10 MUST HAVE KITCHEN TOOLS

When it comes to your kitchen, like any work space, you need to have the proper tools to not only do the job properly but to do it well! We have gathered our top 10 must have kitchen tools that ensure your kitchen is both an easy place to work, and a fun place to be! 

1. Staub Cocotte: These dishes are perfect for slow cooking, frying and even boiling! It's ideal for searing and slow cooking roasts and whole chickens
2. Epicurean Nonslip Series Cutting Board: We love this cutting board because of the removable silicone corners that prevent slips and slides on counter tops!
3. ZWILLING Pro 7" Chinese Chef's Knife/Vegetable Cleaver: This is one of our favourite knives because it's user-friendly and is great for cutting large pieces of meat and cutting through small bones and cartilage.   
4. Peugeot Salt and Pepper Mill: These aesthetically pleasing salt and pepper mills are a must have in everyone's kitchen. Peugeot mills are renowned by chefs and gourmet cooks the world over for their consistent grind results, incredible resilience and proven reliability.
5. Cuisipro Silicone Locking Tongs: We love having these tongs in our kitchen because they handle both cooking and serving tasks with ease.
6. Microplane Classic Series Zester Grater: This zester/grater can handle grating even the hardest Parmesan Reggiano as well as other hard cheeses. It is also ideal for effortlessly zesting citrus flavours into your favourite dishes. 
7. Epicurean Garlic Press: Never fumble with using a knife to cut your garlic again! We love using a garlic press as it makes quick efficient work of pressing garlic or ginger. 
8. OXO Good Grips Silicone Flexible Turner: This thin, flexible turn glides easily beneath foods, and is perfect for keeping those fragile foods intact!
9. Cotton Wash Cloth: These fun cloths are attractive and practical for all your kitchen needs, and they won't scratch any of your surfaces. 
10. CDN Proaccurate Quick-Read Waterproof Pocket Thermometer: This thermometer is  great at ensuring your food is cooked safely. Being that it's waterproof, it's ideal for measuring the temperature of water  based items. It's always necessary to have this reliable tool in your kitchen arsenal to help make cooking easy.