Kitchen Drawer
The one rice cooker you need at home? It’s not a rice cooker, says this top chef
He reckons it produces a fluffier, more fragrant style of steamed rice (although he does have a favourite brand of rice cooker too).
- Matt Shea
The $165 utensil you need in your kitchen, according to this top chef
He reckons it will make everything you cook, from fish, chicken and beef to vegetables (and even toast) better. “If people want to steal [it], that’s a good sign.”
- Matt Shea
The $15 wok this top chef (and former MasterChef contestant) swears by
Avoid the expensive brands, she says, while dishing up advice on how to “season” it correctly and the type of burner you should use.
- Matt Shea
The $110 wine glass you need at home, according to a top Australian sommelier
Want something that’s just as good for riesling, pinot, shiraz and champagne? Consider this elegant Austrian-made glass. Wineism’s Ian Trinkle tells us why.
- Matt Shea
How a good chopping board can make you a better cook (and the one that this star chef swears by)
You have a flash knife and a fancy pan, but a quality surface on which to slice and dice is just as important. Stanley chef Louis Tikaram tells us why.
- Matt Shea
The one knife you need at home, according to a star chef
If you’ve dined at Joy you might’ve seen Sarah Baldwin’s fancy Japanese knives. But they’re not what she chooses to use at home. Here’s why.
- Matt Shea
The $35 IKEA frying pan this top chef swears by
If you can have just one good pan in your kitchen, what should it be? We asked an acclaimed Brisbane chef, and his answer may surprise you.
- Matt Shea