Basic Pantry List for a Starter Kitchen
What is a basic pantry list? Well, it's just items that get you started cooking in your new kitchen. Spices you'll need for recipes. The most common items used in making things from scratch.
I figured since I'm putting all my recipes on this Easy Cooking website, I might as well tell you what is in my cupboard, or baking stuff I can't function without, and believe me this is a really basic list.
Sometimes I feel like "Old Mother Hubbard." But, maybe you are moving into a new house and want to start everything from new.
I hope this list helps you out. It's a start anyway. Happy Cooking in your new kitchen!
Basic Items Needed for Cooking Recipes
Spices in Cupboard
Allspice
Basil
Chili powder
Cinnamon
Celery seed
Cloves
Garlic Powder
Ginger
Onion Powder
Oregano
Nutmeg
Italian Seasoning
Paprika
Parsley Flakes
Sage
Other Baking Items
Baking Powder
Baking Soda
Salt/Pepper
Crisco
Cocoa
Corn Syrup
Flour
Powdered Sugar
Molasses
Soy Sauce
Sugar
Oil
Vanilla
Vinegar
Worchester Sauce
Stuff In the Fridge
Parmesean Cheese
Butter
Relish/pickles
Catsup
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Eggs
Milk
What the Starter Kitchen Needs
Saucepans
vegetable peeler
1-quart with lid
2-quart with lid
3-quart with lid
2 or 3-quart double-boiler with lid
Skillets
7 inch with lid
10 inch with lid
Kettles
6-quart Dutch oven or heavy kettle with lid.
Baking-Roasting Pans
12 to 15" open roasting pan
13x9x2 loaf pan
9x5x3 bread pan
two 8 o 9 inch sq. cake pans
two 8 or 9 inch layer cake pans
9 or 10 inch tube pan
2 cookie sheets
Casseroles, Bowls
nest of mixing bowls
2 or 3 quart casserole with lid
Measures
measuring spoons
1-cup, 2-cup and 4-cup liquid measures
graduated dry measures
Thermometers
meat
candy
Other Handy Kitchen Tools
Other Kitchen Tools
vegetable peeler
medium all purpose knife
large slicing knife
large carving knife and fork
large chopping knife
four sided grater
food grinder
kitchen shears
knife sharpener
large cutting board
Cooking Tools
2 wooden spoons
2 rubber spatulas
large slotted spoon
ladle
long handled cooking fork
large and small strainers
flour sifter
funnel
rolling pin
pastry blender
pastry brush
pastry cloth and stockinette
cookie rack
2 cake racks
pancake turner
narrow spatula
potato masher
Other Essentials
egg beater
fruit juicer
can and bottle opener
corkscrew
Household Tips
-To remove burned food from oven, place small cloth saturated with ammonia in oven over night, and food can be easily wiped up.
You can also put a small dish of that lemon ammonia, and let sit overnight. Wipe clean in the morning.
-Try waxing your ashtrays. Ashes won't cling, odors won't linger and then can be wiped clean with a paper towel or disposable tissue. This saves daily washing.
My mom used to clean ashtrays by pouring vinegar in it, and letting it set for 15 minutes or so. Works great!
-Wax the feet of your chairs and they will not mar the waxed floor when moved about.
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