Informational Articles, Roundups Top 5 Kitchen Essentials for Any Bold Baker Find out my Top 5 Kitchen Essentials for any Bold Baker — tools that any baker would find useful inside their kitchen on their baking journey! By Gemma Stafford | December 9, 2015 | 22 Last updated on October 22, 2019 This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure for details. Blender Slow Cooker Hi Bold Bakers! What’s on your list to Santa this holiday? For you or the Bold Baker in your life, make sure you check out my must-have kitchen gift list. 5. Cuisinart Hand Blender 4. Measuring Spoons 3. Oxo Food Scale 2. Kitchen Scissors 1. Crock Pot Get More Articles! Gemma's Bold Baking Art GalleryEverything You Need to Know About BakewareHow to Steam A Christmas PuddingUnderstanding Your Toaster Oven (A Guide To OTG Baking) Submit your own photos of this recipe Upload Photo 0 Images 22 thoughts on “Top 5 Kitchen Essentials for Any Bold Baker” Hi Gemma, can please help me with your suggestion on which ovens to buy for best baking ? Reply Hi Rachna, this a tricky question for me as it is so dependant on where you live, the space you have available for it, the type of fuel you have available and the need you have for it. This means the number of people you are cooking for also, and of course the amount of money you can afford to pay. (https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/guide-to-knowing-your-oven/) this is a guide about floor standing full-sized ovens. In general, the better the brand the higher the price, and as I do not know which brands you have there, or indeed the models they offer, I find it difficult to guide you. Your local supplier should be able to guide you on quality, and there are online fora too which can help when you have narrowed down your choice. OTG stands for Oven-Toaster-.Grill. This oven usually stands on a counter/tabletop. It has heating elements both on the ceiling and the floor of the oven. You can choose to engage either or both elements to heat your oven. For grilling, you need to heat the top element and for normal baking, you need both elements to be heated. An OTG can reheat, keep warm, grill/broil and bake food items. This type of oven comes in different sizes, which will dictate what can be cooked in it. Different models have different levels of sophistication too, some with convection fans and thermostatic controls, and the ability to switch between convection and conventional baking, just like its larger cousins. The average capacity of a single, full-size oven is 64 liters, the average capacity for a double oven is 62 liters for the main oven and 35 liters for the smaller one. OTG comes in varying capacities,10/20/35/45/60 liters. some OTGs come with rotisseries. This function is ideal for cooking and roasting meat. It can either be motorized or manual. Choosing an OTG. The larger the OTG the more flexible it will be to use and the more likely it is that it will have all the multi-function ability of a regular oven. See this model (https://amzn.to/2wjr9YM) which is from Cuisinart as an example. Choose a model for which you have space and which will suit your family size and need. I hope this will help you in your search and that you find an oven to suit your family and your pocket, Gemma 🙂 Reply Thank You So much Gemma 😊👍🏻 Reply Hi Gemma, do you have a link for the cake pan that collapse down? Reply Hi, I haven’t used those before sorry. I’m sure you could fine them on Amazon. Maybe another Bold Baker has some ideas??? Gemma. Reply Hi ???? do you use fan on the the oven? Reply Hi there, good question! I do that when it is directed in a recipe as this helps things to crisp up. Reply A Question coming up!!! So, Gemma I want to buy a stand mixer and want to know that of which company do you use. Reply Hi, KitchenAid is my favorite. When I was buying mine I got it off the kitchenmaid website but it was refurbished because it’s all I could afford at the time. I strongly recommend that or buying it at Costco or Tjmaxx. Costco you get the 2% back on your card :). Gemma. Reply Gemma , I was wondering where do you get your microwavable and oven safe mugs at . Reply Hi India, I get these in many places. I always have an eye out for these, and i find them in all sorts of places. Markets can be a good source, charity stores/goodwill stores are brilliant, as they will have single cups/mugs, and a low price too. I get some as gifts, and I have taken some from home!! SHHH! don’t tell 🙁 Really though your family may have some hiding in cupboards, and department store sales usually provide some too. What you are looking for is a ceramic one, not bone china, or heavy pottery, and no silver or gold decorations. I hope this helps, i am also working at a design of my own! Gemma 🙂 Reply yes it did thank you so much Reply Do you know how much the hand blender costs? I want to get it but don’t know the price. Other than great list! Reply Gemma, your such a beautiful gem. You bring a smile to my face and joy to my heart when I watch your videos. I just found you recently and have already attempted to make your no machine ice cream and frozen yogurt. I am thankful that you decided to make these video’s because you clearly have a talent for it. Thanks for keeping the world inspired to do their best cooking. And thank you for making one of the worlds potentially daunting chores a treasure. My the blessings you bestow upon us be returned to you ten fold. Good day! Dia dhuit Reply Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Lisa. I really appreciate it 🙂 Reply Thank you for the list. Great ideas for last minute gifts and I love all the tools here 🙂 Reply thank you for your awesome videos. And thank you for sharing the kitchen tools you use. I just ordered the Hand Blender. Saw you use it the other day. Reply Delighted to hear that. Thanks so much for visiting my website 🙂 Reply hi Gemma i’d love to have that hand blender..i love to do stuffs like you..i love watching your videos..my kids and i are planning to do the ice cream next..merry christmas and i’m looking forward for more of your videos to come.. Reply Thanks so much for visiting my website, Karen. Stay tuned for more 🙂 Reply Hi Gemma! That measuring spoons of yours are so awesome! I super like it! I love your videos and I’m trying to make one this coming Christmas. Merry Christmas to you! 🙂 Reply Merry Christmas, Josephine. 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Hi Rachna, this a tricky question for me as it is so dependant on where you live, the space you have available for it, the type of fuel you have available and the need you have for it. This means the number of people you are cooking for also, and of course the amount of money you can afford to pay. (https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/guide-to-knowing-your-oven/) this is a guide about floor standing full-sized ovens. In general, the better the brand the higher the price, and as I do not know which brands you have there, or indeed the models they offer, I find it difficult to guide you. Your local supplier should be able to guide you on quality, and there are online fora too which can help when you have narrowed down your choice. OTG stands for Oven-Toaster-.Grill. This oven usually stands on a counter/tabletop. It has heating elements both on the ceiling and the floor of the oven. You can choose to engage either or both elements to heat your oven. For grilling, you need to heat the top element and for normal baking, you need both elements to be heated. An OTG can reheat, keep warm, grill/broil and bake food items. This type of oven comes in different sizes, which will dictate what can be cooked in it. Different models have different levels of sophistication too, some with convection fans and thermostatic controls, and the ability to switch between convection and conventional baking, just like its larger cousins. The average capacity of a single, full-size oven is 64 liters, the average capacity for a double oven is 62 liters for the main oven and 35 liters for the smaller one. OTG comes in varying capacities,10/20/35/45/60 liters. some OTGs come with rotisseries. This function is ideal for cooking and roasting meat. It can either be motorized or manual. Choosing an OTG. The larger the OTG the more flexible it will be to use and the more likely it is that it will have all the multi-function ability of a regular oven. See this model (https://amzn.to/2wjr9YM) which is from Cuisinart as an example. Choose a model for which you have space and which will suit your family size and need. I hope this will help you in your search and that you find an oven to suit your family and your pocket, Gemma 🙂 Reply
Hi, I haven’t used those before sorry. I’m sure you could fine them on Amazon. Maybe another Bold Baker has some ideas??? Gemma. Reply
Hi there, good question! I do that when it is directed in a recipe as this helps things to crisp up. Reply
A Question coming up!!! So, Gemma I want to buy a stand mixer and want to know that of which company do you use. Reply
Hi, KitchenAid is my favorite. When I was buying mine I got it off the kitchenmaid website but it was refurbished because it’s all I could afford at the time. I strongly recommend that or buying it at Costco or Tjmaxx. Costco you get the 2% back on your card :). Gemma. Reply
Hi India, I get these in many places. I always have an eye out for these, and i find them in all sorts of places. Markets can be a good source, charity stores/goodwill stores are brilliant, as they will have single cups/mugs, and a low price too. I get some as gifts, and I have taken some from home!! SHHH! don’t tell 🙁 Really though your family may have some hiding in cupboards, and department store sales usually provide some too. What you are looking for is a ceramic one, not bone china, or heavy pottery, and no silver or gold decorations. I hope this helps, i am also working at a design of my own! Gemma 🙂 Reply
Do you know how much the hand blender costs? I want to get it but don’t know the price. Other than great list! Reply
Gemma, your such a beautiful gem. You bring a smile to my face and joy to my heart when I watch your videos. I just found you recently and have already attempted to make your no machine ice cream and frozen yogurt. I am thankful that you decided to make these video’s because you clearly have a talent for it. Thanks for keeping the world inspired to do their best cooking. And thank you for making one of the worlds potentially daunting chores a treasure. My the blessings you bestow upon us be returned to you ten fold. Good day! Dia dhuit Reply
thank you for your awesome videos. And thank you for sharing the kitchen tools you use. I just ordered the Hand Blender. Saw you use it the other day. Reply
hi Gemma i’d love to have that hand blender..i love to do stuffs like you..i love watching your videos..my kids and i are planning to do the ice cream next..merry christmas and i’m looking forward for more of your videos to come.. Reply
Hi Gemma! That measuring spoons of yours are so awesome! I super like it! I love your videos and I’m trying to make one this coming Christmas. Merry Christmas to you! 🙂 Reply