List of Must-Haves for Kitchen

RedRuby

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 5:41 pm

I remember reading a few lists on this site last year...

I'm looking for a list of the bare minimum - for a friend who is making Pesach for the first time.

(not the list with the extra Kitchen Aid, micro-planer, etc.)

If anyone could post what you think are the "Must Haves" I would greatly appreciate it.

Raisin

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 6:10 pm

is she kashering her oven, stove top etc?

I think you can get kitchen sets from places like macys which have all the basic kitchen utensils, that is probably a good idea.

also what are her minhagim? is she making everything from scratch? buying lots of ready made stuff? plannig to bake cakes? I have so much stuff, but a) I cook for a lot of people and b) I make everything myself.

Emee

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 6:35 pm

Here is a list that I copied from here I think 2 years go. There are lots of extra things but you can probably create a list from this .

□ Food processor
□ Blech
□ Pots
□ Sink liners
□ Hot plates
□ Oven mitts
□ Cloth napkins
□ Hagadahs
□ Containers – many sizes
□ Hand blender
□ Tablecloths
□ Tea kettle
□ Countertops
□ Cutting board
□ Can opener
□ Marker
□ Broom
□ Mop
□ Dustpan
□ Dust brush
□ Makeup
□ Mouthwash
□ Toothpaste
□ Peelers
□ 1 unserrated chopping knife
□ 5 serrated knives
□ 2 paring knives
□ 1 pair of shears
□ Corkscrew
□ Spatula
□ Place mats
□ Strainer
□ Buckets
□ Slotted spoon
□ Wooden spoons

non foodstuffs to buy every year:
□ Shelving paper
□ Silver foil
□ New tap $80
□ Sink drains $3
□ Foil pans $25
□ Covers $16
□ Toothbrushes $5
□ Water filter $20
□ Cardboard to cover tables $
□ Food storage bags $10
□ Sandwich bags $5
□ Matches $2
□ Sponges $6
□ Scrubber $6
□ Yartzait candles $1
□ Disposable tablecloths $8
□ Bar soap
□ Dish soap $4
□ Havdalah candles
□ Masking tape $5
□ Disposable containers $15

Paper goods:
□ 5 oz. goblets
□ Clear plates or bowls to go underneath
□ Forks
□ Knives
□ Spoons
□ Napkins – nicer and junkier
□ Paper towels
□ Bowls
□ Fish plates
□ Large plates
□ Cups
□ Dessert bowls
□ Serving Bowls
□
Grocery:
□ Walnut or Olive Oil
□ 20 doz. eggs
□ 1 lb sugar
□ salt
□ Almonds
meat:
□ 6-5 lb roasts
□ 60 lbs ground meat
□ 10 pkg. stew meat
2 cases chicken

fish:

wine:
□ 4 cases grape juice
□ 4 cases Rashi wine
□ 1 case Kesser
□ 1 case Moscato D’Asti

□ 25 lbs matzah

produce:
□ 1 Case of apples - Macintosh
□ Case of juice oranges
□ lemons
□ potatoes
□ onions
□ carrots
□ ucumbers
□ Mangos
□ Dozen Avocados
□ strawberries
□ sweet potato
□ Bananas
□ 2 Horseradish roots
□ Romaine lettuce
□ 3 Dozen Beets
□ 1dozen turnips
□ 1 dozen parsnips
□ Dozen yellow zucchini
□ Dozen green zucchini
□ Dozen eating oranges
□ 3 dozen tomatoes
□ 4 eggplants

for the seder, to prepare on the night of bedikas chometz: Kaarah:
□ Boil eggs
□ Roast chicken necks
□ Check lettuce and prepare in bags
□ Grind horseradish
□ Make charoses
□ Cut up onion and potatoes
□ Prepare salt water in bowls
□ separate 3 whole matzahs
□ Cloth napkins
□ Seder:
□ Hagadahs
□ Wine / Grape Juice – Chilled
□ Goblets & plates
□ Napkins / paper towels
□ Salt in small containers
□ Bowl for spilling wine
□ Make sure there are clean towels in the kitchen
□ Prepare matzah in zip lock bags
□ Bowls for horseradish

ShakleeMom

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 7:39 pm

That gadget that cores and slices an apple with one move!

Also, a crockpot / slowcooker is great for when you all go out Chol Hamoed and come back to yummy meat and potato dinner cooking!

Barbara

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 8:40 pm

Bare minimum?

Seder plate
matzo cover
cup for Elijah
small wine cups are nice, but you can use plastic if necessary
Bowl for dipping
Corkscrew (PLEASE don't forget that!!)

1 frying pan, 1 large pot, 1 small pot for meat
1 frying pan, 1 small pot milk
2 cutting boards (meat, milk)
2 good knives (meat, milk)
1 set meat dishes with enough settings for the seder, if at home
Skip the milk plates and use paper
Inexpensive silverware (milk, meat -- Amazing Savings has good ones)
A couple of coffee mugs
Use foil pans for baking, etc until you figure out what you really need
A few spatulas and wooden spoons

Something to cover counters, tables, etc.

New dish drainers
new stopper for sinks
something to hold sponges
Potholders
Kitchen towels

We use a set of plastic shelves instead of cleaning out all of our cupboards. Highly recommended!

Tea kettle (or just use a pot)
Blech

Sure, things like food processors and blenders are nice, but not really necessary for one week of the year. Ditto water urn, even a coffee maker. You can add things as the years go on.

Don't forget the feather and candle.

elf123

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 8:45 pm

Emee wrote:

Here is a list that I copied from here I think 2 years go. There are lots of extra things but you can probably create a list from this .

Grocery:
□ Walnut or Olive Oil
□ 20 doz. eggs
□ 1 lb sugar
□ salt
□ Almonds
meat:
□ 6-5 lb roasts
□ 60 lbs ground meat
□ 10 pkg. stew meat
2 cases chicken

Okay, I realize people use a lot of eggs for Pesach, but 240 eggs in one week? shock

And is that for real? 60 pounds of ground meat? Are you people bathing in it or eating it?

cookielady

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 8:46 pm

elf123 wrote:

Emee wrote:

Okay, I realize people use a lot of eggs for Pesach, but 240 eggs in one week? shock

And is that for real? 60 pounds of ground meat? Are you people bathing in it or eating it?

Elf, we use about 30 doz eggs each year.

Pineapple

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 8:49 pm

cookielady wrote:

elf123 wrote:

Emee wrote:

Okay, I realize people use a lot of eggs for Pesach, but 240 eggs in one week? shock

And is that for real? 60 pounds of ground meat? Are you people bathing in it or eating it?

Elf, we use about 30 doz eggs each year.

We use bet 20 - 25 doz

Cakes each use at least 8

You need for the sedarim

Pineapple

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 8:49 pm

Emee thanks for the list!

elf123

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 8:57 pm

Okay, I hear you on the eggs even though I still think that's a lot. It's 30 eggs per day! And I guess I just don't make those kinds of cakes. I don't know though b/c I've never made the whole Pesach with lots of company. But 60 lbs. of ground meat? Anyone really use that?

Emee

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 9:15 pm

pineapple you are welcome!

Elf it wasn't my list it was someone elses asnd if I remember correctly she had married children and eineklach coming. I bought around 8 dozen eggs last year and it wasn't enough. I had 3 kids at the time and one extra kid for the sedarim.

ra_mom

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 9:18 pm

I have the bare minimum and manage just fine with:
-good set of stainless steel pots
-really good Meat knife
-immersion blender
-cheap set of 6 ladles, spatulas...
-can opener
-peeler
-electric burner (we do not Kasher our stove)
-crock pot
We use plastic cutlery, plates, cups, aluminum pans for mixing bowls, etc.
(We are a small family so far.)
If we would have a self-clean oven, I would buy a hand-held mixer for baking.
Again, BARE minimum.

ra_mom

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 9:24 pm

And we have sink liners and counter liners. We line the backsplash and oven/range with extra heavy duty foil and masking tape. Fridge gets extra heavy duty foil and refrigerator liners as well. We usually buy a new broom and pan. And new kitchen hand towels.

ShakleeMom

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 9:28 pm

Just buy 10 dozen and see if you need more... I say buy a little and keep adding more. It's not SO much cheaper to buy cases.

RedRuby

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 10:48 pm

You gals are awesome!

Thank you so much!

pecan

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 10:53 pm

Just don't forget that you can't buy eggs on Pesach, because the chicken may have gotten chometz.
Better to overbuy.

ra_mom

Sun, Feb 22 2009, 10:57 pm

pecan wrote:

Just don't forget that you can't buy eggs on Pesach, because the chicken may have gotten chometz.
Better to overbuy.

Not everybody holds that. We buy eggs on Pesach from Kosher stores where everything has a Hechsher.

Raisin

Mon, Feb 23 2009, 5:40 am

you don't need both meat and milk pots. We have just meat pots and use disposables for milk. (we don't use cheese anyway, so its just for drinking milk or the kids have bananas and milk)

if you want to make potato kugels a small food processor, but you can manage without.

Aidelmom

Mon, Feb 23 2009, 5:45 am

Raisin wrote:

Well I would think many people would need at least one milchig frying pan. Ahh matza brei and scrambled eggs w/ cheese Wink

Mon, Feb 23 2009, 8:59 am

we dont have matza-brei:(

if ur making most of the meals at home a food processor is a BIG help, during the year I manage without one but for pesach it is essential with all the kugels and also if u get with a juicer attachment if u prefer 2 make fresh juice.