Here are some tools I could no longer live without. They just make cooking easier and help to save on effort and time. The ones indicated are not too expensive and worth the investment.
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| 'Corn' or Scraper This is called a ''corne'' in French - but not sure about the English name. I use it to scoop up chopped ingredients and transfer them to a bowl or pan, to scrape out batter from a bowl, to clean the cutting board (when making dough), etc. Really useful! |
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| Scale I no longer use measuring cups very often. This is much easier and no clean up. Just add each ingredient directly to the pot or bowl that's on the scale and bring the scale back to 0. It is important to get one that measure grams and ounces for North American recipes. |
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| Vegetable Press This makes the best purées - and the perfect texture for mashed potatoes! A pain to clean but well worth the extra effort required. Just perfect pureed veggies every time. |
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| Japanese Mandolin You don't need to spend lots of money on a mandolin. This one was about 40 $ and works great. You can adjust the thickness and comes with attachments to julienne or cut strips. Very sharp!✄ |
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| Ridged vegetable peeler This is my all time favorite tool. Because of the ridged edges, it is really sharp and enables you to peel fruit and vegetables with really thin skin - tomatoes, peppers, kiwi, etc. |
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| Julienne Mandolin - This saves a lot of work and time when making thinly sliced veggies - I use it to make fried carrots to garnish a dish. |