Essential Electric Tools

This list goes from the most important to the least important: from the beginning electric tools to advanced electric tools.

*products are recommendation

Beginning Electric Tools

1. Instant-Read Thermometer

   A thermometer ensures whatever you cook comes out cooked. Whatever that’s, a roasts, a steaks, a chops, or a hamburgers. The thermometer eliminates the question, “Is the food still raw?”. While following a recipe time recommendation can work, sometimes, however, it can overcook/undercook a food because everyone's stovetop or oven works differently.

   • Splash-Proof Super-Fast Thermapen by ThermoWorks (Best)

   • CDN Pro Accurate Quick-Read Thermometer (On a Budget)

2. Digital Kitchen Scale

   If you do any baking, a digital kitchen scale is a must. Cooking measurements like cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, etc. are highly inaccurate for weight. Baking requires precision, and if you don't have that precise weight, a dessert recipe you're following may not execute well. So, for the most accurate taste of a recipe, BUY a kitchen scale.

   • OXO Good Grips Food Scale with Pull Out Display

   • Aquatronic Kitchen Scale by Salter

3. Rice Cooker

   A rice cooker is common in East and Southeast Asia because of its ability to cook perfect rice every time with the push of a button. But additionally, can cook entire meal that is quick to assemble, tasty, and nutritious for those lazy days where cooking is too much. But if you rarely make rice, skip it, but if you make rice once every week, do consider it, as it can be inexpensive.

   • Any cheap Rice Cooker will do like the Aroma Rice Cooker

   • But Zojirushi Rice Cookers are way better (pricey)

4. Digital Timer/Stopwatch

   While a phone will suffice, a digital timer will be faster and easier to manage when cooking.

   • Polder 3 in 1 Timer, Clock, and Stopwatch

Intermediate Electric Tools

As you go further on your cooking journey, you will meet recipes requiring special equipment. Intermediate and Advanced elextric tools are some examples.

5. Immersion Blender

   An immersion blender is a handheld tool for a quick blend of food, like making mayonnaise, blending sauce, and making emulsion sauces in a pot or bowl.

   • Braun PowerMax

   • KitchenAid Immersion Blender

6. Food Processor

   A food processor should be able to finely chop dry ingredients, roughly puree vegetables, grind meat, form emulsions, and make pie dough.

   • KitchenAid 12-cup Food Processor

   • Cuisinart Prep 11 Plus 11-cup Food Processor

Advanced Electric Tools

7. Stand Mixer, with Meat Grinder Attachment

   Stand mixers, primarily used for baking, it should come with a dough hook, whisk, and paddle attachment. Additionally, a port for the meat grinder/pasta maker is beneficial for better control and quality of food.

   • Kitchenaid or Cuisinart

   • For heavy-duty users or bakers: Kitchenaid Pro 500

8. Powerful Blender

   A powerful blender for making the best creamy smoothies, sauces, and soups.

   • Vitamix Pro Series (Professional but expensive)

   • BlendTec (Same as the Vitamix)

   • KitchenAid Vortex 5-Speed Blender (cheaper and resourceful)