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SET UP YOUR KITCHEN

Before you do anything else, you’ll need to equip and stock your kitchen with supplies.

Keeping in mind your FINITE resources, we have recommended the most useful kitchen equipment and staples for you to purchase. Our recipes are built around these essentials, so you can cook a wide range of dishes with just a few pots and pans and a handful of spices.

Once you’ve equipped and stocked your kitchen as suggested here, you’ll be all set! Also check out our list of Extras that didn’t make the Essentials list but were close runner-ups.

Note: We are slowly adding our recommendations here, but our upcoming cookbook will list them all. We have grouped some items in pairs. The first item is usually the most important one to start with, if you can only buy one.

THE ESSENTIALS: (Includes cookware, kitchen gadgets, etc.) See our upcoming book for a more detailed list.

2 pieces of bakeware.
2 skillets.
2 pans.
How to make your own steamer
10 small kitchen gadgets.
How many knives do you really need?
2 cutting boards.
Why do you need two thermometers?
Mixing and measuring essentials.
2 colanders.
Why Do We Recommend a 4-Quart Saucepan?

 

THE STAPLES: (Includes spices, pantry staples, and perishables for the refrigerator/freezer.) BUY THE COOKBOOK for a more detailed list.

Finite Foodie Staples for the Baker
Talking About Sweets
20 spices.
What is white whole wheat flour anyway?
How to Stock a Gluten-Free Pantry

 

EXTRAS: (Includes those items that didn’t make it into our Essential list, but are great additions, depending on the type of cooking you do)

Salad Spinner
Why You Need an Electric Mixer
Choosing the best slow cooker

HOW TO SET UP YOUR FIRST KITCHEN (Click on photo to read more.)

KITCHEN ESSENTIALS

Our concept for the Finite Foodie® has these simple goals in mind —

1. To provide simple, clear steps for setting up your first, probably small kitchen with a minimal amount of equipment and investment.

2. To teach you cooking basics,  terminology and terms, and common conversions and equivalents.

3. To inspire you with healthful, easy recipes.

When we simmer a chicken in water (see our recipe for Slow Cooked Chicken) we end up with a pot full of rather bland chicken broth. No problem! Once we’ve removed the meat, we add the carcass back to the broth, throw in some vegetables and make a rich and complex bone broth. You can…

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    • INTRO
    • SET UP YOUR KITCHEN
    • LEARN HOW TO…
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  • RECIPES/MENUS
    • Find a Recipe
    • Understand Our Recipes
    • Find a Menu
  • Blog
  • Buy the Cookbook
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