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From Prep to Plate: Kitchen Must-Haves
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items I cook 4-5 meals a week, I use these tools a lot. I need things to make my life easier!
Sections
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Time Savers
Meal Prep Solutions
Appliances
Tools
Organizing Hacks
Cookware
Time Savers
This is seriously a MUST! When I started my health journey boiled eggs were a staple snack and peeling eggs was so tedious. This truly saved my life, and so much time. If you get anything from this list, start with this purchase!
The Negg Boiled Egg Peeler
True story: I used to work at olive garden and still love grating cheese, especially when it's this easy!
Rotary Cheese Grater
Pancakes are messy, let's be real. Not with this. This improves my life, and it's so simple! I think this is one of my favorite purchases for my kitchen in 2025.
Mess Free Pancake Batter
I love buying in bulk, but that comes with some storing issues. So foodsaver literally to the rescue. But this mini is perfect for easy storage in my already full cabinets. Perfect for buying meat in bulk and saving money and space in your freezer.
FoodSaver Mini Handheld Vacuum Sealer
I didn't even know this little thing existed until it was gifted to me. I constantly forget to take out frozen meat with enough time to defrost and sometimes it kind of ruins dinner plans. Then this thing saves the day. It is a quick and safe way to ...
Defrosting Tray for Frozen Meat
Time saver AND money saver because those uncrustables are expensive. “I can make those at home” truly fits here. I love making these for my child's lunch and she notices no difference, because there is none besides the fact that these don't start off...
Sandwich Cutter and Sealer
Meal Prep Solutions
Souper cubes have changed my life. I can make home cooked meals and then freeze them in perfect individual servings for easy meals. These are perfect because sometimes I don’t have long enough for a slow cooker meal.
Freezer-to-Table 21-Piece Set
So many of my meal preps include sauces to spice up my healthy options with a little flavor, so these were the best product to help store the sauces. I like the idea of squeeze my sauce to evenly distribute from the bottle rather than pouring in blob...
Prep & Go Silicone Squeeze Bottles 2 Pack
This meal prep solution creates an easier way to make “dump and go” freezer meals that I love for my family so much. Trying to pour in soups or keep the bag open while layering ingredients was always a pain in my butt, but not anymore!
Freezer Bag Holder Stand
Appliances
Crockpot meals are the best when you’re busy! I swear by my original crockpot brand one.
Crock-Pot®: The Original Slow Cooker
This thing does it all. Grills. Dehydrates. Roasts. Bakes. Air fries. This was a gift and I will 100% repurchase when or if need be. Has lasted me for 4 years strong.
Ninja Foodi 5-in-1 Indoor Grill AG301
The prettiest little espresso maker ever. You can also steam milk. Keeps me going between two jobs and grad school and I make one every single day.
Beautiful Slim Espresso Machine with 20-Bar Pressure, White Icing by Drew Barrymore - Walmart.com
Investing in a kitchen aid changed my baking game. These things are a staple, that's for sure! My daughter loves cookies, and making dough in batches and freezing has become such a time saver.
Kitchen Aid Mixer
Clearly I'm a ninja girly, and this tool is no exception. I love using this to create healthy ice cream. I have used this to make frozen cappucinos and smoothie bowls as well. This was a great tool that helps me on my weightloss journey.
Ninja CREAMi
Enjoy soft, chewable nugget ice anytime. Fast, compact, and easy to use, it delivers fresh ice perfect for drinks, smoothies, and cocktails—right from your countertop. My favorite feature is that it is self-cleaning.
Kismile Nugget Ice Maker
If the mini isn't your style, then you can get the regular size food saver! Keep your food fresh longer. Quickly seals meats, vegetables, and leftovers to lock in flavor and prevent waste—perfect for meal prep, sous vide cooking, and freezer storage.
Full Size FoodSaver Vacuum Sealer
Tools
We like pizza in this house, and this makes it so easy to cut in even pieces so fights don’t break out for the biggest slice
Gozney 13.75" Pizza Rocker, 2mm Steel Blade, Wooden Handle
I’m getting every drop of those favorite sauces I love and this helps me achieve that goal!
Spatty Daddy Kitchen Spatula Set 6 & 12 Inch Blue
Anyone elses children love watermelon? Any other mommas hate cutting it? This makes it a breeze, and is under 10$. Win win!
Watermelon slicer
I love using fresh herbs, but let's be real...they are a bit annoying to strip down to what you need for the actual recipe. This makes it way easier and quicker!
Herb Stripper
The most efficient and sharpest knife I've used. For the longest time I purcased my knives from walmart, typically whatever was most affordable. But haing a sharp, professional knife changed my prep game so much. Highly recommend.
Utility Knife - Capri Blue
Organizing Hacks
More an organization hack for the kitchen then a kitchen gadget, but it helps me so much. I have a pretty decent sized spice rack and 4 racks were the perfect solution. I prep my food right by the fridge and this is so easy to grab, and also easy to ...
Metal 4 Pack Magnetic Spice Storage
Cookware
This little pan is so helpful, and it makes more than eggs! I can make mini pancakes, sautee up veggies in one pan while making an egg in the other..so on and so forth. Effortless to clean, which is a total win.
CAROTE Egg Pan