When cooking/baking

Pyxis

Chopping boards.

One each for meat, veg and fruit, bread etc.

Multisided grater.

Selection of cooking knives.

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most important is a good sense of humour for when things go wrong,which they do at times no matter how good or bad a cook you are :):) I have exploded boiled eggs, and once made a fruit cake that got s...shal we say a little darker than I would have liked (burnt the bottom and sides) but my late OH adored and since then called in an 'accident' cake My grown up Dds still calll fruit cake 'accident ' cake :):)
For cakes a set of scales,baking bowl and wooden spoon.Cake timns I started off with a pair of 7" victoria spoung tins a deep loose bottomed tin for 'accident ' cakes,a tray of bun tins that can double up as fairy cake tins or jam tart tins.a couple of flat non-stick trays for biscuits (I still grease them even though supposed to be non-stick)a measuring jug (couple of quid at Wilko's) one flat loose bottomed round tin for flans ,quiches lemon meringue pies etc and a seperate small mixing bowl for beating eggs in.Sound a lot but you could probably get the whole lot for about a tenner in Wilko's or The Range.failing that have a scout around a boot sale and see what you can find.often folk chuck out odds and ends that can be picked up for buttons.I have a smashing set of scales I bought about 15 years ago for £1.50 at a boot sale.I'd like a quid for every cake I have weighed ingrediants for in them

Pyxis

Or try Freecycle - you could post a 'wanted'.

LameWolf

Actual baking implements I couldn't do without include:

• 7" diameter cake tin, for "cut and come again" cakes.

• 12-hole and 6-hole bun tins for (obviously) buns, individual jam tarts, etc.

• 8" diameter circular enamel pie dishes - I have two, and I use these for making quiches and fruit crumbles

• 2 lb loaf tin - used for HM nut loaf (I'm vegetarian)

• Flat baking trays for making biscuits - I have 4 (they were a wedding present), but rarely use more than 2 at a time.

• Cooling racks for when the delicious stuff comes out of the oven.

HTH.:o

raphanius

my list of most used kitchen items (of which i have many)
collander
potato peeler
tin opener
slotted spoon
wooden spoon
'cuts anything' knife
whisk
quiche dish
large mixing bowl
large non stick saute pan
small non stick frying pan
7" square cake tin
baking tray
pyrex roasting dish
2lb loaf tin
small saucepan
medium saucepan
multi grater
scales (although i managed without scales for years so not 100% essential depends how confident you are with guessing quantities)

flopsy59

poundland have a jane asher section with baking utensils in if you need to start buying things. i am always looking in shops and see something a bargain i buy it and have slowly built up my equipment

Tink2

softpad wrote: »

I have lots of HM quiches

Yeah I found loads of quiche recipes

Callie22

flopsy59 wrote: »

poundland have a jane asher section with baking utensils in if you need to start buying things. i am always looking in shops and see something a bargain i buy it and have slowly built up my equipment

I second this - I'm still using some of the pound shop stuff I bought to take to university. As it dies I replace it with something that's better quality but the really cheap stuff is fine for when you're starting out. By that I mean scales, mixing bowls, chopping boards, spoons etc. I would spend a bit more money on a decent knife and thicker baking trays, just because they can make a difference when you're baking. TK Maxx is really good for those kinds of things. I've also found that family are generally only too happy to give you spares Also sometimes some products (Lurpak etc) do free baking tins when you buy the butter, and they're generally pretty good. Wilkos is also good for baking stuff if you can afford a bit more than the pound shop.

meritaten

yes - start out with really cheap utensils etc from the poundshop or Home Bargains or Wilkinsons then when you know which items you use most often you can 'upgrade' them when needed.
essential items for home baking are
mixing bowl, measuring jug, wooden spoon.
Baking tray, muffin tin (I use mine to stand paper fairy cake cases in, as then they are supported and don't get stuck to the neighbouring ones), a 7 inch round cake tin (I had mine from the poundshop years ago and its served me well!) and a deep square cake tin about 8 inches, for making sweeties such as fudge etc in.
a loaf tin is nice for making pound cake, banana bread etc and available in poundshops! when using cheap tins double line them with baking paper - its worth the effort and the results are better.
hmm what else?
oh if you are 'baking' then scales are essential - accuracy is important!

desirable
hand mixer
ice cream scoop (I use it to make sure all the cake batter for fairy cakes is the same amount.)
food processor - after 40 years of cooking I finally bought one - and although I do use it sometimes, and its great fun and timesaving, I could still manage without it.
Icing bags and nozzles (Yeah I bought the Jane Asher ones in the poundshop - has anyone seen the normal price on these? I can remember she did ideal world with her range and boy was it expensive!)

Tink2

Thanks for the replies so far

Question, is it greaseproof paper you line cake tins with?