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Sally this is Alex so today I want to
share with you something very personal I
decided that I wanted to share my PDC
see by everyday cooking care I saw a VC
square it's basically a set of knives
and kitchen intensive that I use the
most that make me comfortable and
confident while I'm cooking in the
kitchen or or everywhere for that matter
so right now I'm on my way to a
restaurant supply store because they
have extremely reliable product they
have fair prices and also makes me look
good
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right that was a successful shopping if
you guys have access or no place that
that is meant for professional cooks
definitely try to get there you will
have access to things that you know
generally clothes I shall never have
accessed right let's get back to the
studio
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we can start right so I think we can
start before I stop almost ready to
start we're almost ready so before we
start so before I start this video never
another stop this video is never gonna
start mmm I'm gonna start with this one
this is a wooden spoon that I use for
stirring I like this one very much first
of all because it was sent to me by one
of you guys second because the section
of the profile is not symmetrical which
means that you have more grip and also
that pointy head it makes it very
effective at getting that sauce out of
the inner corners of a saucepan like a
ragout needs a bit more cooking so next
I've got my trusted spatula this one is
made out of silicone most good ones are
made out of silicone but the thing I
really enjoy about this one there is no
seam right there it don't pop out which
is so annoying when it happens chapter 2
peeler grater and pestle and mortar
speed peeler this one is amazing it's
made by oak so people use these only to
peel stuff but you can use these to make
slices of this like for example the
zucchini fritter and make them with
these a carrot salad I make strips
instead of just cutting things into
julienne next a grater this is one that
I made myself a previous freighter that
I loved but I think it was bulky so I
removed the blade and then I added a
small handle that used to use this one
the only problem that I sell this one
it's not wide enough chilli ginger
carrots carrots maybe not with garlic
I've got a nice trick you don't even
have to grate it because the steam just
covers up on the side and it protects
your finger which is a plus the pestle
and Makka the pestle always needs to be
made out of the most
solid material than the more I don't
know why I picked out this weird
combination you can grind so many stuff
in there think of nuts to Denari homes
so spices just drop a few peppercorns in
there just sprinkle it on my dish look
that Steve is a bit of bitter inside I
think so hope it's not like the wood
chips alright this is definitely pepper
we have combinations definitely pepper
it's definitely pepper this is my tea
towel if you're in the UK oh this is my
dish towel if you're in the US the best
kitchen towels are made out of linen
this is more absorbent than cotton for
sure it smells like vomit bacteria
gather in this material and they
proliferate linen on the other hand has
amazing antibacterial properties and it
will stay fresher for longer kitchen
towels made out of linen rather
expensive and that's basically why I
make my own myself I love this kitchen
towel very much
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next times chopsticks and skewer good
pair of stainless steel tongs is
essentially in the kitchen this is like
the extension of your hand basically so
you want to be gentle you can be gentle
you want to move things around in a
frying pan you want to marinate things
like raw meat for example this is your
best friend because this way you don't
have to touch things with your fingers
when going for one don't use plastic
stuff stainless steel is way more
durable and that mechanism at the back
is super sorry next a good pair of
chopsticks I think I use them every day
this is amazing to stuff things but what
if you have a nonstick pan dead this you
have less leverage but you have more
precision I've been using these to make
an omelet to make a catch to a bit back
now these ones are not disposable I'm
trying to get out of this disposable
knew that I was in next these are
disposable bamboo skewers ok crucify me
crucify me ok I know I said I wanted to
get out of this disposable mood but I'm
working on it ok cool see you can use
them as skewers but I rarely tend to do
so when you've got a piece of food stuck
somewhere in a baking tray at the back
of a handle you'll always use these to
remove it and then when it's closed you
discard it I know it's that bad Alex bad
Alex I should probably try to find an
alternative to these but in the meantime
these are amazing and I'm gonna love
them and I'm gonna hate myself for
loving them another chapter flip before
we move on to the knives I know you're
looking at the knives they are coming
the way a bird shaft foil it has a nice
Christmas Eve vibe to it I use this for
everything ok Alex let's share a
particular example then like how would
you make papillote like that those
enclosed containers made out of
parchment paper how do you make a giant
tea bag full of spices to infuse you're
stuck with how would you do a beef
wellington
without a good twine
come on I mean obviously you make beef
wellington every morning right am I the
only one doing this maybe but how would
I do it without this you need twine I
love this right so next a thermometer oh
ma precisely approve I'm sure my grandma
or my grandpa who both we're chefs did
not use these guys have been cooking for
like 4050 years they have the experience
and the expertise needed require not use
that when it comes to me I haven't spent
that much time in the kitchen so it's
nice to know that that is something you
can rely on to precisely aim for a
temperature for doneness when it comes
to protein medium rare steak every
[ __ ] time I'm not paying me for this
I just endorsed a product for free I
mean let's be honest for a second if you
only allow me to have one tool in the
kitchen that would be a knife I'm gonna
start with knives that I use a lot in
the kitchen and I literally just both
even more of these inexpensive paring
knives this is like we all run now you
can perform small tasks or precise tasks
pick a gherkin out of the can you can
get rid of the excess pastry on the edge
of a baking tray slicing garlic of
slicing ginger peel the potato right so
next viola rounder I've got three of
them so this one because of the tour
blade it's very effective and dicing
stuff this is a custom knife that I made
from a German one it's lacking a bit of
weight I like when my knife has a bit
more weight like for example this one
this is a chef's knife made by Sabaa to
a very good life super solid steel I
enjoy the handle very much like I'm
taking good care of this knife I've been
polishing the handles I've been
sharpening this bad boy regularly but it
never disappoint I would say the only
only problem with this one is that when
you're mincing stuff and you've got big
hands like
I'm bumping into the surface now
following with this bumping situation
I've got this one yes it's a cleaver no
it's not a meat cleaver it's a Chinese
clear it's an amazing all-around knife
so there is something very weird with
the way the blade is attached to to the
hand everything feels cheap and yet the
steel is amazing for vegetables this is
amazing with a slight movement of the
wrist you can just things by itself and
you can drop that in in a bowl of in a
saucepan so in a nutshell I love
everything about this knife apart from
the lousy finish of the handle and
everything basically apart from the
blade now let's get a bit more specific
shall we I had to have at least one
Japanese knife okay this is a pity now
it's sharp hey if I want to debone the
chicken this would slice the flesh
tendons skin like butter I feel like a
serial killer I mean the fact that I've
got a Japanese knife along with a French
knife along with the German knife along
with a Chinese knives and that all these
knives are very legit there are not
gimmicks I think it sums up pretty much
my philosophy in cooking what about the
technique if it works it works
I mean you've probably seen that video
already but I would definitely go for a
street food onion cutting technique
instead of the French classic one if
it's faster right next and last in this
a knife chapter is the bread knife this
is the butter knife that I use in the
past it's not drive because it's super
heavy
I just bought myself and brand new one
it's stainless steel with a chrome
coating on top basically a knife but you
will use especially if you're a
westerner like me almost all the time
sandwiches bread anything fragile gets
cut perfectly with this so that is
definitely a strong player in
EDC collection everyday cooking
collection no bad so the next one is an
all-around whetstone with two phases
this is for rough sharpening and this is
for finishing you need this otherwise
what's the point in getting Japanese
French gentlemen or even Chinese knife
if you can't get them to to to Stacia
but I don't know how to sharpen a bad
life a good pair of scissors you need
these to open packages you need these to
cut poultry if they have studied enough
and that's the case but these ones
scissors get some good ones so with all
these knives there are two things I
couldn't live without gloves or
basically when I cut myself and
obviously if you cut yourself those
gloves on the palace save your ass this
way this is a piece that everybody needs
basically this will stop the bleeding of
this we cover it this will cover small
ones you burn yourself you use these and
you slap it all using that type get this
in a kit put it somewhere in your
kitchen you will thank me later okay
right so this is the last piece an
amazing [ __ ] screw it's called
Illuminati you screw it in and then
there's a two-stage leverage first one
second one because usually what damages
the [ __ ] is if you're putting sideways
instead of perfectly pulling up this is
definitely related to my being French
and it has the world Sumer lay on it so
it must be good
that's the last part of my kit
well I think guys you've got basically
all the tools listed all the tools that
I really enjoy using on a daily basis
the tool that I should have added to
this list are my notebook and the pen
Chemical Sports fountain pain just
because I enjoyed the feel of writing
with a fountain pen like I've recently
been with a sushi chef learning about
this free technique and I was taking
notes like manniac during his speech so
it's always gonna be helpful a list of
groceries this is an experiment I made
with meatballs I would definitely be
less effective in the kitchen without my
pen and my my EDC pocket dump is
complete yeah anyway guys I hope you
enjoyed this episode I hope that you
discover a few things that might make
your life easier as well I will put
links to most of these things down there
in the description box down below if you
have a favorite kitchen tools that you
love please let me know in the comments
cause my kit my EDC will never be
complete it's always about trying to
improve it I tend not to refrain myself
to buying tools in the kitchen just
because if it makes my life easier if it
makes me cook more that's an excuse I
would take until then bye bye sorry
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