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1. A Krups spice grinder, because having a "signature spice blend" as a home cook is the first and most important step towards building a restaurant empire.
2. A mandolin that will make you feel like such a pro while slicing you'll be like "Whoa, wait a second, should I abandon my life as an accountant to attend Le Cordon Bleu?"
3. A bottle of Mike's Hot Honey whose sweet and spicy flavor profile has made it a unique crowd favorite. Finding a good restaurant business partner is nearly impossible, but I think you've found a great one in Mike.
4. An Imarku Pro Chef's Knife, because with the right tool in the right hands, every slice of tomato is a work of art, every diced sweet potato a symphony. Chef's Table, are you writing this down?
5. And a knife sharpener to keep those blades honed and sharp. If your hypothetical restaurant's gonna be open for decades like you hope, you're gonna need to stay sharp for a long time.
6. A meat thermometer so you can absolutely nail the internal temperature of all your meat dishes. How are you supposed to write the next Salt, Fat, Acid, Meat without precision?
7. An 11-piece non-stick cookware set that will look ever so professional hanging up on your overhead pot and pan rack. Next investment: some chef whites and a big, tall hat.
8. A Cuisinart waffle maker, because Waffle House hasn't had any real competition in a decade. It's high time that someone disrupt the waffle industry, and it all starts in your teeny tiny apartment kitchen making breakfast for your Tinder date.
9. A pre-seasoned cast iron pan that will elevate almost anything you cook in it. At your farm to table eatery, you'll only cook and serve in cast iron. Yes, guests may burn themselves, but it's a small price to pay for a taste of your heavenly collard greens.
10. An Instant Pot for whipping up delectable "slow" cooked meals in no time at all but with just as much flavor. It's called fast casual dining, so come on, make it snappy!
11. A Blueapple freshness extender so when you buy enough groceries for your imaginary restaurant but are inevitably cooking for one, everything won't go to waste.
12. A sous vide with mega-precise temperature controls that will make crafting your perfect main dish feel like a fun science experiment. There's a new name in molecular gastronomy and that name is [insert your name here].
13. A 3-in-1 avocado slicer that's the one tool you truly need if you want to make your avocado restaurant dream a reality. Cut, slice, arrange, cut, slice, arrange — just keep going, the people absolutely demand it.
14. A salad chopping bowl, because it's never too late to get into the $17 salad game. With this bowl doing most of the work, your lunchtime hot spot will basically be printing ~green~ in more ways than one.
15. A programmable Crock-Pot for cooking everything the best way — slow and low. One flawless roast in this and you'll be planning the opening of your humble 20-top homestyle joint (that just so happens to have a few Michelin stars).
16. An oven thermometer so you can bake with the precision of one dedicated to their craft. The world isn't ready for your viral new creation: Sweet Lasagna Flambé.
17. A uniquely-shaped wine decanter, because your eatery just won't be complete without a sommelier and curated wine list. Might I recommend the Three Buck Chuck aerated to perfection and enjoyed al fresco?
18. A Dash Rapid Egg Cooker that makes six hard-, medium-, or soft-boiled eggs in mere minutes. It can also make individual omelets, two poached eggs, and scrambled eggs with included simple attachments. This glorious dome is the line cook you've been looking for!
19. Trader Joe's Everything but the Bagel Seasoning to fool everyone into thinking you craft your own special bagel blend. But shhh, Joe has it covered. *Looks around kitchen, covers label, and shakes the bottle nervously*
20. A timeless KitchenAid stand mixer, because even though you're an amazing baker, investing in a Hobart at this point in the game might be a bit overkill. This powerful beauty will get you through your pop-ups and testing until it's time to go industrial.
21. A Vitamix for whipping up delectable smoothies, soups, nut butters, and much more, quickly and sooooo smoothly. Who's the Smoothie King now, suckers?!
22. An OXO basting and pastry brush to keep everything nice and ~juicy~. If you want the #1 term used in your restaurant's Yelp reviews to be "juicy," you're gonna have to brush like your life depends on it.
23. A food scale with measurement conversions so your recipes can stay consistent day in and day out. With people begging for more, ya gotta give them the EXACT same dishes the EXACT same way or you can kiss that Diner's, Drive-Ins, and Dives feature goodbye.
24. A set of egg rings to give yourself a chance at being the one who cracks the homemade McMuffin code. It feels like everyone's trying right now, so go on and get in the game!
25. A Cuisinart food processor so all your food can be truly marketed as 100% homemade. This will let you make your own nut butter, pesto, butter, mayo, salsa, hummus, and bread crumbs *as well as* grind meat, crush ice, shred cheese, knead dough, and slice veggies. Give this bb a raise!
26. A spiralizer to create healthy alternatives that people will go absolutely gaga for. Sweet potato pad thai hasn't been possible until this important moment in vegetables-as-noddles history.
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