Bar Tools and Equipment: What You Actually Need (and What You Don’t)
Somewhere along the way, “home bar” started meaning buy everything. Ten gadgets. Three shakers. Four openers. Tools you use once a year and forget in the back of a drawer. It looks impressive on Instagram. It’s not very practical in real life. In most UAE homes, hosting isn’t about complicated mixology. It’s about friends dropping by on a Friday night, family dinners that turn into long conversations, or a quiet evening with good drinkware and something simple poured well. Which means you don’t need a professional bar setup. You just need the right bar tools . A few good ones. That’s it. After styling plenty of hosting spaces and seeing what people actually reach for, here’s what’s worth keeping — and what you can skip. What You Actually Need 1. A Solid Shaker If you make even one cocktail — mojitos, margaritas, iced mocktails — a shaker is non-negotiable. It saves time, mixes properly, and frankly feels satisfying to use. No stirring endlessly with a spoon. But you don’t need five ver...