Ron Ben-Israel's Must-Have Holiday Baking Tools
Heidi Gutman, 2012, Television Food Network, G.P.
We asked baking expert Ron Ben-Israel for his must-have tools for the holidays. It turns out that it’s not about having a lot of tools but about knowing which tools work well for the job at hand. And in Ron’s case, all items in the color red: “I like everything red. My kitchen is all red and black. I collect cake spatulas, and people know to bring me red stuff, so I have a red can opener and red measuring spoons. But that’s just a particular peeve of mine.”
Ron's Must-Haves:
1. A set of sifters
2. A scale
3. Glass measuring containers like Bennington Glass, which can be put on the stove, in the microwave and even in the oven. “They’re very lab-like, and because they’re a cylinder, the measurements are very clear,” says Ron.
4. Silicon spatulas
5. A spice grinder
6. A black-pepper grinder and a mixed-pepper grinder
7. A coffee grinder to use for freshly grinding spices
