It’s so easy to be sucked in to thinking you a need a special thing for everything. I remember the first time I realised I didn’t need a juicer when I saw someone in a movie squeezing a lemon with their hands!
I don’t have a minimal kitchen but I’m working on it. This is what I think is the bare minimum. It allows for baking and inviting four people over for dinner. Many items are multipurpose. There’s no coffee maker or rice cooker because I don’t use them.
- large stainless steel soup pot
- small stainless steel saucepan – this is more for energy efficiency
- kettle
- stainless steel frying pan
- wooden spoon, large serving spoon, sharp knife, flipper
- hand beater – I have a highly geared old fashioned hand beater
- a bamix
- set of six dinner plates and bowls
- set of six mugs, tumblers and wine glasses – I know miss minimalist only has tumblers but I really like to have wine in a wine glass!
- set of six knives, forks, spoons and teaspoons
- tin opener, bottle opener (although these days wine mostly comes with a screw top)
- grater
- chopping board
- a colander with fine mesh so it can double as a sifter
- loaf tin, muffin tin, baking tray
- pyrex mixing bowl/salad bowl
- pyrex square dish – for lasagne, puddings, and pies
- small Pyrex casserole pot with a lid that doubles as a bowl. Not only can these go in the oven, refrigerater and freezer but can also be used as a double boiler inside a saucepan
- measuring spoons and measuring cup
