12 Essential Kitchen Tools

If you’re a beginner cook, these are the 12 tools you need to get started. Or if you’ve been cooking a long time, you may want to simplify and pare down to these basics.

Essential Kitchen Tools Cutting Boards
The All New Complete Cooking Light Cookbook, Oxmoor House 2006
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Cutting Boards

Whether you use a wooden or plastic board, always wash it thoroughly to prevent food contamination. Wipe wooden boards with diluted bleach, and wash thoroughly. Sanitize plastic boards by washing them in the dishwasher.
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