You love a lot of variety in the foods you prepare, and sometimes that variety means you need many different types of equipment and tools to make the dishes you have in mind.

There are a few specific items that you just cannot prep and cook without, and these items include a:

Mandoline Vegetable Slicer

Vegetables are an important part of your day. They add healthy ingredients and a pleasing texture to many of the meals you prepare. Make them even more enticing to your family by slicing the vegetables into various shapes and sizes with this mandoline. This small machine can be purchased with adjustable blades and is indispensable in making vegetable sides, entrees, omelet fillings, and so much more.

Cast Iron Cookware

Cast iron pans give your foods a unique flavor plus an extra dose of iron every time you use it. They are perfect for making your morning eggs, a steak for dinner, and even a hamburger casserole for hungry children. Desserts such as cobblers and pies can be extra tasty when baked in one of these pans. Cast iron cookery will last you for a lifetime and more. When properly seasoned, the surfaces become non-stick and cook foods very evenly. Another benefit is that these pans can be used both in the oven and on top of the stove.

Woks

If you love Asian foods, a wok is a pan that will see extensive use in your kitchen. Making a stir-fry in this rounded pan is so satisfying and healthy, especially if you include several vegetables and lean meats. Chicken teriyaki, orange chicken, beef and broccoli, stir-fried rice, and General Tsao’s chicken are all well-known dishes that you can prepare using this type of pan. The main advantage of using a wok is that you can cook foods very quickly. After you have been preparing well-known dishes in this pan for some time, get adventurous and come up with your own unique and very healthy creations.

Pasta Maker

Italian food appears often on your kitchen table. Pasta at your house mostly comes out of a bag or box, but you want to challenge yourself and learn how to make it from scratch. This pasta machine will help you create fresh pasta for your favorite meals. Make spaghetti, linguine, and fettuccine noodles for all of your specialties. Your family will love the unique texture and flavor that using this machine will help you provide.

Having these kitchen tools on hand will bring your food prep to a level of creativity that you never thought you would have. You will be able to make fresh, innovate meals that your family and friends will never get tired of, and that you will enjoy preparing.