Evidence index · Kitchen Tools

Kitchen Tools, according to chefs

Only claims about kitchen tools made by people we have grounds to call chefs. The unrestricted kitchen tools evidence is on the kitchen tools page.

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7 people on record as chefs make 371 quoted claims about kitchen tools across 11 sources. Membership is recorded with its own evidence — for a person by the trait they are on record holding, for a community by the source it was said in — and authority is scoped to kitchen tools rather than to fame.

Which kitchen tools do chefs recommend?

Endorsements and objections about kitchen tools from chefs, together, strongest evidence first.

KitchenAid stand mixer

2 voices 11 claims 1 objection

3:30 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

alright so number one on this list is the coveted kitchenaid stand mixer one of my most favorite tools in my kitchen it does a million billion things other than just making dough it does everything i'm not even going to try and sell you on this it's too good

Two judgements rest on this sentence:

best in class Owns it
performance Owns it cites versatility

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14:04 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

you can use it for mixing anything Doe's cookies batters Etc right you're whipping egg whites you're making marshmallow fluff whatever the Whisk attachment will do it you have all the other hands for DS and batters but the biggest reason why it's so useful is this thing right here this little hole this machine has so…

use-case fit Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites versatility

14:04 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

if you cook a lot or bake a lot this machine will change your life

recommendation Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

if you buy this you will not regret it

Microplane grater

2 voices 3 claims no objections from chefs

1:30 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

now lots of people have a grater but the one that i would really recommend is a microplane which is really the best grater on the planet if you want those nice delicate threads

Two judgements rest on this sentence:

best in class cites edge retention
recommendation

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6:32 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

A microplane is a great thing for truffles, for parmesan, for all sorts of things that we use, lemons and citrus and stuff like that. So, really good microplane, nice and sharp, really important as well.

recommendation Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites edge retention, versatility

Vitamix 5200

1 voice 7 claims 2 objections

19:06 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

there's no machine that will make a smoothie as good as this

best in class Owns it Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

19:06 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

just like the stand mixer these things last forever

durability Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites durability

19:06 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

but there's absolutely no way you spend money on this and you don't use it over over and over and over and over and over and over and over again

recommendation Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Vitamix blender

1 voice 4 claims no objections from chefs

4:01 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

next up is going to be a vitamix blender now i know these things are expensive but this is an industry standard for a reason you can blend and make anything so velvety smooth from nut butters to sauces to purees

Three judgements rest on this sentence:

best in class
performance cites surface finish
use-case fit

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4:01 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

it's just it's i use mine all the time

ownership Owns it 19 Tools To Make Cooking Easier

Mac filleting knife

1 voice 3 claims 1 objection

3:31 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

I like the weight of them. I like the way they sit in my hand and I like how sharp they stay. So I'm a big fan of those partic that particular brand of knives for a filletin knife.

handling Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites edge retention, handle, weight

3:31 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

But they're super sharp. They're really fine. The blade's super thin. So if I want to slice peaches, slice tomatoes, whatever it is, I just know that I'm going to get a really fine slice.

performance Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites edge retention, flexibility

3:31 objects Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

I kind of dispose with them. I use them and, you know, use one a year or something.

durability Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites durability (against)

Apex chopping board

1 voice 3 claims 1 objection

1:01 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

but they are they last a lifetime, and they are a huge part of what makes for me the whole process of cookery really enjoyable

durability Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites durability

0:31 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

I use these chopping boards, which are Apex chopping boards, they have a softness to them. So, if you sort of take a chopping knife, there is a softness. There's a grip from these chopping boards that are really is really nice. They don't absorb.

performance Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites hygiene, knife friendliness

1:01 objects Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

They're a lot of money

value Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites price (against)

Control Induction induction hob

1 voice 2 claims no objections from chefs

11:04 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts was given the product

But this is a great bit of kit. If you if you want portable cooking solution, that's the one.

recommendation Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites portability

Adam Byatt was given the product. Stated in the source: “This is a an induction hob that was given to me by Control Induction. They gifted this to me very kindly.” Kept and labelled rather than dropped: a paid endorsement is still evidence, and you should be the one to decide what it is worth.

11:04 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts was given the product

So, it's not your standard Buffalo one. This is a controlled induction one. So, it is a lot more powerful, a lot more durable.

performance Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites durability, power and output

Bragard apron

1 voice 2 claims no objections from chefs

1:01 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

These are Braggard fulllength aprons that we use. They're from Braggard. They have a little pocket at the front. And I've always worn these aprons and love them very much.

recommendation Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

1:31 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

They wash well. They kind of wash up nicely. They they're comfortable to wear. They're protective and uh the color suits the restaurant.

durability Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites appearance, ease of cleaning, ergonomics

Mac chopping knife

1 voice 2 claims 1 objection

4:01 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

So if I want to chop chop through some duck carcasses or perhaps move through some the cartilage in chicken thighs and things like that, I'll use a knife like that that's got a bit of weight behind it.

use-case fit Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites weight

4:01 objects Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

I'm not going to really cut so many herbs with it because it's not razor sharp.

performance Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites edge retention (against)

Capezzana olive oil

1 voice 1 claim no objections from chefs

9:33 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

Olive oil wise, I use capazana. That's my favorite olive oil. Use that for finishing. I don't really cook with it, but it's an olive oil that I'll use for finishing. I love the finishing on it. Uh, it's a brilliant Italian olive oil.

best in class Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites flavour impact

Misono kitchen knives

1 voice 1 claim no objections from chefs

1:31 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

So, I'm a big fan of this particular brand. I'm not paid, by the way. No affiliate link. I just love the brand. Um, and I've always used misono knives.

recommendation Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cuisinart food processor

1 voice 1 claim no objections from chefs

18:36 supports Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

a Cuisinart or KitchenAid is like the two brands that I would recommend.

recommendation Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

OXO scale

1 voice 1 claim no objections from chefs

14:04 supports Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

OXO makes really good ones.

performance Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

What do chefs say about kitchen tools in general?

Not a recommendation for a specific product: technique, materials and what to look for in kitchen tools. Citable on its own terms. There are 330 of them; the 40 with the strongest evidence are below.

17:35 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

this peeler right here is the greatest peeler in human existence

best in class Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

2:01 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

They are for me the best peeler, the only peeler there is. Takes a very finite amount of of whatever you're peeling off. They're very easy to get. They're nice and cheap to use and we just use them all the time.

best in class Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites availability, price, speed and efficiency

They're the only ones that we use in the restaurant ever.

0:31 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

I would say it has to be my chopping board and my knives. Once I've got a great chopping board, great knives, sharp knives, the rest is easy.

Two judgements rest on this sentence:

recommendation Uses it professionally cites edge retention
recommendation Uses it professionally

35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

5:02 supports Gordon Ramsay Chef

the swivel peeler a stainless steel one absolutely incredible it's almost like a lifesaver in the kitchen because they are so quick so light swivel blade they got so much more flexibility

best in class Uses it professionally Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Kit | What You Need To Be A Better Chef

Cites flexibility, speed and efficiency, weight

25:08 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

is this the most important cooking tool in the kitchen I sure think it is my favorite tool of all time it is the chef knife

best in class Owns it Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

22:07 objects Joshua Weissman Chef

because certain materials will ruin and dull your knives such as bamboo please dear God do not useing bamboo cutting boards stop

durability Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites edge retention (against)

16:05 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

this is the world's most versatile yet underappreciated tool period

best in class Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites versatility

2:00 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

obviously if you're going to make pizza this will be the best pizza you ever make in your life period

best in class Owns it Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

15:34 objects Fallow Chef

A not essential piece of equipment. Massive waste of time. I actually hate them. I always tell them not to use it.

recommendation Uses it professionally Inside a Real Restaurant Kitchen: What’s Actually Worth Buying (And What Isn’t)

2:30 supports Fallow Chef

I actually would have these sort of things at home and they're durable. They'll last forever.

durability Owns it Inside a Real Restaurant Kitchen: What’s Actually Worth Buying (And What Isn’t)

Cites durability

0:30 supports David Chang speaking on GQ Chef

this is like five bucks six bucks if you lose this you can replace this I certainly have a really nice pairing knife but I tend to always use this because it's easily replaceable it's something you use all the time

best in class Uses it professionally Momofuku's David Chang Reveals What You Need in Your Kitchen | GQ

Cites repairability, price

3:01 objects Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

Don't use extravirgin olive oil. That will literally turn into a smoke bomb.

recommendation Uses it professionally How to Cook With Stainless Steel

Cites heat resistance (against)

5:32 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

So, pastry card super important. Never without one of those.

recommendation Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

4:31 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

That's the one I prefer. Just a really big guard on the front because I've lost lots and lots and lots of parts of my fingers going into the oyster. So, actually, a guard for me is good.

recommendation Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites safety

3:01 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

but they are far sharper and and the blade resistance for me is much nicer. So, I really like carbon steel knives.

performance Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites edge retention

2:31 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

I really believe that when you're carving meats and proteins and fish after they're cooked, it is that carve that really gives you that finish on the plate that is taking your food to another level.

use-case fit Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

2:31 supports Adam Byatt Buy It For Life Enthusiasts

Always have a really nice uh non serrated carving knife. This is a Japanese knife that was made for me in Kyoto in Japan. So it's a bit special, but um ultimately it's not serrated, so you get that really clean finish.

performance Uses it professionally 35 Years of cooking equipment - What I use everyday

Cites shape and form

5:02 supports Gordon Ramsay Chef

we call it a speed peeler in the professional kitchen because it does literally absolutely rapidly peels your vegetables you have minimal waste

performance Uses it professionally Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Kit | What You Need To Be A Better Chef

Cites speed and efficiency

4:31 supports Gordon Ramsay Chef

wooden boards for me are always the best easy to clean and longlasting

best in class Uses it professionally Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Kit | What You Need To Be A Better Chef

Cites durability, ease of cleaning

3:01 supports Gordon Ramsay Chef

these digital scales are so easy to follow they can convert from pounds and ounces to kilos and grams and more importantly so much easier to use than your mama's old weight absolutely perfect

handling Uses it professionally Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Kit | What You Need To Be A Better Chef

Cites measurement accuracy, versatility

2:31 supports Gordon Ramsay Chef

baking is so popular now the these scales are absolutely essential especially when you have to follow the recipe to the exact gr

recommendation Uses it professionally Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Kit | What You Need To Be A Better Chef

1:00 supports Gordon Ramsay Chef

to get the most out of your spices there's only one piece of kit that you need pestil and water

best in class Uses it professionally Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Kit | What You Need To Be A Better Chef

1:00 supports Gordon Ramsay Chef

the secret behind a great set of knives is in the handle if you're comfortable holding the handle your cutting is going to be so much easier the firmer the grip the better the chopping the heavier the handle the more control you've got over the blade

handling Uses it professionally Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Kit | What You Need To Be A Better Chef

Cites handle, weight

7:32 supports Billy Parisi speaking on Chef Billy Parisi Chef

such a great time-saver you can make vinaigrettes sauces you can even make pasta dough in a food processor I absolutely love them

use-case fit These 30 Kitchen Essentials Changed My Cooking

Cites speed and efficiency

6:32 objects Chef Matt speaking on I Want To Cook Chef

so what's my problem with these and why don't they fit my particular needs well it comes down to two words cookware compatibility

use-case fit Owns it Why I Won't Buy An Induction Range: Should You?

Cites induction compatible (against)

2:31 supports Chef Matt speaking on I Want To Cook Chef

I love cooking with gas because well it is just immediate there is so much Precision you can dial it down or turn it up as much as you need and you know exactly how much heat is being output because well it's highly visible you never need to worry about leg time or latency issues with gas stoves because well when you…

performance Owns it Why I Won't Buy An Induction Range: Should You?

Cites heat control, heating speed

17:35 supports Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

The power of the motor in this thing can literally cook the food that's in here.

performance Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

Cites power and output

Guys, this thing does everything a food processor can do, but if you injected it with human growth hormone and steroids back-to-back every day for 5 years and it was on like an Arnold [music] Schwarzenegger training program.

17:35 supports Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

This blender is very expensive, but it's so worth the price.

value Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

Cites price

16:35 supports Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

This is probably, if you were to get anything on the expensive [music] nice-to-have list, this is the number one item to get, hands down.

recommendation Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

15:04 supports Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

possibly the biggest, best bang for your buck upgrade I can possibly think of [music] is a microplane.

value Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

Cites price

11:03 supports Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

This is the one item, no matter how much you cook, you need [music] to have one of these. And that is a baking sheet. And ideally, one wire rack that fits your baking sheet perfectly.

Two judgements rest on this sentence:

recommendation
recommendation

Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

4:31 supports Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

You need kitchen towels. This is a non-negotiable.

recommendation Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

2:00 objects Joshua Weissman speaking on Joshua Weissman Recipes Chef

using a glass cutting board is almost like next level you're you're to piss me off. No glass cutting boards, no bamboo cutting boards.

recommendation Cooking Tools Everyone Needs

19:36 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

God I love these things these do everything

best in class Owns it Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites versatility

18:06 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

but they're really sharp and they peel perfectly

performance Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites edge retention

11:33 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

but it is the easiest way for hyper precise cooking something like the juiciest chicken rest of your life will probably come from this machine right here

performance Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites heat control

6:01 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

and they're practically going to last you forever

durability Every Cooking Gadget You'll Ever Need

Cites durability

2:30 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

baking trays and wire racks are the multi-purpose king of any kitchen you can roast tons of things on them you use them for baking cookies the wire racks can be used to drizzle chocolate over stuff or to ice doughnuts or whatever so that it falls beneath and it's easy to clean up you know there's just there's just so…

Five judgements rest on this sentence:

best in class cites versatility
best in class cites versatility
performance cites ease of cleaning
use-case fit
use-case fit

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1:00 supports Joshua Weissman Chef

first thing is super obvious i'm sorry but a knife and a cutting board are king if you're not starting with this then you are in trouble this combo alone solves way more kitchen tests than you would think other than just cutting stuff and it's super economical if you don't want to buy a bunch of mechanical things like…

Four judgements rest on this sentence:

recommendation cites versatility
recommendation cites versatility
value cites price
value cites price

19 Tools To Make Cooking Easier

i would just recommend having different kinds of services have some that are non-stick have some that are cast iron

14:33 supports Fallow Chef

Definitely worth it.

value Uses it professionally Inside a Real Restaurant Kitchen: What’s Actually Worth Buying (And What Isn’t)

How do kitchen tools score among chefs?

Computed only from claims about kitchen tools by people we have grounds to call chefs, so the axes answer “according to chefs” rather than “according to everyone”.

Domain authority

1 recommender, weighted by demonstrated expertise in kitchen tools. Weighted by expertise in this category, never by audience size.

Independent consensus

1 independent voice across 2 sources. How many independent voices converge, unweighted.

Long-term ownership

1 dated ownership report, median 2 months. Volume and length of dated first-hand ownership reports.

Performance

7 performance claims. Claims about how well it does the job.

Value

1 claim about price relative to what it does. Claims about what it costs relative to what it does.

Repairability

no repairability claims yet. Claims about whether it can be maintained or rebuilt.

Community breadth

all evidence from a single community so far. How many distinct communities converge, rather than one echo chamber.

Recency of evidence

most recent evidence from 2023. How recent the evidence is. Old evidence is not wrong, just older.

Objections raised

4 negative claims, mostly performance and durability. How much complaint is on the record. A high figure means the drawbacks have been stated and quoted, not that the thing is worse.

These are separate measurements, not components of a score. They are never added together, and there is no overall rating, because which of them matters depends on what you are buying the thing for. An axis that says no evidence means nobody has spoken about it, not that the answer is low.