Next to travel my other favorite thing is my kitchen. Here are some of the items that I use a lot and you should too!
- When my Gent and I took our cooking class in Tuscany, they set us up with a lovely cooking station. Before us was a carrot, celery, onion, and a crazy looking curved knife. I had no idea how to use this knife but once you get the rhythm, it works like a charm. Bonus, no emergency room visits caused by this knife!
- Olive oil is delicious and so good for you. I’ve always cooked with olive oil and used it to sauté food, but in Italy, I learned to appreciate good olive oil as a finishing oil to add to your dish right before serving. This company makes both and the squirt bottle is so handy. Time to up your game!
- Here’s another pro chef tip, Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, made by a company in the UK since 1882. I never thought that I would describe salt as stunning, but this salt is just that, stunning. It is a little crunchy and you will use it to just as easily finish a steak or to top off a chocolate chip cookie. Trust me on this one!!
- Pampered Chef, we all had that friend who guilted us into going to their party that they didn’t even want to have in the first place. I hate kitchen gadgets and the more pieces to them the more I dislike them, but the Food Chopper by Pampered Chef is a winner. If you use this tool for nothing other than chopping onions so finely for your potato salad that no one can tell there are onions in there and for chopping 5 cloves of garlic at once for your sauce then you are getting your money’s worth!
- Pastry scraper, more than just for scraping pastry! Use this tool to transfer chopped veggies (have you ever tried to move chopped tomatoes??!!) on your cutting board to your pan or bowl in one fell swoop. Also, use this as an actual pastry scraper when you are making your homemade pasta from my recipe!
What kitchen items are you obsessed with using? I still have a little bit of room in my utensil drawer for something new!
Thanks for doing all the research and making recommendations! I definitely need to up my travel and cooking game!
I want some kitchen recommendations from you!
Ordering my salt today.
YESSSSSS! Can’t wait to hear what you think 🙂