What's In My Kitchen - Equipment

Do your cabinets look like this too?

Yeah, I kind of hate it. This is just one of the many stuffed cabinets in our kitchen. Lord help me if I ever need to use the tart pan on the top shelf.

This is the cabinet where I store most of my pans: muffin, cake, 13x9, 8x8, loaf, bundt, pie and springform. I want a mini loaf pan, too... but I'll wait until someday when I have a bigger kitchen.

For this post, I thought I would show you all of the equipment in my kitchen I use for baking and making desserts. Most of the stuff I store on a huge wire rack that I bought from Target a few months ago. I love Target. I go there all of the time, even when I don't need anything. The next thing I know I'm leaving the store with a bag full of coffee creamer, a dress, some flip flops, and edamame.

Here's the beautiful deep fryer, once again. She's a beauty.
Is it bad that I used it three times this past week? It's just a little toooo easy to fry things now. Random hushpuppy craving? Heyyy, just pull out the deep fryer and make some.



You've seen this before. It's my Kitchen-Aid stand mixer. It's great for yeast breads, meringue, marshmallows, and when you need large batches of cookies or cakes. It's great for everything, actually...



But you know what? I use my hand mixer more than my stand mixer. Am I the only one? It seems easier to use and clean.



I'd love to own a Vitamix someday, but, this blender isn't bad at all. I've never really had a problem with it. I guess I don't really use this for baking that much. I do make soups and smoothies in it, though.



I use a food processor whenever I want to chop up nuts or puree fruit. I've never tried making pie dough in it. Has anyone else tried that?



Ice cream maker! I've only used this once since I got it a few months ago. It's about to get used A LOT very, very soon. I would like to come up with some sorbet and non-dairy ice cream recipes.



I bought this coffee grinder with intentions of grinding my own coffee beans. But I really needed a spice grinder more than a coffee grinder. I've been grinding up spices up in it. Also nuts and coconut. Is that okay? I hope so because it works like a charm. It makes nut butter better than a food processor!



Here we have my sieves and rolling pins. Look how big that sifter is! It's for big, muscle-y women. Like myself. Mom bought me that for Christmas after I complained about my old sifter (I like the ones with the crank, not the ones that you squeeze).



Cookie sheets and cutting board. I use this one specific cutting board for baking, that way I don't mix in garlic and onion flavors in my baked goods (I use separate knives, too). My cookie sheets aren't very fancy. In fact, they're pretty gnarly. I can't seem to ever get them sparkling clean. I should probably upgrade and get some nicer ones. Question: does cooking spray mess up your pans?



Here are some different utensils I use: pastry brush, apple corer/slicer, spatula, cookie scoop, candy thermometer, microplane, biscuit cutter, Y peeler, and bench scraper. I can't tell you how much I love my cookie scoop. It's changed my life. I used to use just teaspoons to scoop my cookie dough and muffin batter. I love my microplane, too; I use it all of the time. Don't you think Y peelers are so much better than regular peelers? I do.



And finally, here we have glass mixing bowls, a whisk, a wooden spoon, measuring cups, measuring spoon, a knife, and a spatula. These are actually Eric's glass mixing bowls. Sadly, only one exists now. I broke one of them yesterday while making Swiss meringue buttercream; I used it on top of a pan of simmering water, and it cracked. It scared me.
It scared Eric that he might find some glass in his frosted cupcake.

(I'm only kidding. I know someone is going to take that seriously)



I guess that's it. Fascinating stuff, no? :)

What's in your kitchen? Is there something you own that you couldn't possibly live without?