The favorite kitchen tools of (star) chefs
It’s always useful to know what experts can’t do without at home. That’s why we asked (star) chefs about their favorite kitchen tools. From a Microplane to kitchen tweezers: make the most of them!
Leonardo Pacenti (Toscanini)
“My pair of tongs—and from a good brand, of course!”
Thomas Val (Wils*)
“I recently bought a Ninja Creami, and now I eat a little ice cream almost every evening when I get home. ‘Healthy’ ice cream, of course, with some low-fat quark, fresh fruit and a little protein powder. Delicious!”
Casimir Evens (Odile)
“Chef’s knife.”
Tim Golsteijn (Restaurant Bougainville* | Twenty Seven Hotel)
‘My blender for making my juices and smoothies.’
Yornie van Dijk (Basiliek*)
“My palette knife.”
Michiel Deenik (Visaandeschelde)
“Henkelman Mini-Jumbo vacuum machine.”
Jord Althuizen (Black Smoke)
“My KitchenAid.”
Marleen Brouwer (Noor*)
“An immersion blender is really useful, even at home. And a whisk.”
Yuri Wattimena (YANO)
“A sharp knife.”
Niven Kunz (Triptyque*)
“A knife and cutting board. And a slow cooker for beautiful stews.”
Guido Braeken (restaurant Julemont** at Château Wittem, from Jan. 2025 Van Oys)
“My KitchenAid. My son Noah and I do a lot of cooking and baking together on weekends. It’s really wonderful to enjoy this together.”
Stefan van Sprang (Aan de Poel**)
“Microplane is very versatile. Not just for zesting, but also, for example, for a macadamia nut or truffle. A truly top-notch tool! For fine work, I also think a small palette knife is fantastic.”
Soenil Bahadoer (De Lindehof**)
“A spoon, so I can taste everything deliciously!”
Luc Kusters (Bolenius*)
“The large kitchen tweezers. They originally come from the medical world, but they’re incredibly useful in the kitchen too!”
Alain Alders (The Duke Club)
“A good chef’s knife and a small bent palette knife to, for example, quickly lift fish or meat from the pan and turn vegetables.”
Jef Schuur (Bij Jef*)
“I have a knife from Robert Herder that I can’t do without. Razor-sharp.”
Edwin Kats (Noble Kitchen*)
“A large pair of tweezers and a Japanese mandoline.”
Chris Naylor (formerly Vermeer)
“A needle for measuring the doneness (cuison) of a product. I really always carry it with me.”
Onno Kokmeijer (formerly Ciel Blue**)
“A KAI knife.”
Michel van der Kroft (‘t Nonnetje**)
“The Vitamix. It’s a blender that really pulverizes everything and lets you make the most beautifully smooth creams.”
Erik van Loo (Parkheuvel*)
“My plancha (griddle).”
Rudolf Brand (formerly CIRCL)
“A mandoline, large tweezers and a Robot Coupe.”
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