Kitchen Upgrade: 15 Stylish Culinary Essentials

To people who recognize cooking as an art and not a chore, the kitchen is just as worthy of an upgrade as any other room in the house, if not more. Unlike the living room, there’s no one make-it-or-break-it piece in a kitchen, everything has a use and everything is important. We’ve rounded up 15 kitchen must-haves to take your new favourite room to the next level.

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Cast Iron Bottle Opener

Kaufman-Mercantile, $30

BottleOpener

Herdmar Oslo Cutlery Set

Drake General Store, $60

Precision Chef Knife Series

Edge of Belegravia, $130

Cast Iron Skillet

Finex, $270

30-inch European-design Double Convection Wall Oven

GE, $7,005

Handcrafted Pepper Mill

Tremblay, $125

Japanese Clay Rice Cooker

Kaufman-Mercantile, $235

Staub Oval Cocotte

Zwilling Henckels, $290

Chrome EM77 Thermo Vacuum Jug

Stelton, $150

Venus Century Espresso Machine

Victoria Arduino, Price upon request

Teak Serving Utensil Set

West Elm, $40

Non-stick 10-Piece Cookware Set

Williams-Sonoma, $950

Benchwright Extending Table & Aaron Chairs 9-piece Dining Set

Pottery Barn, $4,410

Walnut Cutting Board

Ariele Alasko, $255

Shun Premier Paring knife 4″

E’s Kitchen, $125