Silampos cookware

When it comes to selecting cookware, there is no compromise for quality.

That’s why The Essential Ingredient proudly stocks a selection of Silampos pots, frying pans, baking trays, steamers, pressure cookers and more.

Founded in Portugal in 1951, Silampos has been an internationally-recognised brand for decades, consistently producing the highest quality steel cookware for professional and home kitchens alike.

Silampos cookware …

OTTO Stove-top Espresso Maker

Designed in Australia by Craig Hiron, the OTTO Stove Top Espresso Maker combines classic style with modern design. Craig came up with the idea of re-modelling the archetypal 1950′s Atomic Coffee Machine, to produce an exquisitely creamy espresso, similar to those you would find in a cafe.

In conjunction with industrial design company …

How to Bone a Fish (video)

Cooking with fish is generally very simple, and the results are always delicious. Of course, the fresher the fish, the better the dish, and one of the keys to ensuring you’re cooking with the freshest fish available is learning how to clean, bone and/or fillet the fish yourself.
In this exclusive Essential Ingredient video, Maurice Esposito, one of Australia’s premiere seafood chefs and owner of Esposito in Melbourne, demonstrates …

Playing with fire- the many uses of the kitchen blowtorch

Becoming a better cook often means mastering new techniques and tricks, and many of these tricks can require an investment in some new kitchen equipment.

Many such pieces of equipment make their way into your kitchen for a single purpose. In the case of the kitchen blowtorch, it’s probably to perfect the crunchy toffee top of your crème brûlée.

Of course, once …

Cake decorating ingredients and equipment

Looking for cake making or cake decorating tools and ingredients in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle, Albury or Orange? The Essential Ingredient is your essential Australian cake decorating destination.

We stock a wide variety of ingredients and tools that help make your decorative cakes and desserts even more spectacular.

From cake tins and dessert moulds …

Which knives do I need?

Knives are one of the most important tools in a kitchen, arguably second only to the stove. Choosing the right type of knife and the right brand for you is crucial.

But which knives should you have in your set? What do they all do, and how do they differ from one another?

 

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Graupera ceramic cookware

Food connects us to the planet we live on, and while innovations in technology help stretch the idea of what’s possible in the kitchen, it’s also vital that we not lose sight of that connection to the Earth.

Graupera, producers of traditional ceramic cookware in Spain for over 60 years, understands this connection. Graupera products are created using …