Sourcebook: Our 52 Kitchen Favorites (In No Particular Order)

Only 52?! How could we choose? After much deliberation, here’s our list of favorite tools, tableware, and other tidbits—the things we use and dearly love in our kitchens. These 52 items work hard, last long, and really look good doing it. We really think they’re some of the best out there. (Hint: You can find many of them on Food52.com!)

Large Tools for Baking & Cooking

Cuisinart food processors

KitchenAid stand mixers and electric handheld mixers

Silpat nonstick baking mats

Staub enameled Dutch ovens and baking dishes

Smithey cast-iron skillets

GreenPan nonstick pans

Ballarini nonstick pans

Zojirushi rice cookers

Emile Henry ceramic baking dishes

Pyrex glass pie plates

Duralex 10-piece nested glass bowls

Nordic Ware aluminum sheet pans

Nordic Ware Bundt pans

John Boos butcher blocks

Demeyere stainless-steel pots and pans

Small Tools for Baking & Cooking

GIR silicone spatulas

OXO angled measuring cups

OXO cookie scoopers

OXO SteeL can openers

Microplane classic rasp zester-graters

Hawkins New York wooden spoons

Dot and Army flour-sack tea towels

Peugeot USelect pepper mills

Zwilling J. A. Henckels kitchen shears

Zwilling J. A. Henckels knives

Miyabi knives

Studiopatró linen aprons

Lamson metal fish spatula

Peg and Awl magnetic knife grabbers

Messermeister in-drawer knife blocks

Lovely Baking rolling pins

Baratza burr coffee grinders

Chemex pour-over coffee pots

For Storage & Tidying

Black & Decker handheld vacuum

Bee’s Wrap reusable food wraps

Specialty Bottle 4-ounce metal tins with window lids, for spices

Pyrex glass food-storage containers

Noaway countertop wood compost bins

Yamazaki Home wood-handled dish rack

Yamazaki Home wood-handled steel storage caddy

Dot and Army linen and cotton bowl-covers

Mepal microwavable nested storage bowls

Mepal airtight stackable storage containers

CapaBunga cheese vaults

For Serving

Hawkins New York linen napkins

Zojirushi thermal carafes

Soma glass water bottles

Mosser glass cake stands

Sawyer Ceramics French butter keeper

Bormioli Rocco stackable Bodega glasses

FisheyeCeramics gold-dipped pinch bowls

Dansk Kisco dinnerware

MADE BY US, MADE WITH YOU

Have you heard that Food52 has a line of products for the kitchen and home, designed by the very best cooks we know (that’s you, our community!)? We do, and it’s called Five Two. Together, we’ve made everything from cutting boards to cookware to the niftiest dish rack in town, and we’re just getting started. Visit Food52.com/FiveTwo to learn more about the line and snag a few gadgets for your own space.