If you are planning to cook for a birthday party, prepare mouthwatering recipes with the help of kitchen essentials like cast iron dutch ovens. Complete the feast by making cakes and desserts with baking essentials like measuring cups and spoons. Here are some basic baking essentials that every kitchen must have.

Cast Iron Dutch Oven
Cast iron dutch ovens are a must-have for any kitchen. It is a deep pot made from strong cast iron and comes with a cast iron lid. This dutch oven is available in many styles and sizes, ranging a small 2 quarts to a large 12 quarts. Cast iron dutch ovens are perfect for making vegetables or meat stew, as the oven conducts heat evenly. The dutch oven is very versatile, and can be used to cook pasta or for baking bread. Choose an oven with evenly thick walls and a fitted lid. For ease and better cooking, opt for two or three cast iron dutch ovens in different sizes. You can simmer beans in a small oven, and use the large 10 quarts oven to make stews or for roasting chicken.

Measuring Cups and Mixing Bowls
Baking essentials like measuring cups and mixing bowls are necessary while baking. Precise measurements are the foundation of any baking recipe. Measuring cups are an absolute must for baking cakes and cookies. They can be made from plastic or stainless steel and come in a set of cups of varying sizes. Mixing bowls are essential for making cake batter or pancake batter, or even for beating eggs for breakfast.

Rolling Pin and Pastry Board
A rolling pin and pastry board are necessary to roll-out cookies and sweet and savory pastries. They are necessary to roll-out dough to make perfectly shaped cookies or paper thin flaky pastries. A large pastry board can be used to knead dough for making bread and cookies.

Cooling Racks, Spatulas and a Whisk
Baking essentials like spatulas and a whisk are important tools to have in a kitchen. Wire cooling racks are essential to cool off cakes, pies, and cookies hot from the oven. Spatulas are versatile and can be used to scrape dough from mixing bowl, flip a pancake, and for frosting a cake. A whisk is necessary to evenly mix cake batter, to make omelets, or to scramble eggs.

With the help of these essentials, making delicious meals will be easy.

Author's Bio: 

Author Profile: Gibson Joness is a certified interior designer and runs his own interior decoration consultancy. Gibson especially loves decorating a home in wooden furniture and believes that nothing gives a home as warm and cozy a touch as all-wood furniture and decor.
Gibson loves reading up on new design ideas, and has a special interest in space saving techniques. Here he writes about cast iron dutch ovens and baking essentials.