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- So you're in your new apartment

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and you're about to cook
your first meal as an adult,

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but do you actually have the right tools

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and appliances that you
need to make this happen,

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to treat yourself to
something good as an adult?

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Let's check.

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Here are three appliances and tools

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that you need in your first adult kitchen.

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First things first, real knives.

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Ones that are sharp and
made fully of metal.

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These are a game changer.

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Now, if you're on a budget,

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you can go to IKEA, you can go to Target.

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They offer a huge range of quality

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and prices for your new, good knives.

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The second thing you need is

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one oven safe pot and one oven safe pan.

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So an oven safe pot and pan

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because you extend the
range of what you can cook

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when you can cook on the
stove top and in the oven.

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You can tell if something is oven safe

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by looking at the handle.

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So an oven safe, stainless steel skillet

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or pot is gonna have a metal handle.

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This means you can just
pop it in the oven.

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With both of these things,
you get what you pay for.

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Cheap pots and pans
will wear down quickly.

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So if you're cooking every night

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and that Teflon coating
starts to come off,

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nobody wants to eat a dish
called pepper or pot scrapings.

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Third, a food processor.

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Do you need a food processor?

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Yes, you can chop things quickly.

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You can even make a
protein shake in there.

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They're a game changer and a lot of them

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come with different blade types.

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Now, it doesn't have to be big.

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You can have a medium size
one or even a small size one

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and some brands will
even sell them in sets.

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So you can have these different shapes

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and different sizes to help you

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with whatever you're cooking.

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Whatever your needs are.

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It's basically your
kitchen Swiss Army knife.

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Three things that I love to make

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in my food processor are crepe batter,

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finishing off creamy soups,

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and dips.

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Bean dip? Yes, please.

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There you have it.

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Now you have the tools for your toolbox

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for some solid meals.

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