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Kitchen utensil's. Probably the single most important thing(s) in your kitchen. How do you expect to cook without the proper utensil's? You can't. It's impossible. I've tried, and failed. There are many things that one needs when cooking in the kitchen. Some people have loads of tools that they use, or may just sit there. In my kitchen at home, we have lots of good tools...most of which we do actually use. Some things tend to sit around and collect dust, but those are usually things that you might only use on a special occasion or a holiday. Like aspic salad jello molds. Thanks Julia Child.

Anyways, theres more than one utensil I believe should be a staple in your kitchen. You don't need a thousand things--if you have almost if not all of these things, you should be good with almost anything you cook. If your starting out with a new kitchen, pick up these things for starters.


A set of wooden spoons. One with a straight edge for getting in the corners of sauce pans, and a classic wooden spoon for everything else.
A metal spatula. For burgers, pancakes, cookies, and grilled cheese!
A large slotted spoon. To scoop food out of boiling water, and for serving.
A large standard spoon. For sauces, and serving.
Large tongs. For tossing salads, turning chops, plucking vegetables from the steamer. The locking kind store more easily.
A silicone spatula. For mixing ingredients, and getting the last bits of batter from the bowl.
A mini offset spatula. It frees fritatta's, lasagna's, brownies, etc from the pan. Also a great cupcake froster.
A wire wisk. Get's air into eggs and batter, to make them light and fluffy.
A fish spatula. Thin, flexible, and perfect for fragile foods from flounder to fried eggs.
A ladle. For soups, stews, and sauces.
A potato masher. Also works great for mashed cauliflower, or breaking up canned whole tomatoes.
A "Y" shaped peeler. It has more control than the standard variety.
A palm sized vegetable scrubber. Quickly cleans up potatoes or root veggies.
A low-tech can opener. Most of these are great bottle opener's too.
Stainless steel measuring spoons. They last longer than plastic ones.
Nesting measuring cups. They conserve space.
A large microplane grater. For cheese, citrus zests, ginger, chocolate, garlic, etc.
An instant-read thermometer. Takes the guesswork out of steaks, chops, and roasts.
A natural bristle basting brush. It holds more liquid than silicone versions.
A good kitchen knife. For cutting, chopping, scooping, etc.

If you have most of these things in your kitchen, great. If not, no worries. There's obviously a ton more little gadgets to play around with. They make things for everything now! Crate & Barrel have amazing toys. To be honest, lots of stores have a kitchen section. Target has a great one! Cheap, essential things you can grab for your kitchen. When I finally have the luxury of my own kitchen, it's going to be spoiled. Spoiled with gadgets, accessories, cute things to prepare and serve with.

Obviously there's a lot more things that you will probably need to cook in your kitchen. These are the basics. Hope it helps!