Essential baking supplies consist of a cutting board, a variety of measuring cups, a sifter, Pastry blender, Pastry brush, Quality chef's knife for chopping nuts and chocolate, Non-stick rolling pins, Pie weights, Quality oven mitts, Cake tester, Kitchen timer, Cooling racks, Silpat baking sheets, Parchment paper. The most important essentials to have when baking would be an oven that has even distributed heat, a variety of non-stick baking pans and most of all, patience and the ability to learn from trial and error.