Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 17:16     Subject: Re:Baking and cooking game changers
Anonymous wrote:Silpat baking mat
Stand mixer
Good wooden spoons


Any recs on wooden spoons?
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 17:15     Subject: Baking and cooking game changers
Anonymous wrote:Immersion/stick blenders.



This!
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 17:06     Subject: Baking and cooking game changers
Most have aleady been said, but my preferences:

Silicone cupcake liners
Silicone baking mats
Immersion blender
Good knives, and probably more important, a good knife sharpener that I know how to use
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 13:40     Subject: Baking and cooking game changers
A milk frother for coffee (anything from the $10 hand held battery-operated) Aerowhisk type as a stocking stuffer to a more expensive Nespresso item that plugs into the wall)
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 11:36     Subject: Re:Baking and cooking game changers
Parchment pre-cut into sheets
Oxo powdered sugar duster
The Oxo loaf pan
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 11:25     Subject: Re:Baking and cooking game changers
Silpat baking mat
Stand mixer
Good wooden spoons
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 11:23     Subject: Re:Baking and cooking game changers
Food scale!
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 11:20     Subject: Baking and cooking game changers
Metal fish spatula. This is probably my most frequently used utensil.

The parchment paper cake pan liners that are cut in the exact shape/size for cake pan

Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 11:19     Subject: Baking and cooking game changers
Potato ricer. I don't know why anyone would try to make mashed potatoes any other way. No mixer, masher, or fork will come close to the ease and efficiency of a ricer.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 11:18     Subject: Baking and cooking game changers
Those oblong measuring spoons that can fit inside a spice jar
Bowl scraper
Bench scraper
GIR spatulas
A good fine-mesh sieve
Scale - I only measure ingredients by weight for baking
Chef n Force lemon squeezer
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 10:51     Subject: Baking and cooking game changers
Little prep bowls. They help so much with mise-en-place.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 10:48     Subject: Baking and cooking game changers
Not the exact set I have (because I picked them up years ago at Homegoods or similar), but we use these ramkekins a ton:

https://www.amazon.com/Creuset-Set-Round-Ramekins-Multicolor/dp/B08249X9G1/ref=sr_1_4?crid=KRHG2O972AIC&keywords=le+creuset+ramekin+set&qid=1670514363&sprefix=le+crueset+ram%2Caps%2C335&sr=8-4

They're about 4 oz and we use them for baking prep, on charcuterie boards for nuts or olives, all kinds of stuff. Had no idea when I picked them up how often they'd come in handy.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 10:47     Subject: Baking and cooking game changers
Kitchen aid mixer, food processor, no-work bread recipe
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 10:45     Subject: Baking and cooking game changers
Immersion/stick blenders.

Anonymous
Post 12/08/2022 10:38     Subject: Baking and cooking game changers
I’m looking for ideas for Christmas gifts. Specifically, I’d like ideas for baking and cooking items that have made a huge difference for you.

For me, those items would be parchment paper (I grew up greasing), microplane graters and zesters, and silicone cupcake/muffin pans.

Thanks for your ideas!