The Essential Kitchen

To my lists of kitchen essentials and useful information

The lists started out straight from my own cabinets which I think has most of the things any fairly well equipped home kitchen should have. I am not crazy about collecting so most of this is a list of only what you need - not too many frills outside of my Kitchen-Aid.

•Herbs & Spices (Over 90 herbs and spices, illustrated)

•Herbs & Spices Mixed Spices New info and more coming also illustrated.

•Food Resources &
Kitchen Equipment Suppliers (My favorite and not so favorite suppliers)

•Glossary (Under Construction)

•North Atlantic Seafood (Under Construction)

•Useful Techniques (right now - short pastry for pies and tarts & clarifying butter & more)

•Weights & Measures (New including Imperial)

•Liquid Measurments (New including Imperial)

•Temperature Conversion Charts

•Roasting Meats - Temperature Recommendation Chart (under Construction)

•Barmen's Conversion Chart

•Baking Equipment (All the baking pans you will need and how to care for them).

•Pots & Pans 1 (What to choose from and consider when buying pots and pans).

•Pots & Pans 2 (My kitchens pots and pans what you can get away with).

•Kitchen Machines (Under Construction)

•Kitchen Scales / Våg (Some things to think about when buying a scale).

•The Basic Kitchen (A complete list of what you need for a minimally equipped kitchen).

•The Decently Equipped Kitchen (A list for the very well equipped kitchen).

•The Dream Kitchen (A list of everything I dream of in my imaginary kitchen).

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Mail to Bill at bill.rubino@gmail.com