Whether you have a friend who just moved into a new apartment and needs to stock their kitchen, or know someone who is getting into cooking, here are the essentials every beginner chef in your life (or you!) needs:
1. An all-purpose cast iron skillet to cook meats, sauces, and veggies in.
2. A good, sharp chef's knife that'll help them tackle every new recipe.
3. And a paring knife to mince, trim, and slice smaller ingredients.
4. A playful pepper and herb grinder that's both functional and decorative.
5. A colander that won't topple over when they're draining the pasta water.
6. A 6-piece bakeware set so they can bake cakes, pies, and cupcakes to their heart's delight.
7. A meal prep bowl that will help them nail all their health goals.
8. A 10-piece set of food containers with snapping lids, to store meal-prepped meals, snacks, and leftovers.
9. A wooden cutting board that will let them prep a whole meal without having to rinse the board halfway through.
10. An industry-approved sharp Y-peeler to skin fruits and veggies at lightning speed.
11. A cookbook that'll teach beginner chefs how to make classic recipes, in the best way possible.
12. A mortar and pestle to make the best dang pesto in the world.
13. An Instant Pot whose functions, including pressure cooking, slow-cooking, making rice, sautéing, and steaming, make it worth the space it'll take up.
14. Quirky polar bear oven mitts that'll help them handle the biggest of kitchen projects.
