We are sometimes asked what knife we use for bread, what constitutes a great cookie sheet, or which cutting board we can recommend.

So we decided to put together this guide of stuff that we use. We are only listing the equipment we LOVE and use regularly.

Global Bread Knife

We got this knife for our wedding, and it’s fantastic. We use it to cut all our bread now, and it can handle even the softest breads (which are the hardest to cut without squeezing them).

Blender

Our favorite food processor. We use this for all our sauces, like hummus and garlic spread. Excellent equipment for all-round work.

Ice Cream Maker

While never used for sandwiches (yet), this is our ice-cream maker!

Jamie Oliver: Jamie’s Italy

This book is one of our favorite cookbooks. The recipes are gorgeous, they are simple and unpretentious and bring out the best of the ingredients. They also show of some of the beauty of Italian cooking. Highly recommended.

Stone Mortar

When we need to grind something, rather than take out the food processor, we like to do things the old-fashioned way. This mortar is great. It’s roomy, sturdy, looks great, and has a very nice handle that can be turned for large or small surface action. We got it as a wedding gift, but would have bought it anyway :).

Delonghi Panini Maker

Another wedding gift, which we use to make panini sandwiches. Ahhh good times!

Pizza Peel

It may not be essential, but it sure makes life easier to add and remove pizzas from the pizza stones in the oven using a peel. We have two, and sometimes use both at once when we make pizzas. Crazy.