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My favorite baking/cooking recs
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items I love to bake and cook so I will share my favorite things here that help me in the kitchen!
Sections
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Canning
Heavy lifters & tools
Pizza making
Cooking
Canning
The tools I use for canning specifically
This kit is so much better than the kits offered by the famous pectin brands.
Presto 09509 5 Piece Deluxe Canning Kit, Green
This is a huge time and lifesaver for me when canning because I don't need to babysit the water and the capacity is huge! If it breaks today, I will gladly buy another one!
Ball EasyCanner Electric Water Bath Canner, 21-Qt
I never thought that this would matter but it is a timesaver and I am not destroying my butter knives and knuckles!
CYDW Mason Jar Opener Tool - No Lid Damage
Heavy lifters & tools
Tools that I can't live without in my kitchen
I hesitated for a couple years but finally decided to try it this year and I am so glad that I did! Make sure you cut the top and bottom off of the melon before you use this. It will NOT work if you don't cut the top and bottom off. This saves so muc...
ZaH Melon Slicer Multifunctional Cutter
I got rid of my plastic cutting boards and I am never going back! I absolutely love that it has two sides and is dishwasher safe.
SNOWCLAD Stainless Steel Double Sided Cutting Board
This mixer is a beast and shines where Kitchenaid falls short when mixing bread doughs. I only use the dough hook. The stainless steel dough hook is even better (sold separately).
Bosch Universal Plus Stand Mixer 6.5 Qt 500W
This stainless steel dough hook is the best! The dough hook that comes with the mixer isn't the best; it can leave a residue in your dough. This stainless steel dough hook sells out fast; I was able to snag one after checking the nutrimill site for a...
Stainless Steel Dough Hook
My Vitamix is almost 18 years old! I will never get rid of it and if it breaks, I will buy another in a heartbeat! The main thing to keep in mind is that you need to have enough liquid to allow the food to make it to the blades. Everything from hot s...
5200 Getting Started Package - Classic Blenders
I love this mixer for everything except mixing bread dough. The Bosch is better for bread doughs. The stainless steel bowl allows me to heat up egg whites directly over my gas burner when making meringue based buttercreams. I mix my cake batters in t...
KitchenAid 7 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer
I love to use this for small shredding tasks when I need to shred cheese for mac and cheese (please don't use pre-shredded for mac and cheese!) and to shred fats (butter and leaf lard) for pie dough. I never put the parts in the dishwasher because I ...
Rotary Cheese Grater Hand Crank w/ 5 Blades
I love this little food chopper for small portions of onions that I want to chop up without getting the big beast dirty! It is nice to have this in my kitchen for quick, smaller food preps!
KitchenAid KFC3516IC 3.5 Cup Food Chopper
I only bring this beast out when I need to prepare a lot of food or when a quick processing time outweighs needing to hand wash the dirty pieces. Some foods get stuck in the top above the blade but it truly isn't a big problem and it whizzes through ...
KitchenAid RKFP1466CU 14-Cup Food Processor Renewed
I've had mine for almost 11 years! I love this because I could never get the pre-frozen bowl set ups to work well enough for me. I prefer to make custard style ice cream in mine but this is another machine that I would buy again in a heartbeat if it ...
Whynter 2.1 Qt Ice Cream Maker ICM-200LS
I love that these are heat resistant and made of silicone instead of plastic so no worries about micro plastics!
4 Pack Silicone Cooking & Baking Spoons
I've had an older model of this can opener (it looks the same but mine is bulkier than this upgraded model) for more than 15 years and I love it! If it ever breaks, I am going to buy this same one over and over, until the end of time! I love that the...
Kuhn Rikon Auto Safety LidLifter Can Opener Red
I love this knife and have had it for well over 6 years. I just resharpen it when it gets dull and it is a work horse in my kitchen. I honestly bought it because it was purple but the quality is why I kept it and it never met the trashcan like many o...
Zyliss Utility paring kitchen knife with sheath cover
This is always on my counter, next to my stove because I now have a mess free option for using my avocado and olive oils when I am cooking. No more napkins needed to wipe the bottle and counters off afterwards!
SWEET VIEW 2PCS Olive Oil Dispenser 16oz
Pizza making
This is my favorite Italian flour to use for my pizzas. I've been using it for 3 or 4 years now. I am able to use a higher hydration recipe and get the softest pizza ever! I use a gas pizza oven now and this flour is only step #2, with finding a great recipe as # 1 to ensure success!
Antimo Caputo Pizzeria Flour Blue, 11 Pound (5Kg) Bag - Italian 00 Flour - Soft Wheat for Pizza Dough - Makes that Perfectly Elastic, Chewy, Crispy Bubble Neapolitan Pizza
Cooking
You will find my reccommendations here that help me cook the best food!
I love Penzey's as a company because of what they stand for but I will use their buttermilk ranch dressing forever! I use 2tbs of the seasoning with 2tbs of water to let it bloom for 5-10 minutes before adding 1 cup of Duke's mayo and full fat sour c...
Buttermilk Ranch
This is the best chunky, all purpose seasoning blend to use on chicken, fish, burgers, veggies, and in your recipes.
McCormick Himalayan Pink Salt & Garlic 18.5oz
I bought this in 2022 after going through too many wooden pepper mills because my family wasn't gentle enough on them. This is a quality pepper mill and I haven't had to replace the batteries yet! This mill gave me the confidence to add a salt mill (...
Electric Stainless Steel Pepper Mill u'Select 20cm
We keep this on the counter right next to the stove (along with our pepper grinder). I scoured reviews for the best salt mill after seeing that the brand mill I have and love for my pepper wasn't so great with salt. I landed on this one and loved it ...
innhom Electric Salt & Pepper Grinder Stainless Steel
I love the flavor that these peppercorns provide, as opposed to just one variety. my husband and daughter switched to using the pepper grinder with these peppercorns over the easier already ground black peppercorns in a jar. I will always buy these!
Viva Doria Rainbow Blend Peppercorn, 16 Oz