Bowled Over

Blogging is something that has to come last on my things to do, at least at this point. Today's post is on something that I have always loved to have in my kitchen, bowls. Baking will always be my first love, and in baking you need lots of bowls. Think about all the recipes that ask you to mix the dry ingredients in one vessel and the wet ingredients in another vessel. When I open my cupboard I have far more bowls than any other culinary vessel, and I like it that way. A plethora of bowls allows you to make numerous dishes without ever having to get your hands wrinkle in the dishwater!! Growing up, my mom always had this set of three nesting stainless steel bowls that I loved to use. I knew that if I dropped one it would not break, and found great joy in the sound of the metal whisk against the edge of the metal bowl. It is still music to my ears today.

You may be thinking that a set of three bowls is all you will ever need and that more bowls is simply more clutter. I have to say that you are wrong. Can you cook with three bowls? Absolutely!! Will you be happier cooking with five or six bowls? You bet!!! The one thing that I would recommend and advocate is to not be fooled by the lure of a nice set of nine nesting glass bowls. Sure they look great in the store and you will find them to be valuable. However, you will curse the day that one of them is knocked on the floor by someone, either big or little, in your kitchen. Go for the stainless steel. It will not shatter on your floor. It is supper easy to clean. It stacks really well and you can find bowls that are large enough for a full batch of monster cookies!!

The next time that you are thinking about adding something practical and relatively cheap to your culinary arsenal, reach for the bowls. Buy bowls in a wide variety of sizes because you will use them. I know that it is frustrating when you are using a bowl that is too big for the job and even more maddening when you grab a bowl that is slightly too small for the job. Trust me, stainless steel bowls are always a great investment. Happy bowling!!