getfood: Kitchen Utensils & Tools List For Home With PDF

In my previous post, I have shared the list of essential kitchen appliances needed for a home. In this post, you can find the list of Kitchen utensils required for setting up a new Indian kitchen.In this post, I have discussed the uses of utensils & kitchen tools and shared the list of all possible kitchen utensils & tools. I have segmented them under different categories namely Cookware, Storages,Serve ware, Bakeware and tools. But I have not recommended any brands. As I promised in my previous post, I have also shared a PDF of Kitchen appliances & utensils list.Please click on the link and download it, Its free. Do the changes as per your need. All the utensils I have given here are not purchased in one day. You don’t need everything at the beginning of cooking too. It could be accumulated in months, years based on your requirement & usage. I referred this & this post for making the list. I hope this list would help beginners to arrange their new kitchen. Wishing you all the very best. Happy cooking !!
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I have given affiliate links for all the utensils from Amazon with links and pictures.
Here is my routine dialogue : Friends, take this list as a guidance and buy the utensils which is of use to you. Even I don’t have many of the tools & utensils listed here Winking

. Its just the collection of all possible kitchen utensils & tools.If you feel anything important is missed here, please share it in comments section. I will update it. Thanks for visiting this page.Leave your feedback about this list. It would make me even more happy. Happy

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Click HERE to view Kitchen appliances list with brand recommendations.

USES OF UTENSILS

A kadai/Skillet is used for stir frying, sauting, cooking and boiling. You can use stainless steel or Non-stick or ceramic kadai. But an iron kadai is recommended for deep frying. So better buy a small sized or medium sized iron kadai too.Also try to buy the ones with sturdy handles and a transparent lid.
Tadka pan/ Mini kadai is used for seasoning Indian dishes.
Stock Pots, Saucepans and Stainless steel cooking pots can be used for boiling gravies, soups,stews,Cooking vegetables and greens. It would be better if its with transparent lid.
Thick bottomed milk pan or Milk cooker – I prefer stainless steel ones.
Pressure cooker – For cooking rice,steaming vegetables. To me its the heart of utensils. I can cook any number of dishes if I have two cookers in hand
Stackable stainless steel cooking pots in various sizes – Its mainly used for serving gravies,chutney & curries.
Cassorle/ Hot pack – To keep roti, idli, rice & gravies warm for hours.
Idli pot & Dosa pan for making idli & dosa
Appam pan/Paniyaram pan/ uthappam pan – For making appam, Paniyaram, Utappam
Glass bowls – If you have microwave, you can use it for reheating and cooking.
Big Stainless steel bowls or plastic bowls for making chapathi/bread dough, for rinsing vegetables.
Plates – For serving & covering the food
Ladles & spoon – For cooking & serving gravies,curries etc
Cups/Coffee cups/Water glass/Tumblers – For serving liquids
Tea pot / Flask – To keep coffee or tea
Measurement cups & spoons – Mainly needed for baking & sweets making.
Rice server and idli scooper – To serve rice & to remove idli.
Rolling pin & board - For making roti,Poori etc
Knives & scissors – To chop & cut ( Invest in good quality ones)
Peeler & grater – To peel the skin of vegetables , grater for grating cheese,vegetables
Scrapper – mainly used for coconut scrapping
Perforated frying spoon/skimmer/strainer for deep frying [Hindi: jhaara/zara]
Tongs/Idukki in Tamil – Its mainly used for removing roti & papad from hot oil.
Locking tongs – For holding hot vessels
Whisk & churner – For mixing batter without lumps, whip curd and for mixing cake batter.
Big sized Storage containers for storing groceries & Dosa batter
Medium & Small sized containers for storing pickles, spice powders etc
Spice box/Anjarai petti – For storing whole spices
Masher – For mashing boiled potato, kichadi and other dishes.
Wire mesh – It is used to puff up roti, roast papad, brinjals etc