Terri Ramsey Beavers Whether you are savvy in the kitchen or not, there are a certain number of household items that everybody needs to have in their kitchen.
These are the staples that enable you to cook a handful of basic meals. Without them, any form of food preparation or post-cooking cleaning would be almost impossible.
From the knives and forks to the sponges and washing-up liquid, here are four kitchen accessories that everybody should have.
1. Dish Brush
After a delicious dinner, you might decide to leave the washing-up until later. If you don’t rinse the plate after you’ve eaten, any leftover sauce or crumbs can start to dry onto it.
These dry food spots are difficult to get off! However, if you keep a dish brush to hand, you can easily scrub off any tough pieces of caked-on food in no time.
Keep a couple to hand in your kitchen cupboard so you no longer have to spend ages scrubbing your plates with a standard soft sponge.
2. Chopping Boards
Even the most basic of meals require some sort of preparation. Often, this preparation involves cutting something, whether it’s meat, vegetables, salad, or bread.
It’s a good idea to keep several chopping boards in your kitchen in case you need to chop multiple things at once for a recipe. Many people enjoy keeping multicolored boards so they can dedicate one color to a particular food group.
This could be helpful if you often cut raw meats as part of your cooking preparation. You don’t want any of the potentially harmful bacteria on the raw meat transferring onto your other food.
Keeping separate boards for each food group can help you to prevent this transfer.
If you can, find a set of wooden chopping boards as opposed to the plastic sets, as they tend to be higher quality and there is no risk of plastic chemicals leaking into your food.
3. Kettle
It’s rare that you come across a home that doesn’t have a kettle in the kitchen.
This is a kitchen appliance that is essential for everybody. How else are you going to make your morning coffee or your evening hot chocolate?
Kettles are not just for hot drink lovers! They are also helpful in the preparation of several different dishes. For example, if you are cooking a pan of pasta, you can use the kettle to pre-boiled water and make the cooking process much quicker.
4. Blender
From healthy smoothies to milky protein shakes to be fruit-filled juices, you can make a variety of amazing drinks in a blender. Better yet, blenders aren’t just appropriate for drinks. You can also make food dishes using a blender, such as soups, sauces, and sweet treats.
Having a blender is super convenient. It enables you to make multiple portions at once so the whole family can enjoy some delicious food and drinks.
It gives your wrists and arms a rest from the endless manual stirring, and significantly quickens up your cooking!