I have a friend who is going to finally move out from his parents' place and he'll need to have some cooking utensils when he moves. (He'll need some cooking skills, too, so we're going to get him a couple of good cookbooks and also I'll send him to the show archive for this show so he can learn) Since he's mostly blind, (RP has advanced fairly far) and has nothing, we're going to need to know what to get him.
Here's what I have so far on the list for his friends for housewarming gifts for the kitchen: Set of measuring spoons on a ring Set of measuring cups on a ring Set of good sharp high quality knives (I'm going to spend some time teaching him good knife skills) Set of mixing bowls Two frying pans (both are normal surface so he can put them in the dishwasher) Three saucepans with lids 5 quart pot with a lid Two cookie sheets with an edge Two edgeless cookie sheets Two round cookie sheets, no lip, like a pizza pan Cutting board - plastic Kitchen timer Pitcher Several storage bowls with lids Small enclosed food processor Blender Hand mixer, electric Crock pot George Foreman Can opener Set of wooden mixing spoons Wire whisk Several spatula, serving spoons, and a pasta fork Pasta pot Colander - wire mesh Colander - plastic slotted Two Pyrex baking dishes Two metal baking dishes, square One metal baking dish, rectangular Two cake pans, normal Grater Potato/vegetable peeler Pair of oven mitts Several pot holders Spice assortment That's the basics I can think of. What am I missing for the absolute basics? If all of these things get bought and we still have folks wanting to help out, here's what I'm adding for nice extras: Flour sifter Toaster oven Nylon chef's knife Waffle iron Egg slicer Egg separator Talking meat thermometer Talking food scale Bread machine (He loves fresh bread) Set of funnels Electric can opener Bottle opener Corkscrew Second cutting board - wood Folding cutting boards Coffee maker Anything else that y'all can think of putting in a medium level stocked kitchen in an apartment with a built-in microwave? I'm sure I'm forgetting things, probably many of which are in my kitchen. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
