4 Chef-Approved Cookware Essentials – Well+Good
What if, this January, you ignored all the voices telling you what you “should be” and instead focused on finding the healthful habits that feel right for *you*? With ReNew Year, the only thing we’re detoxing from is a restrictive mindset. Pick a goal—movement, food, self care, or all three—and hit refresh. Get the Program
Sure, you shared your holiday wishlist with your loved ones to spare them the pressure of trying to buy you something you’ll actually like, but let’s be honest: There’s always an item or two that slips through the cracks anyway. Fortunately for us, several retailers are still offering great deals on some of the items we wanted most last month—which means now is a great time to finally fill your kitchen with the last few items you were eyeing to start your new year cooking routine off right.
Indeed, if you’re following along with Well+Good’s 2023 ReNew Year program, you already know that according to Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN, owner of Brooklyn-based Maya Feller Nutrition and author of Eating from Our Roots (which comes out January 24), one way to encourage yourself to make more home-cooked meals in the new year is by getting your kitchen ready with the appropriate tools you need to cook up a storm.
To that end, we spoke with David Lee, the co-founder and executive chef of PLANTA, an innovative plant-based restaurant located in Toronto, South Florida, New York City, and Bethesda, to learn which chef-approved cookware pieces are a must in his kitchen for making restaurant-worthy meals at home.
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D3 Stainless Steel All-Clad 3-Quart Saucepan — $120.00
Right off the bat, Lee says a high-quality saucepan is a must in any kitchen. His go-to is the D3 Stainless Steel All-Clad 3-Quart Saucepan.
“This saucepan is perfect for making vegetable hotpots and miso soups with ramen noodles in them,” Lee says. All-Clad’s D3 saucepan has a classic tri-ply construction, made with a responsive aluminum core bonded together with two layers of durable stainless steel all the way around for maximum durability and fast, even heat distribution. It’s also ideal for …….