The Essential Kitchen

15 recommendations for kitchen gear. Good pizza at home and a Q&A with Chad Coll of C.S. Coll Spoon Co.

Last year, I had to replace everything in my kitchen. It meant going from expensive Japanese knives to Ikea knives. It was an interesting experiment because it made me realize what I really need and what is non-essential. Did I upgrade everything and get a fresh start at buying all of the new best stuff? Unfortunately, no. I ended up downgrading in cert…