You don’t have to be a master chef to appreciate the cool tools and gadgets used to make a delicious meal. Although, for beginners, it can feel intimidating trying to figure out what they need to have on hand in their kitchens to make food that everyone at home will want to eat.
Cooking aficionado and owner of Zest Kitchenware Yvette Welsh says that anyone can become an excellent cook, starting with a good set of kitchen knives, decent pots and basic utensils. “You need a really good pairing knife, a good chef’s knife that’s like your workhorse,” she says. “Then, you need a carving knife. A bread knife is not absolutely necessary but it's serrated, so it does those things that are really hard to cut.”
