favorite kitchen implement

[epower53]

Heating: often can't light with a match even it you have fuel flow.

And that's why I keep paying the chimney sweeps to clean out the creosote every 2 years - my fireplace has made the family room into a cold-weather refuge on more than one occasion.

 

[SirDice]

Spud masher.

Great for making stamppot

 

[SirDice]

Is "hot air" similar to what us US folk call convection oven/air fryer?

Convection oven, air fryer is somewhat similar but has a lot more moving air.

Microwave works for heating up but not cooking anything (my opinion). Cooking a beef stew at 300F/150C for 3 hours has a flavour you can't get from a microwave.

Absolutely agree. I really only use the microwave function to heat up those ready-made meals.

 

[mer]

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Spud masher. Very satisfying. Also works well with stewed apple.

Yes. Absolutely.

You can make them very smooth or leave "rustic/homestyle/a little chunky".

 

[gpw928]

A garlic press that's easy to clean, a potato ricer, and thermometers...

 

[gpw928]

Not to forget how to keep the knives sharp. [The implement on the extreme right is only for cheap knives; it removes lots of metal.]

 

[astyle]

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Spud masher. Very satisfying. Also works well with stewed apple.

I did a double-take here, and went into my own kitchen to check for MI6 bugs - I have a very similar masher, and use it for potatoes and sauerkraut. But my favorite kitchen tool is a coffee grinder + moka pot:

 

[Crivens]

Not to forget how to keep the knives sharp. [The implement on the extreme right is only for cheap knives; it removes lots of metal.]

Oil stones of different grind and sharpening oil. Finish with chalk and leather.

 

[froggit9000]

Juicer

 

[blackbird9]

I did a double-take here, and went into my own kitchen to check for MI6 bugs - I have a very similar masher, and use it for potatoes and sauerkraut. But my favorite kitchen tool is a coffee grinder + moka pot:
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There must be CIA involvement because I have had the exact same coffee grinder with the wooden draw at the bottom (mine was light coloured, not dark like yours) and the same italian aluminium espresso maker. I'm going to check for hidden cameras.

If you've got one of these portugese ceramic onion storage jars as well I will definitely start to wonder if the cosmic microwave background is going to start flickering in morse code!

 

[bgavin]

Microwave gets the most use, by far.
Followed by our Melitta pour over coffee maker.

 

[blackbird9]

Ah, yeah. I bulk-buy my melitta filter papers now. I like these 'intense' ones. I get through around 5-6 cups a day, probably too many . Yes, this thing gets used a lot.

 

[blackbird9]

OK, last one. Organic cacao, cold-pressed, undutched. Not ceremonial grade, that's too expensive, but this stuff is still very nice. After drinking this, I can't touch anything from the supermarket. The price of this has gone up a lot this year, like 300%

 

[lepharaon33]

Great for making stamppot

Tell us about your favorite recipe and the best way to cook it

 

[fjdlr]

Extra virgin olive oil, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, farm eggs, whole grain oats, blender, and many more
And Colombian coffee, and rarely Wild Kopi Luwak (the price is atrocious)

 

[fernandel]

OK, last one. Organic cacao, cold-pressed, undutched. Not ceremonial grade, that's too expensive, but this stuff is still very nice. After drinking this, I can't touch anything from the supermarket. The price of this has gone up a lot this year, like 300%
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It is happy with rum too

 

[blackbird9]

Actually I've never thought to try that... hmm, I might try making a cup of cocoa some time and add a drop of brandy to it

 

[astyle]

I like Kona Coffee, but the stuff is like $60 USD per kilogram, easy, or even more ($70 USD / lb) if you want the real stuff:

100% Kona Peaberry Coffee 16oz

Coffee connoisseurs love our 100% Kona Peaberry, the ultimate gourmet Kona Coffee. Peaberries are the rarest of beans. Peaberry are round-shaped coffee beans.

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[rsronin]

Cleaver knife, mortar

 

[bakul]

Fav Kitchen impl: an old fashioned apple peeler slicer corer!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxPXFIgQ4_s


Though this star apple parer (patented in 1871) seems even niftier!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwrtUv1dfCQ

 

[Phishfry]

And that's why I keep paying the chimney sweeps to clean out the creosote every 2 years

I thought you could burn a couple of special logs to burn it off? I know to stay off pine wood and anything with high sap.

Living in a middle climate I don't need a fireplace but I have a Franklin Stove on my wishlist. Emergency cooking and heating in one pop.
I was thinking the other day about a hot water pigtail/corkscrew for my proposed Franklin Stove installation stovepipe. Why send all that energy to waste?

 

[drhowarddrfine]

bakul I have that apple peeler, too. It's kinda cool and fun to use though I usually do it with a knife and potato peeler now.

 

[Starcat]

A bowl-lift, stand mixer.

Dough = pizza, pizza =

The last one I made was a hand tossed BBQ chicken pizza. 6 minute bake@550F. Smoked chicken, red onion, cilantro, smoked gouda, mozz, and bbq sauce.

 

[bakul]

bakul I have that apple peeler, too. It's kinda cool and fun to use though I usually do it with a knife and potato peeler now.

Ditto. Cleanup takes too long so worth it only if you are slicing a bunch of apples. But still my favorite!

 

[drhowarddrfine]

Starcat Now that's a recipe I'd love to have. Including the dough.

I have lots of kitchen equipment and used to cook all the time but my wife and I needed to take some weight off so we've been on a keto diet. Plus I've taken on some work that doesn't give me time to cook.

I'm a big believer in all you need is a sharp knife but I've picked up a few things along the way including a stone mortar & pestle, the usual kitchen aid mixer and various hand tools for mashing, mixing and cutting.

Long ago, my wife gifted me with a complete set of high end copper pans which I love to death but am terrible at keeping them properly cleaned. It's a job unto itself and I'm not up to it.

I'm a bread baker, too. I tried to find a pic of some of my bread but can't find it now.