The kitchen: the heart of every home. Whether you're a seasoned home cook or just starting out on your culinary journey, having the right tools can make all the difference. In fact, basic kitchen tools are the most important pieces in your kitchen, so investing in the right ones will make all the difference when cooking your favourite recipes.
These essentials will become your go-to pieces for cooking and baking simple to complex recipes. They are the ones you reach for time and time again, which is why picking the right ones that will last a lifetime is especially crucial.
From our best-selling cookware pieces (including our Dutch Ovens, nonstick fry pans, skillets, and saucepans), to our staple kitchen tools and utensils, Le Creuset has everything that any home cook needs to perfect any recipe. Crafted with premium materials, our kitchen essentials are built to help ensure delicious meals time and time again.
Le Creuset’s Essential Cookware
Mastering new recipes is a journey of culinary discovery, and having the right cookware to navigate those new horizons makes that journey more memorable and can help you reach new culinary heights. And there are a few essential pieces of cookware that every home cook should have with them on their culinary adventure.
Dutch Oven
Our iconic Dutch Oven is a great place to start any kitchen essentials collection, accommodating a range of cooking techniques and recipes. This multipurpose pot is beloved by home cooks due to its versatility, serving a number of purposes around the kitchen. From searing and slow-cooking to braising, baking, and sautéing, Le Creuset’s Dutch Ovens deliver tender and flavourful dishes with minimum fuss.
Featuring a tight-fitting lid and thick, enamelled cast iron walls, our Dutch Ovens have been carefully designed to lock in heat and moisture, providing superior heat retention and even heat distribution. The essential piece of cookware also comes with its own self-basting cycle, allowing ingredients to baste in their juices as they slow cook. A beginner-friendly pot by nature, the Dutch Oven is a convenient addition to any kitchen.
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Toughened Nonstick Pro Fry Pan
A reliable Toughened Nonstick Pro Fry Pan is an essential component of any cookware collection, and can simplify meal prep thanks to its nonstick properties. Much like the Dutch Oven, this piece of cookware epitomizes versatility, offering home cooks the flexibility they need. Our Toughened Nonstick Pro Fry Pan, however, particularly excels at pan-frying delicate fish, preparing fluffy pancakes and cooking savoury omelets.
Indeed, this versatile nonstick pan is ideal when tackling recipes with delicate ingredients. Equipped with a nonstick surface that will not chip or flake, our Toughened Nonstick Pro Fry Pan delivers all the benefits of nonstick cooking for years to come. Best of all, this durable fry pan eliminates the need for fatty oils and butters when cooking, providing a healthier alternative.
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Stainless Steel Saucepans
Looking to take your sauce-making game to the next level? As their name suggests, our Stainless Steel Saucepans have you covered. Available in three sizes (1.9L, 2.8 L, and 3.8 L), our saucepans are the only pieces of cookware you’ll need to simmer, reduce, or thicken sauces.
Crafted with a proprietary blend of professional-grade stainless steel, our saucepans have the unique ability to withstand higher temperatures, exposing ingredients to a consistent heat source. Equipped with interior capacity markings, our Stainless Steel Saucepan allows for quick and easy reference for liquid measurements. Our saucepans are equally suited for a number of different recipes, ranging from preparing grains and side dishes to blanching veggies.
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Iron Handle Skillet
Dubbed the original kitchen workhorse (and with good reason), the Iron Handle Skillet can be used to experiment in the kitchen with a wide range of staple cooking techniques and new recipes. This cast iron skillet is particularly ideal when stovetop frying, searing, and oven baking. Featuring a matte black interior enamel which does not require seasoning, our Iron Handle Skillet will develop a natural patina, helping the pan become nonstick over time.
Indeed, any home chef looking to master the art of cooking needs an Iron Handle Skillet. Versatile, durable, and beginner-friendly, our cast iron skillets have all the makings to become a kitchen essential for years to come.
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Our bakeware essentials will not only help you prepare decadent desserts for the whole family, but are equally suited for experimenting with a variety of cooking and baking techniques you might not already be familiar with.
Rectangular Dish
Our Heritage Rectangular Dish headlines our bakeware essentials, serving a number of crucial purposes in the kitchen, from baking and roasting to marinating and serving. This versatile piece of bakeware is particularly suited for preparing layered dishes, and can also be used to marinate meats or roast vegetables.
Featuring a durable stoneware construction, our Heritage Rectangular Dish is designed to expose ingredients to a consistent heat source, delivering superior heat retention, while preventing scorching and hot spots. Its stoneware construction along with its deep sidewalls creates the ideal environment for all your favourite baked recipes to come together, establishing itself as yet another staple Le Creuset piece.
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Insulated Cookie Sheet
Our Insulated Cookie Sheet is the ideal piece of bakeware to deliver the perfect batch of cookies every single time, making it a must-have for any collection of kitchen essentials. Equipped with a nonstick coating, our versatile cookie sheet eliminates the hassle when baking, delivering an easy-release surface.
Built with two layers of heavy gauge carbon steel, our Insulated Cookie Sheet ensures even heat distribution, avoiding hot spots. In fact, this essential piece of bakeware was carefully designed to surround a pocket of air, lowering the temperature of the metal that touches the ingredients. When it is not being used to bake cookies, our Insulated Cookie Sheet can be used to prepare homemade pizza, or even roast veggies.
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Large Sheet Pan
Sheet pans are an integral part of any kitchen, offering home cooks some much-needed versatility, convenience, and ease-of-use. And our Large Sheet Pans are no exception. This sheet pan can be used for a variety of baking techniques and everyday kitchen tasks, ranging from baking cookies and sheet cakes to oven roasting ingredients.
Much like all our Metal Bakeware, our Large Sheet Pan is equipped with a nonstick surface, ensuring the seamless release of all your favourite baked goods. Featuring a heat-resistant silicone rim, this essential piece of bakeware can easily be transferred from the oven to the stovetop or table, making for a convenient addition to your kitchen cupboards.
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Le Creuset’s tools and utensils can transform the way you see kitchen prep, simplifying everyday meal prep. Specifically designed for tasks like frying, whisking, mashing or lifting, our essential kitchen tools and utensils will help you prepare new recipes and cooking techniques with ease.
Chef’s Knife
Dubbed the chameleon of knives, our Chef’s Knife is everything you need it to be and more. This versatile knife will help you slice, dice, and chop like a professional chef, offering superior comfort and control. Our Chef’s Knife is equipped with a curved blade and long, pointing tip, which, in turn, enables the rocking motion needed when cutting.
Whether you are chopping vegetables, mincing garlic, or slicing fruit, this Chef’s Knife accommodates all the essential cutting techniques, representing a jack-of-all-trades in your collection of kitchen essentials. Available in two sizes (15 cm and 20 cm), our Chef’s Knives are protected against corrosion to provide exceptional durability for years to come.
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Revolution® Large Spatula
Perfect for preparing family-style meals, our Revolution® Large Spatula has emerged as yet another essential Le Creuset kitchen tool and utensil. Ideal for mixing large quantities of food, including heavy doughs and thick batters, our spatula features an extended handle that extends deep inside pots and bowls.
Our Revolution® Large Spatula can also be used to flip and break up ingredients due to its extra-broad and strong blade. Crafted with a premium silicone tip and a sturdy wooden handle, our spatula has been built to withstand daily use and is equally easy to clean.It's an essential to keep handy in your utensil crock!
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Revolution® 6-Piece Silicone Tool Set
Our Revolution® 6-Piece Silicone Tool Set features the perfect blend of tools and accessories, ensuring home cooks are equipped to tackle any everyday kitchen task. Featuring a jar scraper, medium spatula, large spatula, spatula spoon, basting brush, and stoneware utensil crock, this 6-piece tool set is a great way to outfit any kitchen with the essentials.
Carefully designed with a task-defined blade made from premium silicone and a sturdy wooden handle, this Revolution® 6-Piece Silicone Tool Set is built to last, helping you mix, stir, and fold ingredients with the minimum of fuss. And best of all, it barely takes up any countertop space.
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While every home cook is different, there are some kitchen tools and pieces of cookware that are so essential that every chef needs them. These pieces will help you expand your repertoire of recipes and cooking techniques so you can become the best home cook you can be.
From iconic pieces of cookware like the Dutch Oven and Iron Handle Skillet to the essential Rectangular Dish, and the ever-reliable Chef’s Knife, these items are staples in any kitchen setup. They will transform traditional meal preparation as you know it by making even the simplest of tasks feel elevated.
These were just ten of our favourite essential pieces of cookware, bakeware, and kitchen tools. Visit our complete catalogue or blog for more inspiration and new ways to stock your kitchen for success.
