Now that you have a beautiful crisp and clean new kitchen, it is time to select some new cookware, helpful gadgets, and begin a collection of herbs and spices. We all love to cook in good quality pots and pans and have electrical cookware that will perform some extra special tasks, like boiling or steaming rice to perfection. Of course, a bread-maker is essential if you want to have healthy fresh bread (free of preservatives) every day too.

Generally a set of stove-top cookware consists of a one litre saucepan and lid, a two litre saucepan and lid, a large frying pan with cover, and a large pot (for pasta, stews, soup and stews). You may find that the lid that comes with the frying pan also fits the large pot. Next, you will need to invest in a good omelette pan, and a covered baking pan. Minimax.com.au is a fantastic home-wares site where you can buy anything from a stainless steel hand wash soap to a state-of-the-art coffee maker. They even have facilities for a wedding registry and gift vouchers.

Stainless steel pans with a porcelain coating or a copper bottom are excellent.
If you go online at OzFreeOnline.com all you need to do is register, login and begin searching the thousands of items in their classifieds section under housewares. I found I was surfing their pages and wondering where all the information around Australia came from. If you do register then you to can advertise in the classifieds free. You will find through experience that good quality pans spread heat evenly so that food does not burn in one area of the saucepan and stays undercooked in another. The bottom of a good pan sits flat on the stove. Resist the urge to buy cheap pans because they do wear out more quickly and this is false economy. Avoid aluminium. There have been many health warnings about cooking in aluminium, but no proof of any danger to date, however, they get bent out of shape easily and do not last and food can burn very easily.