Essential Cooking and Baking Supplies

When stocking a kitchen, many people put a lot of thought into buying the right pots and pans, but totally forget about bakeware until they realize they don’t have the right cake pan or muffin tin for their recipes. Here are some of the most popular cooking and baking accessories that you’ll need to get started.

Essential Home Cooking and Baking Supplies:
  • Refrigerator
  • Stove or cooking range
  • Microwave
  • Toaster or toaster oven
  • Mixer, hand or stand model
  • Coffee maker
  • Kettle
  • Cookware set
  • Roaster or roasting pan for poultry
  • Canister set
  • Kitchen tool holder
  • Spice rack or holder
  • Colander - preferably small and large
  • 2 rubber or silicone spatulas
  • 2 wooden spoons
  • Can opener
  • Wisk
  • Scissors
  • Cheese and vegetable grater
  • Plastic and/or metal serving and cooking utensils, such as large slotted and regular spoons, soup ladle, potato masher, large meat fork, and stirring paddles
  • Flipper, lifter or egg turner
  • Knife set including paring, chopping and slicing knives and one with a serrated edge for slicing bread.
  • Steak knives
  • Cutting boards
  • Vegetable cleaning brush and long bottlebrush
  • Scouring or pot cleaning pads or brushes
  • Potholders, hot pads and oven mitts
  • Assortment of dishcloths and tea towels
  • Two Cookie Sheets
  • Two Eight-Inch Cake Pans
  • Nine-Inch Pie Pan
  • 12-Cup Muffin Pan
  • Cooling rack
  • Cookie cutters