Post by Arlene on Aug 21, 2005 18:34:19 GMT -5
General Cooking Supplies
Set of good cook ware, as much quality as you can afford. These will last a life time if you buy a high quality brand.
You will need these sizes of pans for your kitchen:
2,4,8,10 quarts. Other sizes are nice to have but these are essential.
__Skillets: 7, and 10 inch
__Roasting Pan with lid
__Glass baking dishes: 9x13, 8x8, and 2 round.
It is helpful to have a large 11x14 glass baking dish.
__Mixing Bowls: 2 large - 8-10 quarts, 2 medium - 2-4 qts. and 2 small - 1-2 qts. these can be stainless or glass.
__Colander
__Knives - Paring,large vegetable,butcher, bread, and a sharpener.
__Pot Holders and Trivets - 8-10
__Dish Towels - Depending on use, I recommend having enough for 4 each day, and enough to be able to skip a day's wshing if necessary.
__Cookie sheets - 2
__Muffin Tins - 2 - 12 muffin pans
__Metal bread pans - 4-6 or depends on how much bread you bake at a time.
__Pie Pans - 4
__Cake Pans - 4 if used only for cakes, 6 if used for roll pans, too.
__Pizza Pans - 2-16"
__Spatula - 1 medium size, plastic. It is helpful to have 1 large size and 1 jar size but not essential. Also one regular sized metal turning spatula and one plastic turning spatula.
__Mixing Spoons - 1 Large slotted, 1 large regular, 1 medium slotted, 1 medium regular, set of various sized wooden spoons.
__Can opener
__Potato Masher
__Measuring Spoons- 2 sets are recommended. One for placing in foods that are used often.
__Measuring Cups - 2 sets are recommended. One set for placing in foods that are used often.
__1 Rolling pin, sock and counter cover
__Ladle - One for gravy one large one for soups
__1 tea pot for heating water
__1 coffee pot
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Eating Ware and Serving Ware
__Dishes - Service for 12 is preferable to a few setting for the sake of company, but a setting for each person in your family is adequate.
__Glasses - service for 12
__silverware - service for 12 plus serving ustensils including: __Meat Fork
__Serving spoons - 4-8
__Slotted Spoons - 4-6
__Coffee cups and saucers if desired - service for 12
__Serving dishes - 2 large, 4 medium, 2 small and 4 very small.
__Serving Platters - 1 very large, 2 medium and 1 small
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Canning Supplies
__Pressure canner - will hold 7 - 1 qt jars
__Water Bath Canner - also holds 7 - 1 qt jars
__1 large mouth funnel
__Tongs to life jars
__1 pair small tongs
__1 Food Mill
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Cleaning Supplies
__Your choice of cleansers
__Cleaning cloths - 10-12
__1 large plastic bucket, 2-3 gallons.
__Mop
__2 Brooms, one for outside and one for inside.
__Dust Pan
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The item in the list above are considered to be essential to a homekeeper's kitchen. All other items for the kitchen are considered to be optional, such as crock-pots, juicers, toasters, woks, wire wisks, etc.
Set of good cook ware, as much quality as you can afford. These will last a life time if you buy a high quality brand.
You will need these sizes of pans for your kitchen:
2,4,8,10 quarts. Other sizes are nice to have but these are essential.
__Skillets: 7, and 10 inch
__Roasting Pan with lid
__Glass baking dishes: 9x13, 8x8, and 2 round.
It is helpful to have a large 11x14 glass baking dish.
__Mixing Bowls: 2 large - 8-10 quarts, 2 medium - 2-4 qts. and 2 small - 1-2 qts. these can be stainless or glass.
__Colander
__Knives - Paring,large vegetable,butcher, bread, and a sharpener.
__Pot Holders and Trivets - 8-10
__Dish Towels - Depending on use, I recommend having enough for 4 each day, and enough to be able to skip a day's wshing if necessary.
__Cookie sheets - 2
__Muffin Tins - 2 - 12 muffin pans
__Metal bread pans - 4-6 or depends on how much bread you bake at a time.
__Pie Pans - 4
__Cake Pans - 4 if used only for cakes, 6 if used for roll pans, too.
__Pizza Pans - 2-16"
__Spatula - 1 medium size, plastic. It is helpful to have 1 large size and 1 jar size but not essential. Also one regular sized metal turning spatula and one plastic turning spatula.
__Mixing Spoons - 1 Large slotted, 1 large regular, 1 medium slotted, 1 medium regular, set of various sized wooden spoons.
__Can opener
__Potato Masher
__Measuring Spoons- 2 sets are recommended. One for placing in foods that are used often.
__Measuring Cups - 2 sets are recommended. One set for placing in foods that are used often.
__1 Rolling pin, sock and counter cover
__Ladle - One for gravy one large one for soups
__1 tea pot for heating water
__1 coffee pot
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Eating Ware and Serving Ware
__Dishes - Service for 12 is preferable to a few setting for the sake of company, but a setting for each person in your family is adequate.
__Glasses - service for 12
__silverware - service for 12 plus serving ustensils including: __Meat Fork
__Serving spoons - 4-8
__Slotted Spoons - 4-6
__Coffee cups and saucers if desired - service for 12
__Serving dishes - 2 large, 4 medium, 2 small and 4 very small.
__Serving Platters - 1 very large, 2 medium and 1 small
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Canning Supplies
__Pressure canner - will hold 7 - 1 qt jars
__Water Bath Canner - also holds 7 - 1 qt jars
__1 large mouth funnel
__Tongs to life jars
__1 pair small tongs
__1 Food Mill
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cleaning Supplies
__Your choice of cleansers
__Cleaning cloths - 10-12
__1 large plastic bucket, 2-3 gallons.
__Mop
__2 Brooms, one for outside and one for inside.
__Dust Pan
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The item in the list above are considered to be essential to a homekeeper's kitchen. All other items for the kitchen are considered to be optional, such as crock-pots, juicers, toasters, woks, wire wisks, etc.
