Hi, I'm Ali, and welcome to Haven's Kitchen! Today we're going to talk a little bit about cookware
when we talk about cookware it's not about having the most pots and pans
it's about having high-quality tools that will help you feel really confident so you know that
no matter what you're going to be making, you're going to be making it in a pan that works for you
my all-time favorite most often used pan is a cast-iron skillet this one happens to be
enameled and a beautiful color green which you know I think adds to like my joy honestly when
I'm cooking and they come in all different colors and then you pick what works for you the great
thing about cast-iron is it gets really really hot so I find myself searing meat and vegetables
you know five nights out of seven and this is the best way to get a really really good sear, you can
also transfer it into the oven so for example you sear chicken and then you add in a little
bit of broth you can just put it in the oven to finish the cooking, transfers really really easily
and honestly I think it's beautiful to serve in so most of the time I just put this on top
of a trivet and everyone just kind of digs in so that saves us some extra pots and pans too
another pot that I find myself using all the time is my Dutch oven you can do all sorts of things
in here anything really from like making rice and beans to making full-on stews and soups it's also
really heavy-bottomed you can put this in the oven straight from the flame
it works for everything basically and it's obviously a show stopper in the middle of a table
this is called a braiser it's kind of a cross between a Dutch oven and a cast-iron and I use it
you know as both essentially so this is great because it has a cover so for let's say you're
making farro and you're you know baking it with chicken you can basically sear your chicken put in
your grains add some broth cover it and roast it essentially which is a combination of braising and
roasting. great pan, you can also use it to saute things if you need to and not even use the cover
I also love having a large saute pan on hand this is great because you can just saute vegetables
very lightly in it or for things like a schnitzel or tempura you can fill it
a little higher with oil and use it as a fryer it's nice to have this little hand
so that if you're carrying it you know it balances out
I also think it's a good idea just to have a little baby frying pan
I like to toast nuts in it fry an egg sometimes after a long day I just want
to heat up some take out from the night before this does the trick super easy clean up, perfect
saucepan, super important, makes your rice makes like you know one or two servings of a small
pasta the key to a good saucepan is a tight-fitting lid a lot of times you're
really trying to keep the steam in if your lid isn't tight-fitting and steam is escaping
you're not going to get that rice as cooked and fluffy as you want
it's good to have a couple of baking dishes on hand
different sizes honestly you can use this for brownies but you can also use it to make mashed
potatoes and you can use it to do like a grain bake you can roast vegetables in it
it's just one of those things again that's really nice from oven to table
I think part of the confidence is just feeling like things look really pretty and honestly
when you put this on the table with something beautiful in it, it just makes people happy
lastly I'm a huge fan of a grill pan. in New York we can't grill all year long but that doesn't
mean that I don't crave that kind of charred seared outer crust on my meat and my veggies
and that's exactly what you get when you use this so you can start things off in here and
then finish them off in a hot oven or depending on if they're smaller you know like cabbage or
you know something that cooks pretty quickly you just cook it right in the
grill pan you get those seared marks just like you would if you were outdoors at a barbecue
so there you have it this is the cookware that we find ourselves using the most often and that we
like using the most because it makes us feel super confident and joyful in our kitchens when you're
choosing cookware it's not about quantity it's not about having 18 different sizes of the right pan
it's about choosing things that are going to work for you that are going to make you feel
good and that are going to last a really long time so quality quality quality that's the message
all of the cookware that we showed you today are from our friends at stove and Zwilling
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