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[5 ingredients | 10 minutes] www.thestonesoup.com page 88 Here are my minimalist kitchen essentials – what I'd invest in if I was kitting out a kitchen from scratch. This is just my personal list – based on the types of things I like to cook. Of course your essentials will be different depending on your cooking preferences and style. how to setup a minimalist kitchen - the essentials 1. knives A good quality cooks knife and a bread knife if you are a fan of slice-your-own. Forget those knife block sets. 2. chopping board One large wooden board for all purpose chopping and a plastic one that can go in the dishwasher for raw meat, poultry etc. If you're vego you could stick to just one board. 3. big appliances A dishwasher (unless you are some zen master dishwashing fan), an oven (preferably electric fan-forced), a stove top (preferably conduction or gas) and fridge with a freezer. 4. frying pans (skillets) If you live by yourself – 1 smallish skillet will be fine but if you ever cook for a few people, a larger frying pan will come in handy. Best to get ones with ovenproof handles. 5. pots If I was being super minimalist I could limit my pots to just one – my 26cm cherry red enamel coated cast iron le creuset. It's perfect for everything from boiling pasta to slow cooking a batch of lamb shanks. I can't tell you how much I love it. But only having one saucepan can be very limiting if you want to boil some spuds for mash to go with your lamb shanks so I think it's reasonable to have another pot. I have a mini stock pot that it about the same size as the le creuset that is fine for pretty much anything. 6. roasting pan You can also use your roasting pan to bake scones or cookies – saving you buying a separate cookie sheet. 7. crockery I have a set of 'blates' which are lovely, shallow pasta bowls. They are the ultimate minimalist crockery because you can pretty much serve anything on them from a steak to pasta. You could also use them for soup or cereal if needed, I'd also include one mug or teacup per person which can double up as an alternative to little ramekins or serving cups for desserts. 8. cutlery Forget the free set of steak knives you really just need one fork, spoon and knife per person. 9. glasses A wineglass and a tumbler per person is the minimum because I like to have both water and wine with my meals. 10. salad / mixing bowl One large bowl that doubles as both is all you really need. 11. utensils A whisk for egg whites or whipping cream, a can opener, a bottle opener (although non-drinkers would be able to get away without one), a spatula for getting food out of the frying pan (more versatile than tongs I find), a microplane grater for anything from chocolate to cheese. A large strainer for draining pasta that can also be used for sieving flour or removing lumps from sauces or custard. 12. loaf pan A loaf pan is the bare minimum I could get by with. It can be used for loaves of bread, any type of cake or even making terrines.