fish turner/spatula and 12" metal tweezers to the list. Before getting them they felt like bonus items, but now they're used multiple times per week.
Happy to watch another upload :)
1. Mandoline
2. Strainer
3. Set of graduated glass bowls and set of stainless steel bowls (with lids is nice)
4. Potato masher
5. Pastry cutter
6. Meat pounder
7. Basic hand mixer with SS mixing blades not chrome plated blades
8. SS measuring cups and SS teaspoon measures
9. Glass measuring cup for liquids
10. Sheet pans (choose 1/4, 1/2, or whole size)
11. Sheet pan rack (chose 1/4, 1/2, or whole size).
12. ugh I finally bought a scale!
13. Wooden spoons / rollers / muddlers are fun
14. One of those volcanic rock hand grinder AKA molcajete
15. Stick blender. Easy to use easy to clean.
Great recommendations. I have (a type of) all of these except the pizza one, as I make all my homemade pizza in a cast iron skillet in the oven. Some I've had for years but the rasp grater is fairly new. Nice to see other uses for it, especially the ginger!
thanks bry!!! you rock!!!
I stumbled into the pizza pan lid solution a few years back when making dough. It's a perfect solution. I'm glad you found it too.
Thanks for some of these great suggestions.
I LOVE my microplane, and here's a tip: I find lemongrass to be a nuisance to work with; well i tried peeling outer layers and freezing it,
and then running it over the microplane while still frozen and OH MY GAWH it makes these beautiful fluffy little shreds that integrate well into anything!!
I will be trying this next with ginger and galangal. I love these ingredients but only use a little in any given month.
Your bread knife you suggested months ago....I purchased and wow GREAT KNIFE
Out of these I have the microplane and the scales, I have the regular peeler or I guess side peeler would be the right name, I think your list is great. Thank you Brian.
Thanks!
Just a novice here but surprisingly I have a number of the gadgets you showed... definitely need to acquire a scale! Thank you for the tips!
Thanks Bri, I've been looking for a stainless steel bowl with lid since I started watching your channel a couple months ago with no luck! Thanks for demystifying it, I want this badly and now I know how I can copy you!
+1 to that exact mandolin. Had mine for 8 years and use it nearly daily.
Love the pealer - can‘t live without the Kuhn Rikon pealer 🥰
The bench scraper has to be a contender for best bang for the buck. Whether it's dealing with doughs or picking up diced onions to sauté, it's an incredibly handy tool.
thanks for the note on the mandolin, I've been wanting one for a long time, but didn't know which would be a good one. Your input sold me, thanks! oh, plus I'm getting one of those peelers, I'm tired of my side handle peeler that always clogs up.
I love my micro-plane and my oxo food scale. I have been gazing amorously at a mandolin for a while and would have wasted extra $$$ on the fancy German one. I have been happy with my Oxo peeler, but it's getting old and dull and has to be replaced so I am going to give your recommendation a try and I love the idea of a reusable pizza tin to cover my bowl when I am letting dough rest. The bowl by the by is a 12" aluminum bowl similar to the one you use. I love your videos and as usual I found the information on this one extremely helpful.
Thanks for cranking out the content Brian!
and thank you for watching it!
Thanks Bri Bri!
Fully agree, inexpensive but absolute essential kitchen tools, and a high quality Dutch Oven. Makes cooking so much more fun
I use my Japanese Y peeler to also thinly slice cucumbers for salads. They taste great!
I have a digital scale which I use all the time and a Japanese mandolin, as well as a Microplane but I also have a Japanese mortar and pestle which is great for small jobs.
I use a kitchen timer almost every time I cook, also I am a big fan of baking paper ❤️😃
I can't live without my Danish dough whisk. I use it to stir bread dough together, make pancake batter and pretty much anything else that requires stirring.
I never use my bench scraper. I probably will for bread eventually. Try this: put your cutting board at the inside corner of your counter, so it's extending beyond the corner, changing the shape you see from above from a "square's quadrant" to an "octogon's quadrant", if that makes sense. Then your cutting hand holds a bowl under the edge of the cutting board, and your messy/food hand pulls the food off the board and into the bowl. I'm still experimenting but I like this setup.
I have been binging your You Tube videos today... thank you for the links in them for products.... Amazon should be thanking you as I binged shopped after your videos.... BUT those who eat my cooking appreciate what I learn from you!
Especially the microplane and the mandoline are a must to me. (that scale is also interesting, but I don't use a lot of recipes that use cups/spoons)
So, I have all of these . The game changing pizza peel and multi purpose lids ( my favorite for...EVERYTHING) are thanks to you . Coolio.
I got the OXO goodgrip side peeler and I love it.
Sometimes with Y-peelers I feel like I have to have such a long range of motion when peeling long veggies, so I kinda preffer side-peelers
I subbed the second he said plastic wrap for belts and I knew he was a real one
My favorite thing for salad on the mandolin is brussel sprouts… yummmy in salads, very healthy. I’m now going to buy this one. Thank you.
I want the peeler, the mandolin (mine is getting dull), and possibly the scale. Great vid
Thanx bro
I have that bowl off Brian's recommendation and use it literally every day. I keep it at hand and can just dump whatever I need to in or out of it. Cleans with basically a rinse and swipe. Highly recommend
So true about the kitchen scale! Definitely top on the list. It makes everything so, so much easier, it's pretty much guaranteed success. Using volumetric measurements just makes for fumbling about with various measurements never knowing if you put the right amount or not.
I second you very very very strongly on that peeler. Man it's just sooo much better than anything i've used
As a college student soon to graduate I'm looking forward to not having to share kitchen space with my roommates. Videos like this help me figure out what I might need to get myself for cooking when we all take our separate kitchen parts when we move out. Thanks for the video!
Quarter sheet pan -- from doing prep work and laying out ingredients to using it to bake stuff on the weeknights
Good call! And they're small enough that even if you live in an apartment with minimal counter space in the kitchen, they don't take up too much space!
Tools depend on what we cook. Mellon baller scoop is a must-have in my kitchen! Make sure, you buy the right one - it must have holes and sharp edges. This simple and inexpensive tool is so handy not only to make garnishes but also for hollow jalapeno peppers, as capers serving spoon from very narrow jars, remove stems from strawberries, make stuffed potatoes and more!
All of these are the best! I hve a Y peeler from Japan that is the bomb. Because of your videos I got stainless bowls (love) and I started cooking with grams a few years ago a d highly recommend a scale. Definitely more accurate unit of measure, especially when baking.
Your list is great. I was surprised not to see some type of wooden cutting board on there.
Totally agree on all the tools. The only two I would add, are an instant read thermometer and my beloved WMF spatulas - each 9 dollars 👌
Dang! I love the throwback pic of Bad Boi Brian and the Pizza Homies!
I cook a lot and I thought every tool you mentioned was a great kitchen essential for anyone who loves to cook.
I have similar bowl and a pod of the same size so I use pod lid with the bowl. It’s a win
Side action peeler all the way. When you use a nice, fresh one and peel towards yourself there's nothing better. used to peel kilos and kilos of white asparagus during the season in germany. It's the only way to go.
I've said this before, I'm so grateful your recipes are in metric. Also your use of deli containers for prep inspired me to not immediately recycle those that I bring home. They get a good hand wash and at least one more trip around the kitchen before going in the blue box. I really like the good quality squeeze bottles for around the cook area too. They are inexpensive and save me carting around giant bottles of oil. It's fun to go to a pro cooking store if you have one nearby, it feels like stepping into the members only area.
Those deli containers last. I keep them til they break or get funky. But only use for storage, never heat in them.
My favorite is flexible cutting mats I like the ones from Ikea they dont warp after washing as much and are great cause you can just chop everything up and bend it to get it all in the pan easily. cheap too. But they do get tore up after awhile if your hard with the knife.
Brian, I am sure you probably already know this. For the y-peeler. If instead of just a downward motion... if you do a down-up motion; up and down in one stroke... you can double your speed. Takes a little bit to get used to but its pretty amazing speed improvement.
I've seen people do that; it looks a lot like the same motion you use when painting walls and such with a brush, just on smaller scale. If you can use it well, it really *can* boost your speed. I'm not really comfortable with it, myself... I've got some nerve damage in my dominant hand that makes it awkward to keep good control and still apply enough pressure on the up-stroke..
Hey Brian, I have all of the tools you mentioned and agree with you on all. I did get a new scale lately. Beurer Slate Kitchen Scale with Extra Weight Capacity KS34 @ Amazon. $29.87. All glass top, easy to clean. Love the videos. I watch them all. 👍