24 Things For Anyone Who's Straight-Up Scared Of Cooking
I can't believe anyone would trust me to wield a knife???
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1. An egg cooker you can count on to not mess up the hard boiled eggs again.
2. A sushi kit so you can whip up maki like a pro even if you're still just a cooking apprentice.
3. A rice cooker so you can set it and forget it — no more scraping burnt rice off the bottom of your pot!
4. A veggie chopper so you can dice and slice, all while keeping your vulnerable hands away from a sharp knife.
5. And if you have to wield a knife, a pair of cut-proof gloves to keep those fingers un-sliced.
6. If all else fails, a Salad Shooter that pops out freshly sliced veggies in seconds.
7. A set of grilled cheese bags for anyone who never got past the toaster stage of cooking.
8. A steel "soap" bar that cleans your hands of the dreaded lingering food smells like garlic and fish. Don't be haunted by last night's food prep!
9. A hot dog maker so you can get perfectly toasted dogs and buns, no worries.
10. A copy of Salt Fat Acid Heat that breaks down cooking into four major categories. Once you understand the fundamentals, you won't feel so overwhelmed in the kitchen.
11. A set of glass prep bowls so you can set out all your ingredients first and make sure everything is accounted for so you never have to be five steps into your soup recipe and realize you forgot to add oregano during step two.
12. Mystical tea towels to add a little magic to your cooking. Think of your cookbook as your spellbook — you got this!
13. A pair of heat-resistant skeleton gloves so you can feel like you're the scary one, not the idea of grilling for the whole neighborhood. Why did you plan this BBQ anyway?
14. A silicone lid that sits on top of your pot and catches any overflow before it has time to spill over the side and make that startling sizzling sound.
15. A pack of oven rack guards to protect your unprotected arms from singeing while you're trying to pull your casserole out of the oven.
16. Fruit scrubby sponges that will make the aftermath of your cooking (one million dishes) seem way less daunting.
17. A set of unconventional measuring spoons to help you navigate your grandma's chocolate chip cookie recipe with confidence.
18. A straining spoon so you can drain and move your pasta in one fluid motion. You can handle that, right?
19. A microwave pasta cooker to help you continue to avoid the stove (fire, scary) when it comes to cooking.
20. And a microwave bacon cooker that works just as well as the stove — who needs that scary thing anyway? Oil splatter hurts!
21. A splatter guard wall to protect from the aforementioned threat of oil splatter. That stuff is 1. painful 2. dangerous 3. ruining your immaculate stovetop that may or may not have never been used before.
22. A beloved 7-in-1 pressure cooker you can count on to do most of the work for you.
23. A double-sided cutting board that collects juices and crumbs — but better yet, also has spikes to keep your meat in place while you're slicing it.
24. And a pair of hugging sloth shakers you can consider your supportive audience while you struggle through your latest recipe.
Be careful in that kitchen!
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