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Italian cooks are very innovative, and over the course of history they’ve made many substitutions to their list of kitchen equipment. However, I like to keep it as simple as possible — for example, I do not use an immersion blender at home or a pasta maker. I blend my soup and vegetables with a hand-cranked food mill as Italians have done for centuries, and I choose to roll out my pasta by hand with a rolling pin because it is the ancient way of doing it and it provides a more interesting texture. That said, once you have your basic needs covered (pots, pans, sharp knives, a pasta strainer, spatulas, ladles, and a rolling pin), having the following items on hand will make your life in the kitchen easier. Add them to your arsenal as desired, or come up with your own substitutes.

 Cannoli molds

 Dough scraper

 Food mill (for transforming tomatoes into the proper consistency for fresh sauce without the seeds)

 Food processor

 Immersion blender

 Meat hammer

 Moka espresso pot and demitasse cups for espresso

 Mortar and pestle

 Pasta machine

 Potato ricer (for prepping potatoes for gnocchi the proper way)

 Ravioli cutters

 Specific pans including large roasting pans and cake pans