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Kitchen & Baking

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Things I've found make cooking and baking easier and healthier for my family
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I grind my own flour. Store bought flour is bleached and "enriched". This works great to get it to a fine powder
WonderMill Grain Mill & Wonder Junior Wheat Grinder
 
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Must have. Makes baking so much easier and enjoyable.
Stand Mixers for Baking & More
 
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My food processor helps me create great peanut butter. Slices my cucumbers. Grinds and mixes my very stiff dough for homemade cheese-its. An much more.
Food Processors, Choppers & Attachments
 
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I dehydrate the extra vegetables I grow for soups ECT. Make fruit leather. Dehydrate the herbs I grow. An create great treats, like dehydrated meringue.
Cercker Official
 
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Use to make homemade mayonnaise and froth with this great little tool. Also use for small mixing jobs my KitchenAid isn't needed for.
Immersion Blenders | Zwilling US
 
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Also great for cooking dinners. But my artisan bread comes out perfect every time in my dutch oven.
Dutch Ovens Shop
 
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Safest way to preserve meat and dairy products you shouldn't use the dehydrator for. But can be use for practically anything. Candy, fruits, vegetables.
Harvest Right
 
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Best canner. There's a glass stovetop safe option also, cuz not everyone has gas. Digital ones aren't as accurate.
Canners - Presto Products
 
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Strong motor. Many options. Mine is basic and I still love it. Can't wait to upgrade to a better model, just because.
Pitcher Blenders & Personal Smoothie Makers
 
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Extract juice from almost any fruit or vegetable. Much healthier than store bought that's loaded with sugar. Just mix a sweeter fruits juice to whatever you're making instead of adding sugar, if it's a tart / sour flavor.
Giantex 11 Quart Juice Steamer Juicer

Ingredients & Products

 
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I use hard wheat berries for baking bread products (breads, bagels ECT) and soft wheat berries for baking dessert products (cookies ECT). Typical store bought flour is bleached and "enriched". Grinding my own flour provides my family with cleaner hea...
Premium Grains from the Pacific Northwest
 
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I use these for making my own vanilla extract and vanilla sugar. Makes my baking taste great and has fewer ingredients and I can avoid unnecessary and unhealthy additives.
fitnclean vanilla
 
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Simple, clean ingredients are always better when trying to keep your family eating the healthiest you can.
Grain-Free Baking Powder (Corn-Free, Nightshade-Free)
 
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I use this to replace aluminum foil and plastic wrap. Better for the environment and your food.
Bee's Wrap® XXL Roll | Reusable Beeswax Food Storage
 
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I use this brand baking soda. But many of their products are 1 ingredient. Clean and simple ingredients.
It's Just! – 138 Foods, Inc.
 
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Much better for you than the cocoa powder you usually see in stores. I use this in homemade chocolate flavored ice cream, cookies and more.
Viva Naturals Organic Cacao Powder
 
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Typical table salts are stripped of the natural minerals that are good for you. Not only is this better to cook and bake with but also for your homemade electrolyte mixtures.
Unrefined, Natural Sea Salt | No Additives, Full of Trace Minerals | Mined in Utah
 
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Reusable. Washable. I use these instead of plastic bags or plastic wrap.
Food Huggers
 
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I use these glass bottles for making my vanilla extract in. Easy to fill, tall enough for whole beans to fit in, easy to pour from.
nicebottles
 
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Cheesecloth is versatile and always good to keep on hand. Straining the butterfly tea, homemade juices. So many uses.
Cheesecloth Grade 90, 36 Sq Ft, Reusable
 
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Not only are these great for canning but I also use them for making tinctures and homemade "pinesol" and storing vegetables that are best kept in water in the fridge (lemons, celery ECT).
Ball Mason Jars
 
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I use this honey when making my own sweetened condensed milk I use for homemade ice cream and other things.
100% Raw Organic & Unfiltered Honey
 
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Whenever a recipe calls for honey I use this. If you're gonna use a sweetener use one that has health benefits.
New Zealand Honey Co.™ | Official Raw Manuka Honey | UMF Certified