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Making life easier after 40
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items Life after 40 is hard enough—opening jars, chopping onions and cleaning the house shouldn’t be. 😂 These are the little things that make everyday life easier, faster and way less frustrating.
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Simple kitchen gadgets that make cooking and meal prep easier and help reduce everyday frustration.
Kitchen time savers
Kitchen Basics
Simple kitchen gadgets that make cooking and meal prep easier and help reduce everyday frustration.
Less chopping, less struggling and less time in the kitchen. These little gadgets handle the annoying parts of meal prep so you don’t have to.
If you’ve ever struggled with a tight jar lid, this gadget is amazing. You just place it on the jar, press the button, and it twists the lid open automatically. It’s especially helpful if your grip strength isn’t what it used to be.
Emson Robotwist Electric Jar Opener for Seniors with Arthritis, Automatic Jar Openers for Seniors with Improved Torque, Electric Easy Jar Lid Opener – Works on All Jar Sizes, As Seen on TV Products - Walmart.com
This chopper makes meal prep so much easier. Just press down and it quickly chops onions, peppers, potatoes, and more into evenly sized pieces. It saves time, keeps your hands away from the knife, and the container catches everything so cleanup is si...
PL8 Professional Food Chopper: Handheld Veggie, Vegetable, Onion & Garlic Chopper, Dishwasher-Safe, Clear/Black
This compact electric chopper is great for quick meal prep. With one-touch pulsing and sharp stacked blades, it quickly chops onions, garlic, herbs, nuts, and more in seconds. It’s perfect when you don’t want to pull out a big food processor and clea...
Ninja 200W Express Food Choppers Gray NJ100GR
This all-in-one slicer makes chopping and slicing vegetables much faster during meal prep. It comes with interchangeable stainless-steel blades so you can slice, dice, chop, or shred ingredients like onions, potatoes, cucumbers, and cheese in seconds...
Nutrislicer XL Vegetable Chopper Mandoline Slicer 4 Blades and Container Food Chopper Slicer
This clips right onto your pot so you can drain pasta, vegetables, or potatoes without using a large colander. It saves space, reduces dishes, and makes draining much easier.
Clip On Pan Strainer Blue - Room Essentials™
This salad spinner makes washing and drying lettuce or fresh greens quick and easy. Just rinse your produce, press the pump to spin it dry, and you’re ready to use it without soggy salads. The basket doubles as a colander and the bowl can even be use...
OXO Salad Spinner
Kitchen time savers
This multi-cooker is a huge time saver in the kitchen. It can slow cook, sauté, steam, braise, bake, and more all in one pot, so you don’t need several appliances. The large 8.5-quart size is great for family meals, soups, chili, or one-pot dinners, ...
Ninja PossibleCooker PRO 8.5qt Multi-Cooker with 8-in-1 Slow Cooker, Dutch Oven, Sous Vide, Oven Safe Pot to 500°F Sage Green MC1001GN
This Instant Pot is a big time-saver for busy days. It works as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, sauté pan, yogurt maker, and warmer all in one appliance. The wide 7.5-quart pot is great for family meals, soups, chili, or batch c...
Instant Pot RIO WIDE 7.5qt 7-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker & Multi-Cooker: 1200W, Dishwasher-Safe Parts
This electric kettle heats water much faster than the stove or microwave, making it perfect for tea, coffee, hot chocolate, oatmeal, or instant noodles. The 1 L capacity holds more than 4 cups of water, which is plenty for several drinks or quick coo...
Aroma 1L Electric Water Kettle - Stainless Steel: Tea Kettle, Water Heater, Overheat Protection, 360° Rotating Base
This air fryer makes cooking quick and easy without needing much oil. The 8-quart capacity is large enough for family meals, and the one-touch presets make it simple to cook things like fries, chicken, vegetables, and more with just the press of a bu...
Gourmia 8qt Digital Air Fryer with 12 One-Touch Functions & Guided Cooking Stainless Steel Black: Kitchen Appliance
I actually own this and LOVE it for small jobs! 🙌 It’s perfect when I need to quickly chop an onion, veggies or other small amounts and don’t want to drag out a full-size food processor. It’s quick, easy to use and doesn’t take up much space. One of...
Ninja Food Chopper 2-Cup, One-Touch Pulse, Splash Guard & Storage Lid, Compact Kitchen, NJ100 Gray
Kitchen Basics
This stoneware baking dish set is great for everyday cooking and baking. It includes two versatile sizes (4.1-quart and 2-quart) that work well for casseroles, roasted vegetables, pasta dishes, and desserts. The durable stoneware distributes heat eve...
2pc Stoneware Rectangle Baking Dish Set Sage Green - Figmint™: Bakeware, Microwave & Oven Safe, Dishwasher Safe
A good Dutch oven is one of those kitchen basics you can use for years. This 5.5-qt Lodge is big enough for family-size soups, chili, roasts and casseroles, and the enameled cast iron makes cleanup so much easier. Great quality without the crazy pric...
Lodge 5.5 Quart Ocean Enamel Cast Iron Dutch Oven
A whole 15-piece ceramic cookware set for under $100? Yes please! 🙌 Nonstick, easy to clean, and you get the everyday pots, pans, lids AND utensils you actually need. Pretty enough to leave out and practical enough for everyday cooking.
Gotham Steel Modern Collection 15-pc. Ceramic Nonstick Cookware Set
Great budget roasting pan! For around $25 you get a stainless steel pan AND rack. The sides aren’t as deep as my upgraded pick, but if you only roast occasionally, this is a lot of pan for the money.
ExcelSteel 16.5 in. Stainless Steel Lasagna and Roasting Pan with Rack 594
This is the one I’d choose for bigger roasts and holiday meals! Deeper sides help keep all those juices where they belong, and the lift-out rack makes getting a turkey or roast out SO much easier. Sturdy stainless steel and made to last for years.
Cuisinart Classic Stainless Steel Roaster with Non-Stick Rack - 83117-15NSR: Turkey Roasting Pan, Even-Heating, Dishwasher-Safe
I LOVE a giant measuring cup! This 8-cup glass one is perfect for mixing bigger batches without making a mess, and the lid means you can mix, cover, and pop it right in the fridge. Such a useful kitchen basic for only about $15!
8c Glass Measuring Cup with Lid - Figmint™
I actually own this one and LOVE it! ❤️ It’s heavy-duty glass, holds a full 8 cups, has an easy-pour spout, and the lid is so handy. I use mine all the time. Definitely one of those kitchen basics I’d buy again!
Anchor Hocking 91557Ahg17 2 Qt. (8 Cups) Glass Measuring Cup / Batter Bowl With Red Lid
This is a LOT of cookware for one set! 😍 You get enameled cast iron pots, a Dutch oven AND a skillet all together. I love that you get the durability and heat retention of cast iron without having to season it like traditional cast iron. A beautiful...
MegaChef 7 Piece Enameled Cast Iron Cookware Set in Blue
Three sizes for about $32! 🙌 I love the deep rectangular shape for casseroles, lasagna, baked pasta and everyday dinners. They nest together for easier storage and come in several really pretty colors. Practical AND pretty enough to serve right from...
MALACASA Ceramic Bakeware Set, 3pcs Porcelain Baking Dish Set, Rectangular Lasagna Pans Casserole Baking Pans Set for Baking, Cooking, Kitchen, Cake Dinner
Such a great everyday utensil set for under $20! 🙌 You get all the pieces you actually use, plus a holder. The silicone is gentle on ceramic and nonstick cookware, heat resistant, AND dishwasher safe. Lots of colors to choose from too! ❤️
Silicone Cooking Utensils Set - 446°F Heat Resistant Kitchen Utensils,Turner Tongs,Spatula,Spoon,Brush,Whisk.Kitchen utensil Gadgets Tools Set for Nonstick Cookware,Dishwasher Safe (BPA Free)
Mix, serve AND store in the same bowl! 🙌 I love that this set comes with four different-size glass bowls AND lids, so leftovers can go straight into the fridge without dirtying another container. They nest together to save cabinet space too. Such a ...
WhiteRhino 4 Packs Glass Mixing Bowls with Lids Set,Clear Glass Bowl for Serving,Prep,Baking,Cooking,Food Storage,0.53/0.84/1.69/2.9QT
Ditch the mismatched plastic containers! This set gives you 17 glass food-storage containers in different sizes PLUS locking airtight lids for only about $30. Perfect for leftovers, meal prep, lunches and keeping the fridge organized. I love glass be...
Sindcom 34pcs Glass Food Storage Containers with Lids Set, Airtight Meal Prep Containers (17 Containers & 17 Lids), Grey
Such a handy alternative to regular wooden spoons! 🙌 This 5-piece teak spurtle set gives you different sizes and shapes for stirring, scraping, mixing, flipping and serving. Gentle on nonstick and ceramic cookware, and I love the warm natural wood l...
Spurtle Spatula Spoon Kitchen Cooking Utensil - Premium Wood 5pc Set - Natural Teak Wood Machine Washable - Non Stick Wooden Cookware Spatula Spoon