Cooking essentials

**Jocasta** · 02-21-2008, 07:25 PM

What stuff do you always have to hand when cooking, what ingredients are essential?

Salt, of course... good sea salt, like Maldon.
Black pepper corns (white pepper for eggs or cheese sauce).
Worcestershire sauce.
Soya sauce.
Fresh garlic.
Cheap olive oil, the sort you can happily cook with in abundance.
Lemons.

And lots more.

**Ophelia** · 02-21-2008, 07:30 PM

Onions
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper, lemon pepper
I have to have Tony's Cachere's cajun seasoning
Fresh Garlic
lemons
Celery I use alot.

**Jocasta** · 02-21-2008, 07:32 PM

Onions should be 1st on the list, agreed. How often does frying onions start a recipe?

**Ophelia** · 02-21-2008, 07:33 PM

I know, it seems everything involves onions. I love that.

**Jocasta** · 02-21-2008, 07:37 PM

I ran out the other day, it was quite alarming.

Tinned tomatoes I use a lot too.

**Ophelia** · 02-21-2008, 07:42 PM

^Yes! Me too. You were right on with soy sauce, that can be used for so many different things. It's a must have.

butter...

oh! Chicken broth I always use instead of water.

**Jocasta** · 02-21-2008, 07:45 PM

I love butter, so much better than the so called healthy alternatives.

Is that home made broth? If we have roast chicken I love making broth or stock from the bones but ready made is handy.

**Ophelia** · 02-21-2008, 07:47 PM

Mostly store bought broth. I always have loads of it.

Butter rules.

what about cream or half and half milk?

eggs.

Captain Beefheart · 02-21-2008, 07:53 PM

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Worcestershire sauce.

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**Jocasta** · 02-21-2008, 07:59 PM

Sweet, I look forward to cooking for you.

I don't use that much cream but if I do it makes mashed potatoes delicious and cheese sauce even more yummy.

Dark Dude · 02-22-2008, 03:49 AM

I love ketchup on my over-easy eggs. just a little bit.

as for while cooking.
100% pure corn oil
salt-n-peppa covered in oil doing the cooking for me.

thats all.

**Jocasta** · 02-22-2008, 04:05 AM

A bottle of Marsala or Madeira to deglaze meat juices.

**Ophelia** · 02-22-2008, 12:25 PM

ground pepper
cayenne pepper
garlic salt

Scotty · 02-22-2008, 02:48 PM

I have spices, lots of damn spices.

I hate curry.

I have little access to decent ingredients.

Usually try to keep some Maida flour and yeast kicking around. Can't find any proper bread flour so need to make do with it. Not really all that suitable for my needs but best I can do.

**MissyO** · 03-02-2008, 02:31 PM

Everything as fresh as possible. That means even the flour, spice etc..

Chocolate with everything.

**Plastic Flute** · 03-13-2008, 03:02 PM

Chives ! I love em.

02-21-2008, 07:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jocasta Joshtopian Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 17,807 My Profile	Cooking essentials What stuff do you always have to hand when cooking, what ingredients are essential? Salt, of course... good sea salt, like Maldon. Black pepper corns (white pepper for eggs or cheese sauce). Worcestershire sauce. Soya sauce. Fresh garlic. Cheap olive oil, the sort you can happily cook with in abundance. Lemons. And lots more.

02-22-2008, 03:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
Dark Dude sla-pus a bit-chus Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: San Antonio Posts: 926 My Profile	I love ketchup on my over-easy eggs. just a little bit. as for while cooking. 100% pure corn oil salt-n-peppa covered in oil doing the cooking for me. thats all. Last edited by Dark Dude : 02-22-2008 at 03:50 AM.

02-21-2008, 07:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ophelia JOHO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joshtopia Posts: 7,018 My Profile	Onions Olive Oil Salt and Pepper, lemon pepper I have to have Tony's Cachere's cajun seasoning Fresh Garlic lemons Celery I use alot.

02-21-2008, 07:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jocasta Joshtopian Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 17,807 My Profile	Onions should be 1st on the list, agreed. How often does frying onions start a recipe?

02-21-2008, 07:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ophelia JOHO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joshtopia Posts: 7,018 My Profile	I know, it seems everything involves onions. I love that.

02-21-2008, 07:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jocasta Joshtopian Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 17,807 My Profile	I ran out the other day, it was quite alarming. Tinned tomatoes I use a lot too.

02-21-2008, 07:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ophelia JOHO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joshtopia Posts: 7,018 My Profile	^Yes! Me too. You were right on with soy sauce, that can be used for so many different things. It's a must have. butter... oh! Chicken broth I always use instead of water.

02-21-2008, 07:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jocasta Joshtopian Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 17,807 My Profile	I love butter, so much better than the so called healthy alternatives. Is that home made broth? If we have roast chicken I love making broth or stock from the bones but ready made is handy.

02-21-2008, 07:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ophelia JOHO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joshtopia Posts: 7,018 My Profile	Mostly store bought broth. I always have loads of it. Butter rules. what about cream or half and half milk? eggs.

02-21-2008, 07:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jocasta Joshtopian Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 17,807 My Profile	Sweet, I look forward to cooking for you. I don't use that much cream but if I do it makes mashed potatoes delicious and cheese sauce even more yummy.

02-22-2008, 04:05 AM	#12 (permalink)
Jocasta Joshtopian Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 17,807 My Profile	A bottle of Marsala or Madeira to deglaze meat juices.

02-22-2008, 12:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ophelia JOHO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joshtopia Posts: 7,018 My Profile	ground pepper cayenne pepper garlic salt

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Plastic Flute ICHiBAN HoOT Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,861 My Profile	Chives ! I love em.

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02-22-2008, 02:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
Scotty Banned by Stuper Mods Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: N Korea Posts: 810 My Profile	I have spices, lots of damn spices. I hate curry. I have little access to decent ingredients. Usually try to keep some Maida flour and yeast kicking around. Can't find any proper bread flour so need to make do with it. Not really all that suitable for my needs but best I can do.

03-02-2008, 02:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
MissyO Perennially Disgruntled Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 4,111 My Profile	Everything as fresh as possible. That means even the flour, spice etc.. Chocolate with everything.