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Kitchen items I would purchase again ✅
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items I used to run a cottage bakery so not to toot my own horn… but I know how to bake 😇 cooking… is another matter entirely.
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Baking necessities as a heavy baker
Small appliances
Smaller things…?
Pantry items/storage
Cookware recs from someone who doesn’t cook much
Baking necessities as a heavy baker
I use these glass cups like every day. EVERY DAY. and even though they’re glass, I like them for if the kids are helping cause the liquid is never up to the top and there’s a nice handle for them to hold!
Pyrex Prepware 2-Cup Measuring Cup
I promise you want one with a lid. I had one with a lid and the lid got lost and I miss it all the time. I need to replace it!!!! I recommend more than one 9x13. We have two and sometimes I wish we had 3!
Pyrex 4-Piece Extra Large Glass Baking Dish Set
I actually had two of these at one point 🙈 I looooove a KitchenAid stand mixer. They last FOREVER. My brother is using my mom’s stand mixer!!!
KitchenAid 5.5qt Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer KSM55 Contour Silver: 11 Speeds, 500W, Stainless Steel, Dishwasher-Safe
Absolutely necessity to have a large volume measuring cup. I use this anytime I’m making cinnamon bread, cinnamon rolls, or crescent rolls because I’m heating up milk and butter ✅
Pyrex 4-Cup Glass Measuring Cup - Oven Safe
A FRENCH rolling pin. Only not for rolling out cut out cookies 🙅🏻♀️
I hate how dough and flour get stuck in the crevices of other rolling pins. French rolling pins are all one piece so they don’t get gunky ✅
HONGLIDA Classic Bamboo Rolling Pin 13-Inch
Small appliances
We only got one of these a few years ago but it is a GAME CHANGER!! None of our meat gets freezer burned anymore which makes my husband very happy 😆
FoodSaver Vacuum Sealer Machine, Automatic, Black
On the pricier side but the size is just SO GOOD. We’ve had this for 5ish years I think? I love that the bottom trays comes out easily and I love the window has less grooves for stuff to get stuck in compared to other models.
Hamilton Beach 6-in-1 Air Fryer Toaster Oven
Do I wish I knew more recipes using a pressure cooker? Absolutely. However this is our rice cooker and crock pot in one. Plus, we do use it for pressure cooking for a few things and I want to add a lot more to that list. VERY USEFUL appliance!!
Instant Pot 8-Qt Whisper Quiet 9-in-1 Cooker
Smaller things…?
This is the can opener to beat all other can openers. We have had this exact can opener for 11 years. It’s never given me an issue unlike the two handled ones that suuuuuck
OXO SoftWorks Smooth Edge Can Opener with Non-Slip Handles for Safe, Easy, No-Mess Opening
IMO, once you use a flat ice cream scoop, you’ll wonder how you ever used a traditional ice cream scoop. Sure, you don’t get cute “scoops” but it’s literally so much easier to get the ice cream out of the tub with this!!!
RSVP Ice Cream Tool Collection, Dishwasher Safe
IKEA sells the best peeler and I stand by this weirdly random decision.
IKEA 365+ VÄRDEFULL Potato peeler - black
My kids use these all the time to cut fruit. 10/10 no complaints, love them
KUFUNG 3pack Kids Safe Plastic Kitchen Knives
Pantry items/storage
These are SO MUCH cheaper than the name brand. We have a few OXO ones and they have broken while these have remained perfectly fine!
Member's Mark 8-Piece Fliplock Pantry Storage
I store flour and sugar in these buckets. If you bake as much as me it just makes sense. Is it cute? No. Is it practical? YES
(Linking the lids too)
Leaktite 5 gal. 70mil Food Safe Bucket White 005GFSWH020
Apparently the lids are out of stock at Home Depot so hopefully I remember to follow up and fix one or the other so they’re at the same store 🙃
Gamma2 3.5-7 gal. Seal Food-Safe Bucket Lid, White at Tractor Supply Co
Cookware recs from someone who doesn’t cook much
We have had these for over TEN YEARS and they have been great. Highly recommend!!
Calphalon Classic 10-Pc Stainless Steel Set