7 Game-Changing Kitchen Tools These Professional Chefs Can’t Live Without

Home cooks take note: These expert-approved buys will make your cooking easier, more efficient, and more delicious.

Clockwise from top L: chef Daniel Jacobs and his recommended Kuhn Rikon Foldable Splatter Guard; chef Tyler Fenton, the Demant Hand Grill; chef Brian de Souza, the Korin Nenohi Nenox Corian Petty 5.9" knife; chef Daniel Serfer, The Chef’s Press. Illustrations by Oriana Zhang/The Epoch Times

When I was younger, any cheap pan from the resale shop or budget-friendly block of generic knives was good enough for me when it came to home cooking. But as you start to take your food more seriously, you find it’s worth investing in something that will both last and make your time in the kitchen easier.

We asked several professional chefs for some of their favorite unsung heroes of the kitchen. Here’s what they picked.

Dutch Oven

Recommended by Lianeace Acevedo, kitchen manager and chef, Smokehouse BBQ and Brews, Bird-in-Hand, Pa.