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Home Based Cottage Food Essentials
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items This is my favorite things to buy for a cottage food business. I buy (most) things on a budget and keep it practical to be able to bring in the most profit. These are my must have items!
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Bulk Storage Essentials
Kitchen Cooking Essentials
Packaging
Utensils
Bulk Storage Essentials
These are the perfect lids for bulk supply. Since they snap onto the bucket, it screws open and it's easy to access the items. It's so much easier than fighting with lids every time.
Gamma2 3.5-7 gal. Seal Food-Safe Bucket Lid, White - Tractor Supply
These storage containers are perfect for keeping some supplies in the kitchen without reaching into a bucket every time.
Commerical Food Storage Containers - Sam's Club
These are the perfect size for the buckets. With the seal, it keeps your items fresh and avoids any unwanted pests getting to your bulk supplies.
5-Gallon Mylar Heat Seal Foil Bag 4.3 Mil, Food-Safe, 18"x28" Zip ...
This is to go inside the mylar bags. They work great!
Oxygen Absorber - Walmart
These food grade 5 gallon buckets are affordable, high quality and perfect for your bulk supplies
Tractor Supply 5 gal. Plastic Food-Grade Utility Pail, White
Kitchen Cooking Essentials
These silicone baking mats really are perfect, reusable and in the long run, much cheaper than parchment paper.
Silicone Baking Mat with Sili-Scrub Cloth - Tastefully Simple
I can't help but love this parchment paper because it's precut.
Reynolds Kitchens Pop-Up Parchment Paper Sheets, 125 ct.
I love this because it is purple so I know it's for my gluten free products. It's cheap to buy, there's no sprays or butters needed directly on the mat, keeping the production costs down. What really made this product slay is that it can handle 5000 ...
Baker's Lane 8 1/4" x 11 3/4" Quarter Size Heavy-Duty Allergen-Free Purple Indexed Silicone Non-Stick Baking Mat
Packaging
If you're selling single slices of pie this may be a good option. I love the size and it's got the tamper evident seal. It's also easy to add stickers to. They are cost effective, although I usually get the 50 pack for certain events.
Placon 7" Tamper Evident Clear Slice Container with Low Dome Lid - 50/Pack
These bags are smaller, but perfect for cookies or doughnuts. They are high quality and I love the window that displays the product.
Choice 4 1/4" x 9 3/4" 1 lb. Brown Kraft Customizable Tin Tie Cookie / Coffee / Donut Bag with Window - 100/Pack
This is another option for large cookies, pastries or bagels this is the perfect bag! The window displays the product well. It's a great quality and it's easy to personalize.
Choice 6 1/2" x 2" x 8 1/2" Kraft Grease-Resistant Window Cookie / Bakery Bag - 500/Case
These candy bags are so cute, super affordable (100 of them in a "pack") and works so well for crafts and candy.
LK Packaging P12F0355 3" x 5 1/2" Candy Bag - 100/Pack
This little printer is a power horse for printing my ingredient labels. It's easy to use and you're not "stuck" with just their labels, you can buy off brand and still customize your label however you want.
Rollo Wireless Label Printer - Wi-Fi Thermal Printer for Shipping ...
Utensils
These are perfect for consistent cookies that are the same size every time. I love them because I know that I'm not wasting ingredients when cooking by having uniform sizes of everything.
Cookie Scoops - Walmart