How to Outfit a Kitchen for $300
I give myself notional hives whenever I think of upgrading my kitchen equipment—$200+ for a mixer?—so Mark Bittman's piece in the NYT this morning on how to properly outfit a kitchen for $300 was informative as well as calming.
His secret? Forget all the branded stuff and visit a restaurant supply house: "The point is not so much that you can equip a real kitchen without much money, but that the fear of buying the wrong kind of equipment is unfounded. It needs only to be functional, not prestigious, lavish or expensive."
I guess all the OXO stuff can wait till I win the lottery.
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3 Comments:
he's on crack with the hamilton beach food processor. better to save up for a cuisinart or buy one on ebay. (the same is true for mixers -- 70s style mixmaster is equal, in my view, to a kitchenaid). also, there is no substitute for le creuset (or staub etc.) cocottes.
Dish at 11:09AM on 05/09/07
Yeah, especially since the Cuisinart food processor is only $30 more at Amazon and is considered best-in-show; I'd rather spend slightly more on a good gadget than get one I don't like and end up not using. I do appreciate his point about just getting stuff and starting to cook, since I do use the perceived expense of acquiring equipment as a crutch to procrastinate about cooking more often, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Lia Bulaong at 12:37PM on 05/09/07
If you are completely redoing your kitchen you should also upgrade your appliances even with new appliance parts . The new appliances are better designed. The new designs and features actually make life a little easier for you. They are also more energy efficient so they will save you on your monthly utility bills.
TomCutler at 1:25AM on 06/05/08