Black Friday Shopping List: Top 14 Kitchen Must-Haves

Written By Judy Doherty

  1. InstaPot - great for grains, soups, stews, chicken and rice, chili, legumes.

  2. Air Fryer - great for fish, AirFries, Veggies, Air Fried Chicken Fingers

  3. Mandolin - great for slicing lots of vegetables - get a cut-proof glove to go with it

  4. Sharp Japanese Steel Knife - never dulls, don’t put it in the dishwasher

  5. Good Cutting Boards - buy a set of plastic ones that can go in the dishwasher, and get a wooden one to serve grazing boards

  6. Enamel Cast Iron Dutch Oven - for cooking everything from stews and soups to rice and one-pot meals. Hint: they last longer if you never put them in the dishwasher!

  7. Big colander for draining veggies and pasta

  8. Spoonula

  9. Vegetable Peeler

  10. Silicon sheet pan liner

  11. Good half sheet pans that are sturdy and durable for sheet pan meals

  12. Pasta bowls - large pasta bowls for pasta, bowl meals, and soups

  13. Set of mixing bowls in every size for easy meal prep

  14. Oven mitts - they wear out easily it is always time for new, safe, pretty ones

This is a list from my own kitchen that I have been using without stop the past year. I have prepared 99% of my meals from scratch.

Judy Doherty

I am a food, beverage, and CPG product photographer specializing in photos, stop motion, and video, with over 90,000 photos and motion graphics delivered. Clients hire me for my eye, creative direction, and passion for taking their idea to the next level.

My strength lies in a nimble and lean creative process. Clients love getting creative content at a reasonable cost since my studio can art direct, style, and shoot their images quickly and on budget. My studio features an extensive surface library and prop house with a fully equipped kitchen and two shooting studios.

My experience as a chef, stylist, and photographer has earned many awards, including APA Top 100, ACF Gold Medal, and a juried fine art photo exhibit at Art Basel Miami. I was Executive Pastry Chef for two Hyatt Hotels and Resorts before completing two post-baccalaureate certificates for Visual Art and Graphic Design at U.C. Berkeley Extension in San Francisco.

https://judydohertyphotography.com
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