"Tools and gadgets sometimes take advantage of our lack of confidence" -Andrea

Alison and Andrea discuss what tools they utilize in their kitchens and try to narrow down which ones they couldn't live without!

"The merit lies not in the possession of the object but in putting it to use" - Honey from Weed

This is what is covered:

7:05 Kitchen tools

8:25 Alison shares the kitchen tools she uses

23:35 Andrea shares the kitchen tools she uses

42:00 Water filtration talk

48.00 Andrea and Alison quiz each other on the whys and wherefores of their kitchen equipment usage

1:11:00 Top five essential tools

Resources Mentioned

DIY proofing box

The Nourishing Traditions Cookbook has a section on equipment: pages 66-68

Alison's List of Tools

Hand-crank grain mill
Slow cooker (used for stock, lard, tallow, bread, stew, cooking heart/tongue and to ferment beer!!!)
Cast iron pan
Mortar & pestle x 2
Knives
Saucepans - milk, 8 inch frying pan, 2 medium saucepans, 1 big saucepan
6 sieves!!
2 of each tongs, fish slice and spoons
wooden mallet
4 stainless steel bowls (important that they are light and non breakable)
3 loaf tins
pizza stone
Food processor with bowl, small bowl, jug and coffee grinder
Chopping boards, wooden and plastic
Glass jars all sizes (from 150ml to 5 litres)
Swing-top bottles
Cloth jar covers (most of these are old linens bought when her son was a baby)
Proofing box (instructions linked above)
Oven gloves
Tsp/tbsp measurers
Cup measurers
2 set of scales, one accurate to .01g, one for larger amounts
Cleaning brushes for the bottles
Tupperware containers, most plastic, some glass
Cheap dehydrator
Salad spinner
Grater
2 cake tins
2 funnels (one big, one tiny)

Andrea's List of Tools