Our cookbook has a chapter on essential cooking equipment, and I wanted to make a list of those items to make it easy to understand and access what we are talking about. These items will make your time in the kitchen more efficient.

I use this nearly every day. The 14-cup size works for our needs, but some may only need the 11-cup size.

We use this for grinding whole grains to make a quick whole grain cereal for breakfast, or use it for grinding flax seeds, nuts, or other seeds.

These are great pots and pans that have a thick aluminum core which evenly distributes heat.

Use this wok to make a quick stir-fry, no harmful non-stick chemicals here!

I love this - high quality stainless steel cookie sheet, no aluminum or non-stick chemicals getting into your food.

When I make pies I usually use a deep dish plate, this is a good one.

Essential for everyday use!

I use this for grating citrus peel, ie. "1 teaspoon lemon zest"

My favorite garlic press (not many can compare to this one), you don't even need to peel the skins before crushing. I use it nearly every day!

This is for grating ginger.

Essential for everyday use!

I make my pancake batter in this.

We have a few sets of these to store food in, the glass is great, I don't use plastic containers because the plastic leaches into the food.