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Kitchen Essentials

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This list is to help ensure you have a fully stocked kitchen with all the things that make your kitchen stand out and be a home. I am highlighting my favorite things in these lists.
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Pantry

Pantry and kitchen Basics I think everyone should have in their kitchens.

 
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Excellent List To Have a fully stocked Pantry
Pantry, Refrigerator and Freezer Essentials Checklist ...
 
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Having your pantry organized helps with being motivated to cook. I love all the options we have availble for food storage.
Pantry Organizers, Kitchen Pantry Ideas & ...
 
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If your wrists hurt opening cans, this can opener makes it so much easier. Bonus you can still open a can in a blackout!
Swing-A-Way Easy Crank Can Opener, Black

Grilling

I love these grilling options

 
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I love this grill.  I can grill up steaks in the winter and make panini sandwiches on a whim.  Absolutley love it.
Griddler® Grill & Panini Press
 
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This is excellent for your outdoor grill.  Keep it clean so you are motivated to use it again and again!
Grill Cleaners - Grill Cleaning Tools

Baking

I love these baking supplies

 
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These are amazing and I love that they are reusable.
Silicone Baking Mat, Half Sheet, 16.5" x 11.5"
 
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I use my toaster oven like a regular oven! This bakewear fits perfectly in toaster ovens so save money by not firing up the BIG oven and use your toaster oven!
5-Piece Toaster Oven Bakeware Set - Farberware
 
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I love making pies. Fill the house with the smell of a fresh fruit pie!
Pie Pans
 
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Baking cookies is a breeze when you have the right pans. I love a fresh cookie. Warm fresh cookies are the best especially when they are homemade cookies!
Baking & Cookie Sheets

Sous Vide

I love the perfection that a sous vide gives you when cooking. I like my meat perfectly medium rare. 

 
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I love my Sous Vide especially during the holidays. It takes the stress out of making sure food is cooked perfectly.
What is Sous Vide? | Everything You Need To Know
 
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Sometimes your food is too light and will keep floating to the top. These weights will ensure your food stays submerged in the sous vide.
Sous Vide Weights – Keep Bags Submerged

Soups

Soups are amazing any time of year! I love making soup. 

 
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I love this immersion blender. It make making soups and sauces so easy.  I even use it to make my mashed potatoes.  It is so easy to use and clean up.
Cuisinart Variable Speed Immersion Blender with ...
 
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I can't even express how delicious this better then bullion stuff is. Just try it!
Chicken Noodle Soup

Slow Cooking

I love my Slow Cooker

 
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So easy to dump in a bunch of ingredients and seasonings. Press start and return in 8 hours to a fragrant home of food ready to eat with no fuss.
Slow Cookers / Kitchen Small Appliances

Instapot

Instapots are amazing! You can cook so much with them!

 
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I love my Instapot! I love how much can be done in it.
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Bread Making

I am in love with Fresh Bread

 
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There is nothing like having freshly baked bread and the way it makes your home smell. I love baking bread.
Best Bread Machines
 
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I love using my Dutch Oven to make breads. They come out so nice in the Dutch Oven.
Dutch Ovens Shop

Beverages

Thirsty? Let's make some drinks!

 
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My favorite drink is the grape flavor
Electrolit® | Instant Hydration
 
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This always makes any drink instantly fancy!
Grenadine
 
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Nothing says Holidays like eggnog!
20 Best Holiday Eggnog Cocktail Recipes

Coffee

I need coffee to function

 
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I love coffee. I drink more then I want to admit to drinking.
Starbucks Pike Place Medium Roast K-Cup, 72 ...
 
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I love to have some variety now and then with my coffee.  I love these packs of coffee.
The Original Donut Shop® Coffee
 
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I absolutely love this coffee maker. Not only will it froth the milk but you can make iced coffee and other specialty drinks.  It is also hand if you have kids who like to make top ramen or ramen bowls because it will also dispense boiling water. Love this coffee maker!
Ninja® Specialty Coffee Maker
 
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Excellent ground coffee
Origin Blend Coffee - Medium Roast | Ground
 
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Delicious Coffee for cold brews
Cold Brew Reserve

Tea

I love a tea party

 
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It just feels so fancy when you make your tea in this pot.  I love to make a pot and set it next to me and I can see my progress of staying hydrated.
Glass Teapots | Borosilicate Glass Tea Pots and ...
 
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Green tea is so delicious and I find it also calming.
Green Tea | Luxury Gourmet Tea
 
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This tea is naturally sweet.  I was super surprised when I tried it and did not add any sweetener.
Licorice Root Tea

Chai

I love some Chai please

 
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Chai Tea can be a relaxing change for a day.
Chai Tea Latte Powder

Keto

My Favorite Keto Foods

 
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It's super important to have a keto recipe book to reference to be sure you are making your food correctly.
Best Ketogenic Cookbooks
 
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This bread is delicious and also freezes well.
Keto Bread in Bread(26)
 
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Delicious Keto Condiments
Keto Sauces by Guy Gone Keto, Infused with MCT Oil

Dishes

 
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Eat in elegance. We only live once so use your beautiful plates!
Luxury Dinnerware Sets & Fine China
 
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These dishes are so beautiful its hard to believe they are for everyday use.
Casual Dinnerware Sets, Plates, Bowls & Dishes
 
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When you feel like eating asian foods it's time for the beauty of asian dishes.
Asian Dinnerware Sets

Appliances

I love these appliances

 
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Mine is white but I love these fab colors.  These things never wear out so pick your color wisely!
Stand Mixers
 
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Best invention ever! AirFryers!
Air Fryers | Single, Dual & Large
 
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I love a good caprese panini
Cuisinart Panini Grill
 
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This thing can do so much and is so easy to clean!
Immersion Blender Kitchen Appliances
 
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Got it for my husband, that was the excuse, but we all LOVE it! Especially useful for making top ramen with the boiling water feature. Excellent for times that I make the family fend for themselves!
Ninja® Specialty Coffee Maker
 
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I love this Vacuume Sealer it is amazing with my sous vide and also great to store leftovers or pack things to freeze. Heavy duty and durable.
Food Vacuum Sealers | FoodSaver
 
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I love extra thin sliced deli meats.  I save a lot of money by buying my deli meats unsliced then slicing it all myself to the thin or thickness I love. Excellent machine. The blades last for years and it comes with an extra blade. (Or at least mine did)
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Nothing beats fresh ground coffee! So I have a few coffee grinders.  They also come in handy to grind up spices and sometimes I even grind up egg shells to put into the garden soil. Love these coffee grinders.
Coffee Grinders

Gadgets and tools

Things I love and use all the time in the kitchen and around the house.  I would miss them if they were gone.

 
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I have to have a pair of kitchen scissors hidden all over the house.  That way when I need a pair I do not go crazy looking everywhere because someone didn't put them away. (Follow me for more pro tips!)
Best Kitchen Shears
 
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These are excellent for art projects and scrapbooking! Very fun to use and great to amuse kids.
Craft Scissors
 
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I always have these on hand.  My gas oven doesn't alway light up, so having these all over is awesome. They are also particularly good for lighting candles that are deep inside a glass container. Every pyromaniac needs one or ten.
Long Lighter
 
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This electric lighter is so nifty and I love that it is rechargeable. I love it so much I hide it from the rest of the family. It's MINE.
SUPRUS Lighter Electric Candle USB Type C ...