Home for Pesach for the first time ever? This Pesach kitchen master list is for you. Hosting your 20th seder? This list is for you too.
I know you might be wondering how that introduction above makes sense. In this post, we divide all the kitchen gear into three categories, so whether you are truly making Pesach for the first time and want just the absolute basics, or you are at a different stage and need a bit more, you’ll find it in the three lists below.
In truth, you do not need much to make a beautiful Pesach meal. One can say all you need is a good knife and a pot. We’ve tried to keep our essentials list as basic as possible. If you’re not home for Yom Tov, you can make do with less. But if you are, here’s a list of what you need to get by.
Everything on this list has been tried and true!
Making Pesach for the first time? You’ll be able to prepare most dishes with these basic kitchen items.
Paring Knives | Chef Knives | Vegetable Peelers | Stockpots (soups, boiled potatoes, compote) | Two Frying Pans (meat and dairy) | Measuring Cups and Spoons | Hand Mixer or Stand and Hand Mixer (both tried and true) | Mixing Bowl Set | Cooking Spoons and Spatulas | Soup Ladle | Braun, Cuisinart or Hamilton Beach Food Processor (you will need the fine shred disc for kugel) | Wine Bottle Opener
The Fully Stocked Pesach Kitchen.
Cutting Boards (disposable are good to have on hand!) | Good Quality Baking Sheets | Full Size Baking Sheets (explained in this post) | Full Set of Pots for Meat | Second Frying Pan (also good for crepes) and/or Deep Sauté Pan for dairy (to cook eggs, pancakes, hash browns, blintzes, shakshuka – simultaneously) | Garlic Press | Ice Cream Scoops: small for cookies medium for ice cream | Salad Bowl | Can Opener | Immersion Blender | Crock-Pot | Hot Water Urn | Betty Crocker (recipes here!) for dairy | Muslin Towels (great for drying glassware) | These Kitchen Towels (absorbent and recommended) or These Waffle Towels | Shabbos Blech | Good Citrus Juicer | Disposable Counter Liners | Tube Pan (Only this one. Nonstick ruin Pesach cakes)
This is where we browse when we want to treat ourselves with something new, l’kovod Yom Tov.
Nespresso Coffee Maker | Beef Jerky Dehydrator (See our Pesach Beef Jerky recipe here!) | Sifter (to sift potato starch/cocoa for cakes) | 5 Quart Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer | Kitchen Aid Sifter/Scale Attachment (you will love this!) | Pizza Cutter (Yep! You read right. We like to use one to cut the kichels or Pesach pizza dough.) | Handheld Ceramic Mandoline | Acrylic Cake Dome | Batter Dispenser (for blintzes and lukshen) | Electric Griddle (this post) | Cookie Racks (for cooling cookies, to keep food raised – away from direct heat – on a hot plate, or sear meat) | Popsicle Molds (Mini Fruit Pops) | Yonanas Machine (recommended for Pesach! The most wholesome way to enjoy frozen desserts and treats.)
Any recommendations for oven mitts
RITZ Terry Pocket Mitt & Hot Pad: Unparalleled Heat Resistant, Durable 100% Cotton – Ergonomically Designed for Optimal Grip – Easy-Care Machine Washable – 2-Pack, Graphite.
These are from Amazon. I use these all year round. I have very small hands and most oven mitts don’t let me grasp onto the pot. They are thick but not so thick that you can’t grasp the pot. I also use them as trivets. They aren’t cheap but I try to get them on prime day. I enjoy them so much my kids actually bought them once for me as a birthday present and I was happy. Chag kasher vsameach!!
Interesting that mixers are on the super basic list – I gave mine away. (9×13 brownies are the way to go!)
I believe a food processor is super basic – much more important than a mixer.
Agree! I have a hand mixer for years, that’s been sufficient!
Can’t make potato kugel or yapsik or dips without a food processor….
Yup. Cuisinart 14 cup is the only way to go.
haha a pizza cutter for pesach
Every single year, on erev Pesach in the middle of the rushing, my father would loudly say “Oh no! We forgot to get a challa knife for Pesach!” and every single year we would all fall for it again (erev Pesach brains I guess!) and say “Oh no! What will we do?” until it hits us a minute later… miss those days.
The pots linked are not available. Any other recommendations?
Is it possible to get a full list to print?
Skip the milchig frying pan and get a Betty Crocker for all the milchigs.
Regarding mixers – if you make matza meal rolls – then a good mixer is a must. I burned out several hand mixers. If you don’t gebracht – then I would get a good hand mixer that has a stand to make whipping egg whites easier.