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12 Essential Tools

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

Peeler
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Peeler

Use a peeler to remove the skin from both vegetables and fruits. Select one with a comfortable grip and an eyer to removed potato eyes and other blemishes on vegetables and fruits. It's also handy for making Parmesan cheese shavings and chocolate curls.
See our how-to video on shaving chocolate.

From the All-New Complete Cooking Light Cookbook, Oxmoor House

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