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Kitchen Finds You'll Actually Use
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items My kitchen is jam packed with stuff. I've tried so many gadgets, gizmos, appliances and cookware. I'm on a mission to find exactly what works and is perfect in its own category and when I find them I'll share them here with you!
One of the absolute best things I've ever purchased for my kitchen. I hated buying pre shredded cheese but the box style graters were no fun to use especially with a large economy size cheese brick. This thing will shred a 2 lb block in literally sec...
Rotary Cheese Grater for Kitchen Veggies
I LOVE this thing. I make a lot of sun tea, lemonade, and infused waters and I struggled to find a glass pitcher. This is the perfect one and you can buy the lids separately if you've already got mason jars at home. The lids fit on any size of the wi...
County Line Kitchen Glass Mason Jar Pitcher
I've had my pair of oven mitts from All Clad for almost a decade. I grew up in a household with cheap over mitts that were thin to start out with and only lasted a few years, and by the 18 month mark you had to be careful how you used it or you'd get...
All-Clad Oven Mitts
This is another one that will absolutely save you so much time and hassle if you love to make soup. Stop transferring hot batches to the blender. It's messy, potentially dangerous, and creates like 3 times the dishes. Just pop this baby directly into...
Chefman Multi-Speed Immersion Blender
I've been using these exact bread bags for years. The key is that you need to use it correctly. I do still keep my bread in the bag it came in (paper or plastic) and use this to double bag it. To help with airtightness you need to roll the bag down t...
THINK4EARTH® Large Bread & Baguette Bags
Not just for fish! This spatula or turner is crafted perfectly for flipping anything. Eggs, burgers, chicken, tortillas, pancakes, etc. Unless you cook on only non stick pans, I would get the stainless steel version. I got a plastic one initially and...
Slotted Stainless Steel Fish Spatula
There's plenty of ways to tell if meat is cooked properly, and usually you don't need a thermometer if you have experience. But I still use one for thick roasts or whole poultry. Nothing's worse than taking it out of the oven, letting it rest and the...
ThermoPro TP16 Large LCD Digital Meat Thermometer
Lodge makes cast iron pans that have a flat griddle on one side (pancakes, French toast, smash burgers) and grill on the other (carne asada, chicken breast, kebabs). Cast iron lasts a life time and if cared for correctly will be like new always. It's...
Griddles & Grill Pans
There's no beating the full size, non collapsing collander. I still have and use collapsible ones but I always pull this out for pasta, big batches of fruit or veggies, rinsing bones for broth, etc. It takes up more room but I can't find anything tha...
Bellemain 5 Qt Stainless Steel Colander
If you eat a lot of rice, this is pretty handy. It's kept on the counter next to my rice cooker so I can just press the button and get the amount of rice I want and put it right in the cooker. Keeps rice fresh too and keeps bugs out.
Rice Dispenser
This set has 3 funnels and a removable strainer attachment that can fit into any of them. In my experience, a funnel is something you don't think about needing until you need it, but it's one of the most stress and time saving things you can have in ...
Set of 4 Kitchen Funnel
This has helped me eat more fresh vegetables. I wash and prep them into bite size and put them in here with a yummy dip or dressing in the middle, then graze on them the next few days whenever I feel like a quick snack!
Divided Serving Tray with Lid
I had a $20 rice cooker I used for years before it finally gave up on me and I decided to replace it with the Zojirushi. Some might say the Cadillac of rice cookers. Where this one really shines is the keep warm function. I've left rice in here for 4...
Zojirushi NS-ZCC10 5.5-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker
Yes, I know that this is really just a convection oven. Yes, I know that it's made with non stick and I have mostly tried to steer away from that on this list. But it's so convenient. Who wants to run the whole oven when it's 100 degrees outside? Thi...
Ninja® Foodi® 6-in-1 8-qt. 2-Basket Air Fryer with DualZone™ Technology
These helped with a lot of my frustrations around baking. Nothing ever sticks to this mat and it helps cookies or biscuits cook evenly and get nicely browned. You can throw it in the dishwasher to clean it but it's also super easy to hand wash. I go ...
Silpat - Baking Mats
Not a gadget but essential to the kitchen. Stop putting leftovers in plastic tubs. Not only is glass inert, meaning nothing potentially harmful leeching into your food, but pyrex can also go into the oven and freezer. I like to prep 2 serving portion...
Pyrex 10pc Glass Meal Prep Set: Clear Glass Food Storage Containers with Plastic Lids, Dishwasher-Safe
If you make your own bone broth, stock, pho, or really any kind of soup, this will up your game. The mesh is the perfect for getting any of the foaminess that forms on top of your soup and letting the clear broth flow through. I used to skim my soups...
Broth Skimmer
Once again glass proves to be my best option. If you don't juice a ton of citrus, but need to every so often, this is what you want. I tried a "fancier" (plastic) version of this that caught the seeds and let the juice flow to a container below, but ...
Glass Manual Heavyweight Citrus Juicer
I use these to make large batches of broth or stock and store it in the freezer. They are more durable than they look, I've had mine for years.
1 Quart Freezer Food Storage Containers with Lids
These are easy to use with the freezer containers. They come off easily, don't leave any residue, and this is another thing I've had for a few years now.
300pcs Removable Freezer Labels
You can turn any tray, plate or platter into a rotating one with this. It's sturdy and spins smoothly. I have a wooden tray for napkins and condiments on one and it's so perfect.
12 inch Heavy-Duty Swivel Base Lazy Susan
I bought these to finally get my spice cabinet organized and they're perfect. My cabinet fit two of them. They were super easy to install and I can just pull them out and see all my spices so easily.
Pull Out Spice Rack Organizer for Cabinets
This is so useful to keep jars and bottles of condiments from getting lost behind things in the fridge. Since you can spin it around everything is easily accessible and visible. I'm so much better about using up what I have and not over buying now!
Turntable for Refrigerator
This thing can fit so many tupperware lids. Seriously though, it really keeps them organized, and it's super customizable. All the inside dividers slide around so you can keep the lids upright even if you only have a few of them.
Adjustable Food Container Lid Organizer
I can never finish one bottle of wine right after I open it, so I pop these on and store it for the next day.
Rabbit Wine & Beverage Bottle Stoppers Grip