Kitchen Inventory — Current State

Living document · Last full audit: April 19, 2026 (Q&A round 1 complete)

This is the actual, verified state of this kitchen. Every item has been explicitly confirmed or denied by the owner. For the aspirational target, see knowledge/perfect-pantry-blueprint.md.

Legend

✅ Confirmed owned
❌ Not owned (explicit)
⬆️ Has but upgrade worthwhile
🔄 Out of stock — normally kept
🆕 Should acquire

1. Major Appliances

Item	Status	Notes
Thermomix TM6	✅	House favorite — use whenever quality wins or ties.
Anova sous vide circulator	✅	Confirmed Anova.
Kamado grill	✅	Three grill levels. Primary outdoor fire.
Bosch oven + convection	✅	Spanish UI. True convection.
Stovetop	✅	Burner type still TBD (gas/induction).
Dedicated paella burner	✅	Outdoor, paired with paellera. Big find.

2. Smaller Appliances

Item	Status	Notes
KitchenAid stand mixer	✅	Full bread/pastry workflow available.
Breville deep fryer (BDF500XL)	✅	4 L oil capacity, precise temp control. Fryer-oil standard workhorse.
Vitamix high-speed blender	✅	Top-tier. Use for anything TM6 can't handle in volume.
Ninja blender	✅	Secondary / small-batch.
Food processor	✅	(from March inventory)
Anova vacuum sealer	✅ (suction type)	Works for SV bags. ⬆️ Candidate for chamber upgrade — blocks proper miso-marinade SV.
Breville coffee grinder (dedicated to coffee maker)	✅	Not for spices. Cross-contamination risk.
Dedicated spice grinder	❌	🆕 $40 upgrade — unlocks fresh whole-spice cooking.
Pressure cooker / Instant Pot	❌	Would accelerate fabada, stocks, cocido.
Rice cooker	❌	🔴 Blocks `black-garlic-diy` (21-day warm cycle). TM6 + pot covers everything else.
Dehydrator	❌
Philips pasta maker	✅	Automatic extrusion machine. Unlocks fresh pasta + fideuà noodles from scratch.
Ice cream maker	✅	Confirmed. Brand/type TBD.
Juicer	✅	Confirmed. Brand TBD.
Blowtorch	✅	(from March)

3. Cookware

Stovetop

Item	Status	Notes
All-Clad D3 full set (all sizes)	✅	Three-ply tri-ply stainless, restaurant-grade workhorses. Covers every sauté + saucepan + stockpot need. Premium.
Ceramic nonstick set	✅
Lodge cast iron skillet	✅	Size unknown — ⬆️ upgrade candidate: Smithey No. 12 or Field Co. No. 10 (smoother surface = better release, heirloom-grade).
Le Creuset Dutch ovens — multiple sizes	✅✅	Premium. Full braising range covered.
Oven trays (multiple)	✅	Sheet pan capacity for reverse-sear + roasting batches.
Breville electric double-sided griddle	⬆️	Functions as plancha. ⬆️ The kitchen wants a real one — carbon-steel plancha (stovetop or kamado insert) is Tier 🟡 upgrade.

Spanish

Item	Status	Notes
Paellera (carbon steel)	✅	With dedicated paella burner. Size unknown (the owner: "don't know").
Cazuela de barro	❌	🔴 Blocks `gambas-al-ajillo` + huevos rotos Spanish workflow.
Mortar & pestle	❌	🔴 Blocks `true-alioli-mortar`, `mojos-canarios`, `romesco`, `arroz-caldoso-bogavante` (picada).

Japanese / Asian

Item	Status	Notes
Donabe	❌
Wok (carbon steel)	❌	🆕 Opens stir-fry + Japanese-Chinese fusion territory.
Yanagiba	❌	🆕 Upgrade for crudo/tartare precision.

Kamado

Item	Status	Notes
Pizza stone for kamado	✅	`kamado-pizza` unblocked.
Plancha insert	❌	See electric griddle note.

4. Knives — Top Tier 🔪

The kitchen is running professional-grade steel.

Item	Status	Notes
Gyuto Denka 210 mm, buffalo-horn octagonal handle	✅	~$500+ Japanese custom. One of the best production gyutos on the market. Hand-forged, white steel core.
Zwilling Kramer Euroline Damascus 8" Chef's Knife	✅	Bob Kramer collab. ~$400. 101-layer Damascus SG2 core.
Whetstones + honing rod	✅	Proper maintenance setup. Critical for the Denka.
Yanagiba	❌	🆕 Crudo/tartare specialty — Tier 🟢 when sashimi work warrants.
Mandoline	❌	🆕 $30 Benriner — disproportionate unlock.
Microplane	⬆️	Have but old. $15 replacement obvious.

5. Kamado Fuel

Item	Status	Notes
Regular lump charcoal	✅
Hickory wood chunks	✅	Long smokes only.
"Unknown wood type"	🔄	Used up — no longer in stash. Fresh wood purchase = opportunity to stock 2–3 identified varieties (oak for beef/pork, cherry for poultry/fish, apple/pecan for versatility).
Binchotan	❌	Tier 🟢 artisan-tier fuel.

6. Pantry — Verified State

✅ Fats & Oils

Arbequina EVOO (everyday, unspecified estate) ⬆️ candidate for single-estate upgrade
Vegetable oil for frying
NO peanut oil (confirmed) — vegetable oil for the Breville fryer

✅ Vinegars

Vinagre de Jerez (real sherry vinegar)
⬆️ Vinagre de Jerez Reserva DO (aged 2+ yr) — upgrade candidate for finishing

✅ Salts

Maldon flaky salt
Standard kosher/fine salt (presumed)

✅ Spices

Pimentón de la Vera DOP — real ✅ (upgrade confirmed — no longer McCormick!)
Star anise
Crushed red pepper flakes
Dried ñoras
Saffron (DO grade, per recipes)
Black pepper — basic only (no Tellicherry / no Sichuan / no long pepper)

✅ Sweeteners

Raw cane sugar (turbinado) ⬆️ — add white granulated for color-critical gastriques
Raw honey

✅ Spanish Pantry

Bottarga ✅
Marcona almonds ✅
Sobrasada (opened, 1 link from Smokies prep)
Jamón — intermittent (Borja sources for trips)
Chorizo cooking-grade — TBD

❌ Japanese Pantry — ALL MISSING

Soy sauce — ✅ (assumed, basic)
Mirin ❌ → 🆕 hon-mirin needed
Katsuobushi ❌ → 🆕
Kombu ❌ → 🆕
Miso (any tier) ❌ → 🆕 white saikyo + red/aka minimum
Rice vinegar ❌ → 🆕
Sake ❌ → 🆕 (junmai cooking grade)
Japanese rice (Koshihikari) — TBD

This is the biggest gap. Blocks dashi-tm6-ichiban-niban, chawanmushi-tm6, miso-salmon-sv, shio-koji, plus every Japanese sauce/condiment variation across the corpus.

❌ Latin/Mexican

Masa harina ❌

❌ Rice (structural)

Bomba/Calasparra paella rice ❌ — likely bought ad-hoc when cooking paella. Should become always-on.
Carnaroli risotto rice — TBD

✅ Flour & Bread

Caputo 00 "Pizzeria" DOP ✅
Active sourdough mother ✅
Flour & Weirdoughs sourdough (purchased) ✅

✅ Nuts/Seeds

Marcona almonds ✅
Other categories TBD

7. Fridge — Baseline State

Item	Status	Notes
Eggs	✅ (assumed always)
Butter (European-style 82%+)	🔄	The owner: "don't have, should have." 🆕 Plugrá / Kerrygold / Beurre d'Isigny.
Heavy cream (36%+)	🔄	Same note. 🆕
Manchego	🔄	Not always stocked. 🆕 Recommend 6–12 mo aged as baseline.
Parmigiano-Reggiano (whole wedge)	🔄	Buys whole wedge but out now. 🆕 24+ mo DOP.
Fresh herbs	🔄	Usually yes, out now. 🆕 Restock: parsley, cilantro, chives, thyme, rosemary.

8. Freezer

Current Stock (from MEMORY, not re-verified in Q&A)

1× SRF Gold Tomahawk
1× SRF Black Ribeye
1× NY Strip
Rabo de toro braising liquid (½ cup, labeled Saturday)

9. Wine & Spirits

The Cellar

150-bottle capacity ✅ — serious setup
Default grab: Pintia (Vega Sicilia Toro property, ~$50–80) — high-end Spanish red is the house baseline. Tempranillo from Toro AVA, massive structure.

Missing Categories 🆕

Fino / Manzanilla (García Jurado, Tio Pepe, La Gitana) — for tapas + cooking
Pedro Ximénez sherry — for gastriques, blue cheese, ice cream
Mezcal — 🆕 recommendation incoming (Del Maguey Vida entry / single-village for serious)
Tequila — 🆕 recommendation incoming (Fortaleza Blanco / Siete Leguas / Tapatío 110)

Sourcing Quick-Reference (unchanged, still current)

Need	Supplier
Sourdough/pastry bread	Flour & Weirdoughs (Key Biscayne)
Gourmet market	The Golden Hog (Key Biscayne)
Ibérico + wagyu + dry-aged	Meat N' Bone
Ibérico Presa/Secreto	Chèvre Miami
Moulard duck	Hudson Valley Duck Farm / D'Artagnan
American Wagyu	Snake River Farms
Hawaiian sashimi	Honolulu Fish Co
Oysters	Island Creek Oysters
Caviar / truffles	Regalis Foods
Lamb (heritage)	Pure Bred Lamb / DeBragga / Shepherd Song
Everyday Key Biscayne	Winn-Dixie

Blacklist: Garcia Brothers ❌, Lucky Oriental Market ❌ (closed), Butcher Shop Wynwood ❌ (closed).

Next triggers: any acquisition, any pantry restock. The owner edits directly or flags corrections.