Things I Didn't Know I Needed

until I went to cooking school. I made cheese scones this morning and it took me 3 times as long as does at school. That got me to thinking about things I could use at home that make things faster at school. Most of them involve stainless steel and some involve large amounts of cash (well, I can dream, can't I?).

• several sizes of sifter (mine holds about a cup)


• stainless measuring cups


• stainless measuring spoons


• several plastic liquid measuring cups (that hold more than 1 cup)


• a wooden rolling pin


• a large cutting board


• somewhere to roll out pastry


• a convection oven (yeah, right!)


• a Kitchen Aid mixer


• a high speed blender


• assorted pastry cutters

And that's just for a start! I'd lover a huge Hobart mixer, an industrial dishwasher and a Cryovac machine too . . .