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My Kitchen Essentials for Home Bakers
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items I love baking recipes from scratch—pastries, breads, cakes, cookies, you name it! Check out my favorite, most-used baking supplies that are staples in my kitchen. I even include the Ooni oven and accessories we use to make the best homemade pizzas! W...
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Countertop Appliances
Ingredient Prep
Measuring
Kitchen Tools & Utensils
Bakeware
Pizza
Countertop Appliances
KitchenAid and Ninja appliances are tried and true!
Every baker absolutely needs a KitchenAid stand mixer! My husband surprised me with this for one of our anniversaries and to this day it’s my favorite gift he’s ever given me!
KitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
I got this paddle attachment to use when making cookie dough. It scrapes the side of the mixer bowl with the flex edge so you don't have to manually do it with a silicone spatula constantly.
KitchenAid Tilt-Head Mixer Flex Edge Beater Paddle Attachment KFE5T
An electric hand mixer does the job for recipes that don't require the full tilt-head mixer.
KitchenAid 5-Speed Ultra Power™ Hand Mixer
This food processor chops and purees like a champ! You can even make pastry dough with the bladeless attachment.
Ninja® Professional 850W 9-Cup Food Processor BN601
Ingredient Prep
My favorite brands for ingredient prep tools are Babish, Gorilla Grip, Pyrex, and Cuisinart.
Babish is a YouTuber cook we avidly follow. His branded cookware and cutlery are top-notch! 100% worth the price. We use this knife set almost daily.
Babish High-Carbon 1.4116 German Steel Cutlery 3-Piece Knife Set
These are the best cutting boards out there! They’re durable, grippy, machine washable, and they prevent liquid from spilling onto your counter.
Gorilla Grip Cutting Boards 3-Piece Set
I use this mat regularly to knead and roll out dough. The circular measurements in the center are especially helpful when rolling out pie crust.
Mainstays Reusable Silicone 24"x 18" Pastry Mat with Measurements
Pyrex glass mixing bowls are must-haves in every kitchen.
Pyrex® 3-piece Glass Mixing Bowl Set
The push-down lids make it easy to chill mixtures in the fridge.
Cuisinart Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls with Lids, 3-Piece
It’s nice to have a set of graduated plastic mixing bowls in addition to glass and metal. They’re best for cold or room temp ingredients.
Room Essentials Mixing Bowl Set
I use these glass bowls all the time for ingredient prep and serving sauces and dips.
Anchor Hocking 6-oz Glass Custard Cups (Set of 4)
Measuring
Here are the essential manual and digital measuring tools I use while baking.
These 1, 2, and 4-cup glass measuring cups are classic items for baking, cooking, and more!
Pyrex Glass Measuring Cups 3-Piece Set
This set comes with 1-cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, and 1/4 cup measuring cups and 1 tablespoon, 1/2 tablespoon, 1 teaspoon, 1/2 teaspoon, and 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoons.
Kitchenaid 9-Piece Measuring Cups & Spoons
This is the closest thing I could find to the stainless steel set we have. The measuring spoons include 3/4 and 1/8 teaspoons, which the KitchenAid set doesn’t have. I also love the volume marks within each measuring cup.
Hudson Essentials Stainless Steel Measuring Cups & Spoons
I use my kitchen scale every time I bake! It’s way more accurate to weight your ingredients in grams than to use measuring cups. This is especially true when measuring flour.
Kalorik XL Silver Digital Kitchen Scale
I use this thermometer most when making bread, both to check the water temp before blooming the yeast and to check the internal temp of the loaf to make sure it’s done baking.
Taylor Compact Digital Folding Thermometer
Kitchen Tools & Utensils
Stick with all-stainless steel whisks. They’re more durable than silicone ones.
Cuisinart Chef's Classic Pro Stainless Steel Whisk
Tiny whisks really come in handy when mixing eggs, spices, and sauces. We use these constantly!
Babish 2-Piece Stainless Steel Tiny Whisk Set
This is my favorite zester! You can zest citrus both directions.
Farberware Soft Grips 7-inch Long Zester/Grater
We use this all the time for both baking and cooking. I love that it comes with a container attachment on the bottom! It’s also dishwasher-safe.
OXO Softworks Box Grater
You need a sturdy citrus squeezer like this one. Ours is flimsy and not that strong, and I plan to upgrade it when (not if) it breaks.
OXO Citrus Squeezer
You don’t need a fancy electric citrus juicer. This one does the job just fine and is dishwasher-safe.
Mainstays 10 oz Manual Citrus Juicer
The mini spatula and basting brush really come in handy!
Mini Baking Tools (Set of 3)
The two smaller scoops are perfect for making different sizes of cookies or other pastries, and the large scoop is great for spooning muffin batter.
Hanmir Stainless Steel Scoop Set - Large, Medium, Small
I love this rolling pin! No handles means no worries about them breaking and you have more length to roll out pastry crusts.
Ateco Solid Maple Wooden Dowel Rolling Pin
Using these spacer bands helps guarantee that your pastry is rolled to the same thickness throughout.
Rolling Pin Guide Ring Spacer Bands (8 Piece Set)
These simple, round cookie cutters are so versatile. I’ve used them to make biscuits and cookies so far, but they would also be great for making homemade donuts.
12-Piece Round Stainless Steel Cookie Cutters
This pie server is classy, durable, and more effective than the plastic version.
Farberware Stainless Steel Pie Server
I highly recommend you invest in silicone-covered oven mitts. They’re more heat-proof than fabric and are still washing washable.
OXO Silicone & Cotton Oven Mitt
We generally prefer using silicone basting brushes because they are dishwasher-safe.
Figmint™ Silicone Basting Brush Dark Gray
GORILLA GRIP kitchen products are sturdy and durable, and this can opener is no exception!
GORILLA GRIP Manual Can & Bottle Opener
Bakeware
Browse my favorite bakeware, from glass baking dishes to cast iron pans.
These half sheet baking pans are super affordable and effective!
Member's Mark Aluminum Sheet Pans, 2 pk.
Swap parchment paper for these washable, durable silicone baking mats! Dexas mats are much more affordable than the Silpat brand but just as good, in my opinion.
Dexas 3-Pack Silicone Baking Mats
I love the TrueLock lids on Anchor Hocking’s baking dishes! It means you don’t have to cover it with plastic wrap or aluminum foil to store leftovers.
Anchor Hocking 9”x13” Glass Baking Dish with TrueLock Lid
I use this 9x13 dish when I don’t need a lid for longer-term storage.
Pyrex® 3-quart 9”x13” Rectangular Glass Baking Dish
This is my favorite square glass baking dish! The lid makes storing leftovers easy.
Anchor Hocking 8” Square Glass Baking Dish with TrueLock Lid
I have one of these in addition to the Anchor Hocking locking lid 8x8 dish. It’s good to have two on hand.
Pyrex® 8" Square Glass Baking Dish
This extra large baking dish is perfect for huge casseroles or a big batch of biscuits or rolls.
Pyrex® Basics 4.8-qt (10”x 15”) Oblong Baking Dish
This is a classic glass pie dish, complete with the crimped edges.
Pyrex® Easy Grab 9.5” Glass Pie Pan
I recommend buying this dual set of pie weights, since one set is not heavy enough to properly prevent the entire bottom of a pie crust from bubbling.
Mrs. Anderson's Baking Pie Weights, Set of 2
These many pie dishes are perfect for making single serving fruit pies, quiches, or chicken pot pies.
Figmint™ 2-Piece Stoneware Mini Pie Dish
Every baker needs a sturdy loaf dish! I recommend having two on hand. I prefer glass over nonstick metal pans because they’re easier to clean and you don’t have to worry about scraping the metal coating.
Anchor Hocking 5”x9” Glass Loaf Dish
An enamel Dutch oven is easier to clean and maintain. We use it for soups, stews, and baking rustic round loaves of bread.
Lodge 7.5 Quart Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven
Lodge’s cast iron cookware is incredible durable and versatile for use on the stovetop and in the oven.
Lodge 12 Inch Cast Iron Skillet with Handle Holder
We don’t use this super often, but we especially love using it to cook steaks in our air fryer. It creates the best texture!
Ooni Cast Iron Grizzler Pan
These Wilton pans are sturdy and the handles make it easy to take it in and out of the oven.
Wilton Bake It Better Non-Stick 9”Round Cake Pans Set, 2-Piece
I love the simple design of this Bundt pan! It doesn’t have too many crevices so the batter is less likely to stick to the sides.
Wilton Bake It Simply Non-Stick Bundt Cake Pan 9.51”
I love that this carrier can hold a 3-tier cake or a dozen muffins!
Mainstays Cake Carrier
Pizza
Ooni pizza ovens and accessories are top-notch and totally worth the investment! We love baking homemade pizzas outdoors in summer.
This pizza oven is worth every penny! Oven pizzas pale in comparison to Ooni pizzas. An Ooni oven bakes an entire homemade pizza topped with precooked meat at high heat (I’m talking 900F) in less than 5 minutes! You just can’t replicate the same blis...
Ooni Karu 12 Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven - 1st Generation
Ooni’s metal perforated pizza peel allows steam to escape and excess flour to fall away from the bottom of the pizza dough
Ooni Perforated Pizza Peel
We use a wooden pizza peel to serve the baked pizzas.
Ooni Bamboo Pizza Peel & Serving Board
A rocker cutter is the best way to slice homemade pizza. Regular wheel cutters tend to shred the toppings and make a bit of a mess.
Ooni Pizza Cutter Rocker Blade