Equipment suggestions I have made are really necessary if you want to bring out the Pie Queen or Pie King in you. For instance:

•  Pie Plate is the most important piece of equipment to conquering pie making. I do not recommend disposable aluminum pans. They are not sturdy and don’t present well. Heck, you can go to the dollar store and pick up glass or heavier metal plate that will last you or give away with your pie as an extra surprise!
•  Sheet pan must be preheated in oven to ensure a no soggy bottom crust.
•  Pastry scraper is the best thing ever to cut butter into pastry flour right on top of your counter, I use two of them. It cleans up your counter top lickety-split! And you can use it as a scooper, to transfer chopped raw vegetables to a cooking vessel.
• Microplane Grater is a must have for zesting citrus and grating ginger, cheese, nutmeg…etc. Easy to use and easy to clean!
• Marble rolling pin because the weight really makes rolling out your dough faster and easier. I love mine.
• Fluted rolling pastry wheel makes the lattice work pretty giving that touch of detail to the crust.
• Pastry brush is a must have to put that sheen on your pie crust to help seal the crust before adding the filling and over the top crust!
• Pie crust shield is the bomb! It shields that beautiful edging you make from burning.
• Pie server is a must to get out that perfect slice.

• Sturdier Pie Crust Recipe “B” is made with pastry flour, butter, milk and egg which makes a sturdier and flaky crust. Take a peek at my Blog, “Easy as Pie, It’s all about the Pie Crust”
• Pie Enhancer and Cleargel from King Arthur Flour is a must have! No more pie avalanches!
• Sparkling White Sugar just adds that little extra sweet added crunch and luster to compliment your pie.