That one kitchen 'thing' you can't live without?

[C70R]

All being well, I'm hoping to upsize to a bigger kitchen with a separate pantry later this year. Coming from a fairly modest flat kitchen, this means I can fill the space with all manner of gadgets and tat. Fantastic.

On the list already are a freestanding wine fridge, a 12-in-1 pressure cooker thing, a proper Japanese rice cooker, a deep-fryer, a stand mixer, a griddle plate etc.

But I'm still looking for inspiration. What's the one thing, big or small (gadget, implement or appliance) that you just can't imagine not having in your kitchen?

[moorx]

You've already mentioned stand mixer.

I would add soup maker to that list. Mine was from Aldi (online).

[C70R]

moorx said:

You've already mentioned stand mixer.

I would add soup maker to that list. Mine was from Aldi (online).

Is this just a heated blender? If so, I've got a lovely glass-jug upright blender already.

Presume you just chuck all the ingredients in, push a button and it does the rest?

[Wacky Racer]

Tin opener

[NDA]

3 decent knives and a top quality frying pan. I cheated on the 'one thing' there.

[C70R]

NDA said:

3 decent knives and a top quality frying pan. I cheated on the 'one thing' there.

We cook a lot, so have most of the basics taken care of. I'm more interested in the sort of thing you might only use a couple of times a year, but would be indispensable on those occasions.

Sorry for any confusion.

[Bill]

A hand blender. Far more useful than the magimix imo.

[C70R]

Bill said:

A hand blender. Far more useful than the magimix imo.

100% agreed. I have a Braun hand blender with a few attachments (bigfoot soup blender, minichopper, whisk), and it gets used weekly.

[rallye101]

Our ninja foodi Air fryer, used every day

[21TonyK]

Pasta machine and sous vide only come out 3-4 times a year but an everyday essential is digital scales, either seperate ones with 1g and .1g increments or a combined set.

[Biggus thingus]

Toasted sandwich maker

[Riley Blue]

Slow cooker; used for everything from venison casserole to rice pudding.

[C70R]

21TonyK said:

Pasta machine and sous vide only come out 3-4 times a year but an everyday essential is digital scales, either seperate ones with 1g and .1g increments or a combined set.

I'd quite like to get a pasta attachment for a stand mixer. On the list!

[Shaw Tarse]

rallye101 said:

Our ninja foodi Air fryer, used every day

One of these ^^^ ( get a multi version 15 in 1?) & it'll sous vide bake bread etc

[Gluggy]

Shaw Tarse said:

rallye101 said:

Our ninja foodi Air fryer, used every day

One of these ^^^ ( get a multi version 15 in 1?) & it'll sous vide bake bread etc

+1, our Ninja Dual Zone air fryer is great for just two of us, saves heating up an oven for a few chips and gets used for everything from scampi to part-baked bread.

[BoRED S2upid]

Kettle.

[911sse]

A quality bean to cup coffee machine

[juice]

Our Stainless steel 2 basket steamer. Had it for 20+ years now

[Jenny Tailor]

A Thermomix.

It does....
Fermentation, Multi level steam cooker, Emulsifier, Slow cooker, Stir, Mix, Blend, Chop, Grind, Knead, Weigh, Saute, Brown, Caramelise, Whip, Whisk, Sous Vide, rice cooker, a kettle, oh - and a Veggie Peeler ... and probably a dozen more things.

It comes with a library of thousands of online recipes (£40 per year. cookidoo.co.uk ) for idiot proof step by step cooking to make perfect recipies every time.

You don't even need the first idea about cooking. Just do what it tells you to do. Perfect results every time.
If you have never seen one in action - it's worth a google.

If you are going to have just 1 kitchen gadget - this is the one to get.
Use it almost every day.

I also have a Thermomix Friend.

Can you tell I'm a fan?

Edited by Jenny Tailor on Saturday 23 April 17:53

[Meeten-5dulx]

Boiling water tap.

Ridiculously expensive for what it does but darn it’s good!