Kitchen tools

The tools I use in my kitchen

These are the tools that appear in my videos and my book, and the recipes I use them in. The photos show tools similar to mine.

Round-well pan for little omelets

A cast-iron pan with round wells. I use it to make my parsley omelet in small, pretty portions. Mine is from my mother's time: I inherited it from her. If you don't have one, a small skillet works.

I use it in: Parsley fritters
A similar one: Lodge cast-iron aebleskiver pan, 7 wells Buy on Amazon

Vegetable corer

A long, thin tool for hollowing out zucchini and eggplants so they can be stuffed. I also use a thin little spatula to scrape out what is left inside.

I use it in: Stuffed eggplants or zucchini (in my book)
A similar one: Set of 2 zucchini and eggplant corers Buy on Amazon

Food processor

I use it all the time: for muhammara, for falafel dough, for the vegetables in my Arabic pizzas and for kibbeh dough.

I use it in: Muhammara, Falafel, Lahm bi ajeen, Hummus, Basic kibbeh dough (in my book)
A similar one: Cuisinart 14-cup food processor Buy on Amazon

Blender

I use it to blend the yogurt for kibbeh labanieh soup and for the sesame (tahini) sauce.

I use it in: Kibbeh labanieh, Tahini chicken sauce (in my book, p. 29)
A similar one: Ninja Professional blender (BL610) Buy on Amazon

Nonstick pan

For cooking the atayef pancakes: with just a little oil over medium heat, they cook on one side only.

I use it in: Atayef
A similar one: T-fal Ultimate 10-inch nonstick fry pan Buy on Amazon

Steel strainer lined with cheesecloth over a white bowl

Strainer and cheesecloth

For labneh, I put the yogurt in a cloth over a strainer with a bowl underneath so the whey drains. I also use the strainer to drain cabbage and grape leaves.

I use it in: Labneh, Malfuf, Stuffed grape leaves
A similar one: Grade 90 cotton cheesecloth Buy on Amazon

Round mold or cutter

To give round kibbeh its shape: I trim the edges with a round mold (or any round container). I also use a round cutter for my sesame cookies.

I use it in: Round kibbeh (in my book), Sesame cookies (in my book)
A similar one: Ateco 4-piece round cutter set Buy on Amazon

Piping bag

For the syrup-soaked fritters, I put the dough in a piping bag so I can shape them straight into the oil.

I use it in: Syrup-soaked fritters (in my book)
A similar one: Wilton 12-inch disposable piping bags Buy on Amazon