Kitchen Utensils & Tools List For Home With PDF

In my previous post, I have shared the list of essential kitchen appliances needed for a home. In this post, you can find the list of Kitchen utensils required for setting up a new Indian kitchen. In this post, I have discussed the uses of utensils & kitchen tools and shared the list of all possible kitchen utensils & tools. I have segmented them under different categories namely Cookware, Storages, Serve ware, Bakeware and tools. But I have not recommended any brands. As I promised in my previous post, I have also shared a PDF of Kitchen appliances & utensils list. Please click on the link and download it, Its free. Do the changes as per your need. 

All the utensils I have given here are not purchased in one day. You don’t need everything at the beginning of cooking too. It could be accumulated in months, years based on your requirement & usage. I referred this & this post for making the list. I hope this list would help beginners to arrange their new kitchen. Wishing you all the very best. Happy cooking !!

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I have given affiliate links for all the utensils from Amazon with links and pictures.
Here is my routine dialogue : Friends, take this list as a guidance and buy the utensils which is of use to you. Even I don’t have many of the tools & utensils listed here. Its just the collection of all possible kitchen utensils & tools. If you feel anything important is missed here, please share it in comments section. I will update it. Thanks for visiting this page.Leave your feedback about this list. It would make me even more happy.

Click HERE to view & download the PDF. Click HERE to view Kitchen appliances list with brand recommendations.

• A kadai/Skillet is used for stir frying, sauting, cooking and boiling. You can use stainless steel or Non-stick or ceramic kadai. But an iron kadai is recommended for deep frying. So better buy a small sized or medium sized iron kadai too.Also try to buy the ones with sturdy handles and a transparent lid.
• Tadka pan/ Mini kadai is used for seasoning Indian dishes.
• Stock Pots, Saucepans and Stainless steel cooking pots can be used for boiling gravies, soups,stews,Cooking vegetables and greens. It would be better if its with transparent lid.
• Thick bottomed milk pan  or Milk cooker – I prefer stainless steel ones.
• Pressure cooker – For cooking rice,steaming vegetables. To me its the heart of utensils. I can cook any number of dishes if I have two cookers in hand.
• Stackable stainless steel cooking pots in various sizes – Its mainly used for serving gravies,chutney & curries.
• Cassorle/ Hot pack – To keep roti, idli, rice & gravies warm for hours.
• Idli pot & Dosa pan for making idli & dosa
• Appam pan/Paniyaram pan/ uthappam pan – For making appam, Paniyaram, Utappam
• Glass bowls – If you have microwave, you can use it for reheating and cooking.
• Big Stainless steel bowls or plastic bowls for making chapathi/bread dough, for rinsing vegetables.
• Plates – For serving & covering the food
• Ladles & spoon – For cooking & serving gravies,curries etc
• Cups/Coffee cups/Water glass/Tumblers – For serving liquids
• Tea pot / Flask – To keep coffee or tea
• Measurement cups & spoons – Mainly needed for baking & sweets making.
• Rice server and idli scooper – To serve rice & to remove idli.
• Rolling pin & board – For making roti,Poori etc
• Knives & scissors – To chop & cut ( Invest in good quality ones)
• Peeler & grater – To peel the skin of vegetables , grater for grating cheese,vegetables
• Scrapper – mainly used for coconut scrapping
• Perforated frying spoon/skimmer/strainer for deep frying  [Hindi: jhaara/zara]
• Tongs/Idukki in Tamil – Its mainly used for removing roti & papad from hot oil.
• Locking tongs – For holding hot vessels
• Whisk & churner – For mixing batter without lumps, whip curd and for mixing cake batter.
• Big sized Storage containers for storing groceries & Dosa batter
• Medium & Small sized containers for storing pickles, spice powders etc
• Spice box/Anjarai petti – For storing whole spices
• Masher – For mashing boiled potato, kichadi and other dishes.
• Wire mesh – It is used to puff up roti, roast papad, brinjals etc

COOKWARE
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• Pressure cooker ( In various sizes. I have  hawkins 1.5 litre cooker – 2 nos, 3 liter cooker – 1 no & 5 liter cooker – 1 no)
• Stainless steel skillets/ Cast Iron Kadai & Non-stick Kadai  /Ceramic pan sets with or without Induction base
• Deep pans, Sauce pans ( with transparent lid)
• Tadka Pan/ Small kadai for seasoning – Buy hard anodised ones.
• Thick bottomed Milk Pan – Better to use thick stainless steel pots
• Stock pots ( Non-stick or Corning ware )
• Stainless steel Cooking pots with lid  OR  Borosil Glass bowl/ Corning ware
• Dosa pan –  Cast Iron or Non-stick – Buy 2, one for dosa & one for roti.
• Idli pot or Idli cooker with plates, mini idli plates.
• Paniyaram pan/ Appam pan/ uthappam pan
• Dosa turner ( steel or wooden), Idli scooper
• Perforated ladles/ Skimmer/ strainer

SERVEWARE

•  Casserole sets
• Stackable cooking pots in various sizes with lid
• Various types and sizes of mixing and serving bowls
• Plates in various sizes
• coffee cups & tumblers
• Water Jugs
• Rice server and idli scooper
• Different types (wooden, nylon or silicone) of cooking tools and serving spoons for nonstick utensils
• Lids for pans & pots
• Small oil  dispensers & ghee containers
• Thambaalam/ Paarat in Hindi/A wide round plate
• Rolling Pin and board (wooden, Marble, stainless steel)
• Ice cream scoop ( optional)
• Tea pot / Thermos flask 

STORAGES

• Canister
• Storage containers
• Big sized containers for storing idli,dosa batter & wheat flour/Atta
• Spice box/Anjarai petti in Tamil/ Masala dabba in Hindi
• Oil cans
• Tiffin Box
• Water bottles

BAKEWARE
 

• Mixing bowls
• Microwave safe bowls,plates
• Glass bowls & plates, Ceramic ware for microwave
• Aluminum pans & trays for baking in convection mode
• Cake pan in different shapes
• Muffin pan/Cupcake mould
• Measuring cups & spoons
• Spatula
• Cookie cutters
• Icing bags with nozzles
• Parchment paper,Aluminium foil
• Flour strainer
• Weighing scale (Optional)
• Cake decorating stensils

KITCHEN TOOLS
 

• Colander
• Scissors
• Knife set including paring, chopping and slicing knives and one with a serrated edge for slicing bread.
• Cheese and vegetable grater
• Cutting boards
• Mortar & pestle / Stone grinder
• Metal mesh or wire mesh
• Coconut scrapper, Peeler
• Brush
• Tin/can and bottle opener(or an electric model)
• Tea strainer / Metal strainer & double cloth strainer
• Tongs
• Whisk
• Pizza cutter (optional)
• Long bottlebrush
• Scouring or pot cleaning pads or brushes
• Pot holders
• Tea towels
• Cheese cloth/muslin cloth
• Lemon squeezer
• Potato masher
• Sifters with interchangeable sieves
• Garlic press (optional)
• Sev press/Murukku (chakli) mould
• Kozhukattai / Modak mould

MISCELLANEOUS

• Aluminum Foil, Cling Wrap, Paper Towel, Parchment Paper, Newspaper
• Toothpicks, Straws,skewers, Bands, Clips, Chopsticks
• Various types of net bags and boxes to store vegetables and fruits in refrigerator
• Paper Bag, Polythene Bag, Ziploc Bag
• All purpose book & a pen

FLOOR CARE & CLEANING ITEMS

• Vacuum cleaner
• Oven & chimney cleaner
• Broom and dustpan
• Floor mop, scrub pad, scrub brush and cleaning rags
• Linens & Towels
• Dustbins
• Garbage bags
• Small supply of plastic food storage containers and bags

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Click HERE to view Kitchen appliances list with brand recommendations.