If you’ve ever attempted to purchase cookware

for a new kitchen…

…or simply tried to improve

the quality of tools in

your current kitchen…

…you’ve probably found that stocking up on high quality

kitchen essentials is way harder

than it should be.

So how do you decide which cookware is quality, need-to-

have and which is junk, maybe-nice-to-have?

Presenting…

The BEST Minimalist Kitchen Essentials: Cookware,

Utensils, Equipment, Tools, Appliances & More.

1. Preparation Tools & Essentials

Chef’s Knife

For a minimalist, efficient kitchen

you only need one high-quality knife.

Chef’s Knife

Our recommended, premium and budget chef’s knives can be found

here:

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Cutting Board

Choose an inexpensive, durable, and odor-resistant cutting board that

will last a long time.

Our recommended and premium cutting boards can be found here:

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Cutting Board

Can Opener

Can openers often only do one thing. This can opener is a multi-tool that does five. Perfect

for a minimalist kitchen.

Our recommended can opener can be found here:

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Can Opener

Measuring Cups

For precisely measuring liquid or

solid ingredients, this stackable and pourable set will last a lifetime.

Our recommended measuring cups can be found here:

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Measuring Cups

Measuring Spoons

For precisely measuring small quantities

of liquid or solid ingredients, this magnetic,

stackable, and double-

sided set is a clear winner.

Our recommended measuring spoons can be found here:

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Measuring Spoons

Mixing Bowls

For mixing together salad dressings, spice rubs,

marinades, sauces, or even for storing leftovers, a set of

high-quality mixing bowls

is a must.

Our recommended mixing bowls can be found here:

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Mixing Bowls

Colander

For draining pasta or washing vegetables and salad

greens, a well-designed colander

is an essential piece for your minimalist kitchen.

Our recommended colander can be found here:

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Colander

Vegetable Peeler

A vegetable peeler isn’t a multi-tasking kitchen tool, but this peeler is still an essential because of its ergonomic

and high-quality design.

Our recommended vegetable peeler can be found here:

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Vegetable Peeler

Potato Masher

Most potato mashers are bulky and tough to fit in a drawer.

Our recommended option is a “flip” masher that stores easily and is made

of high-quality stainless steel.

Our recommended potato masher can be found here:

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Potato Masher

Whisk

A whisk is one of the most used items in your

kitchen.

Our recommended whisk is ergonomically designed, dishwasher safe, and high-quality.

Our recommended whisk can be found here:

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Whisk

Salad SpinnerThe best kitchen

tool to ensure crisp salad greens, this salad spinner is a

joy to use and can even be used for storage and

serving.

Our recommended salad spinner can be found here:

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#salad-spinner/

Salad Spinner

GraterThis 7-in-1 grater

can grate citrus, fine, coarse, ultra-coarse,

parmesan, shave, slice, and even has a ginger grater. It’s a heck of a

well-built multi-tool!

Our recommended grater can be found here:

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Grater

Shears

These extremely sharp, heavy-duty

and comfortable shears are perfect

for cutting up meats & vegetables,

stripping herbs, and even cutting the stems off of

flowers!

Our recommended shears can be found here:

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#shears/

Shears

Citrus Juicer

Juicing citrus fruits is always a mess. This citrus juicer

gets rid of the mess and includes

measurements so you know precisely

how much juice you’ve squeezed.

Our recommended citrus juicer can be found here:

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#citrus-juicer/

Citrus Juicer

Garlic Press

A garlic press isn’t an essential item, but if you don’t like chopping your

own garlic this

highly-rated garlic press is a great

buy.

Our recommended garlic press can be found here:

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#garlic-press/

Garlic Press

Paring Knife

Though all you need is a high-quality chef’s knife, this short-blade paring knife comes in

handy for small, detailed jobs.

Our recommended, premium, and budget paring knives can be found

here:

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#paring-knife/

Paring Knife

Honing Steel

A honing steel is a must for re-aligning the blade of your

chef’s knife.

Our recommended honing steel can be found here:

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Honing Steel

Knife Sharpener

For regular sharpening of your chef’s knife, a simple 2-stage sharpener is a must.

Our recommended, premium and budget knife sharpeners can be found

here:

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Knife Sharpener

2. Cookware & Bakeware

Stainless Steel Skillet

The stainless steel skillet will be the workhorse of your kitchen.

Buy once, use for a lifetime.

Our recommended and premium stainless steel skillets can be found

here:

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Stainless Steel Skillet

Sauté Pan

With a wide flat bottom and high sides, a sauté pan is suited especially well for

sauces, searing & braising meat.

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Sauté Pan

Our recommended and premium sauté pans can be found here:

Small Saucepan

For small portion cooking of soups, stews, pastas, or sauces, a lightweight

saucepan is necessary.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#small-saucepan/

Our recommended and premium small saucepans can be found here:

Small Saucepan

Medium Saucepan

For medium portion cooking of soups, stews, pastas, or sauces, a high-quality

saucepan is necessary.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#medium-saucepan/

Our recommended and premium medium saucepans can be found here:

Medium Saucepan

Large Pot

For large portion cooking of soups,

stews, pastas, or sauces, a heavy-duty pot is necessary.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#large-pot/

Our recommended and premium large pots can be found here:

Large Pot

Cast Iron Skillet

Cast iron cookware have been used for over 2,000 years. They have great heat retention

properties and will complement your stainless steel skillet nicely.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#cast-iron-skillet/

Our recommended cast iron skillet can be found here:

Cast Iron Skillet

Grill PanGrill pans are great for summer dishes that you would

ordinarily barbecue. With a high-quality cast iron grill pan, however, you can get those nice grill marks on your food

without leaving the kitchen!

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#grill-pan/

Our recommended grill pan can be found here:

Grill Pan

Baking Sheet PanUsed for roasting and baking food

in the oven, a high-quality

baking sheet pan is an essential

item for a minimalist

kitchen.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#baking-sheet-pan/

Our recommended baking sheet pan can be found here:

Baking Sheet Pan

Casserole Dish

For those lazy times you want to

throw a one-dish meal into the oven, a fine white

porcelain casserole dish is a must.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#casserole-dish/

Our recommended casserole dish can be found here:

Casserole Dish

Broiler PanFor use under the

high-heat broiler in the oven, this

sturdy broiler pan won’t warp and

contains grooves and a draining pan to keep your oven

clean.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#broiler-pan/

Our recommended broiler pan can be found here:

Broiler Pan

StockpotThis very large pot (12-quarts) is ideal

for homemade broth or large portions of soup. It isn’t an essential item for a minimalist

kitchen, but if you are the “broth-making” type, this is a great buy.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#stockpot/

Our recommended stockpot can be found here:

Stockpot

3. Cooking Tools & Kitchen Utensils

Spatula

A spatula is an essential cooking tool used for mixing, spreading, and turning. Our

recommended spatula is heat resistant up to 600 degrees fahrenheit and won’t melt if you

leave it against a hot pan!

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#spatula/

Our recommended spatula can be found here:

Spatula

Stirring SpoonThese stirring spoons are extremely high-

quality. Durable, heat resistant, dishwasher safe, and they won’t scratch cookware or pans.

Highly recommended!

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#stirring-spoon/

Our recommended stirring spoon can be found here:

Stirring Spoon

TongsFor easily flipping

meats and vegetables, a good pair of tongs is a must. This pair

won’t scratch your cookware, won’t melt, and can be

operated with only one hand!

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#tongs/

Our recommended tongs can be found here:

Tongs

Ladle

A ladle is used for serving liquid dishes like soups, stews, or sauces. This ladle is

strongly built and won’t melt if you leave it against a hot pan. It’s a great buy.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#ladle/

Our recommended ladle can be found here:

Ladle

Oven Mitts

No more wrapping your hands in a towel when removing dishes from the oven. These oven mitts are dishwasher safe and

will protect your hands for a lifetime.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#oven-mitts/

Our recommended oven mitts can be found here:

Oven Mitts

TrivetA trivet is a heat

resistant pad that you place hot dishes on. Do away with dirty

cloth trivets, and use these beautiful

bamboo trivets that will last a

lifetime.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#trivet/

Our recommended trivet can be found here:

Trivet

Splatter Guard

Cooking can be messy. With this fine mesh splatter guard you’ll no longer have to clean up splattering

grease and oil from your pans. It will fit most pans, is simple to clean, and even has feet so you can set it down after use and keep your countertops clean.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#splatter-guard/

Our recommended splatter guard can be found here:

Splatter Guard

Thermometer

A quality meat thermometer is a must if you often cook meats and

want to stop guessing when they’re done. This top-selling and ultra-fast thermometer is a

great buy!

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#thermometer/

Our recommended thermometer can be found here:

Thermometer

4. Appliances

Immersion Blender

An immersion blender is used to blend or purée food in the

container it’s being prepared in. This is a super useful item for blending soups and sauces quickly and

without any mess.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#immersion-blender/

Our recommended and premium immersion blenders can be found

here:

Immersion Blender

Kitchen Scale

For precisely measuring raw food, a

small & lightweight scale is needed. This small scale measures in US

and Metric units and is highly incremental so you know exactly how much food you have.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#kitchen-scale/

Our recommended kitchen scale can be found here:

Kitchen Scale

Blender

If you’re a fan of smoothies, sauces, dips,

or soups, you’ll likely want a powerful blender instead of

having to use (and clean) a food processor.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#blender/

Our recommended, premium and budget blenders can be found here:

Blender

5. Other Kitchen Essentials

Storage ContainersHigh-quality food storage containers are essential

for bringing lunch to work and storing ingredients (or cooked meals) in the refrigerator so

they stay fresh for days.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#food-container/

Our recommended and premium food storage containers can be found

here:

Storage Containers

Aluminum Foil

Aluminum foil is useful for cooking, cleaning, protecting, scrubbing, lifting, steaming, and

storing. Because it’s so useful, we recommend stocking up on inexpensive foil.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#aluminum-foil/

Our recommended aluminum foil can be found here:

Aluminum Foil

Parchment Paper

Parchment paper is used in cooking as a disposable non-stick surface that greatly helps to avoid

messes in the kitchen. Simply line your casserole dish or baking sheet pan with parchment paper and

you’ll be able to clean up in a flash!

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#parchment-paper/

Our recommended parchment paper can be found here:

Parchment Paper

TowelsAfter much searching and testing, we found

these 100% cotton “flour sack” towels

to be the best. Drying dishes, wiping up

spills, dusting, and regular kitchen

cleaning are a breeze with these towels!

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#towels/

Our recommended towels can be found here:

Towels

Sponges

These “dobie” all-purpose pads have just enough scouring ability that you don’t need a

dedicated scouring pad, but work just as well as a delicate sponge does. High-quality across the board.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#sponge/

Our recommended sponges can be found here:

Sponges

Heavy Sponges

If our recommended all-purpose sponges aren’t enough for a heavy job, these heavy-duty

scrub sponges will be able to scour any tough job you have to do.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#sponge-heavy/

Our recommended heavy sponges can be found here:

Heavy Sponges

Dish RackEven if you have a dishwasher you’ll still need to

hand wash some items or to give cookware a quick rinse. This dish rack is a high-quality bargain that

you’ll use every day.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#dish-rack/

Our recommended and premium dish racks can be found here:

Dish Rack

Ice Cube Tray

If you think all ice cube trays are the same, you’re in for

a treat. These trays will release entire cubes with a single, simple

twist. They’re easy and a joy to use.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#ice-cube/

Our recommended and premium ice cube trays can be found here:

Ice Cube Tray

Trash Bags

Because everyone needs trash bags, you might as well choose the best. We’ve got small and large trash bag picks, both

from Glad.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#trash-bag-small/

Our recommended trash bags can be found here:

Trash Bags

Trash Bins

Because everyone also needs trash bins,

you might as well choose the best.

We’ve got small and large trash bin picks,

both beautifully designed by

simplehuman.

mealime.com/kitchen-essentials-list/#trash-bin-small/

Our recommended trash bins can be found here:

Trash Bins

And that’s it!

You can now purchase essential high-quality, multi-purpose

cookware for your minimalist kitchen.

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