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My Kitchen Must-Haves

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These are my top recommendations for my kitchen must-haves. I love cooking and experimenting in the kitchen and am a firm believer of purchasing quality products that will last a long time and make life just that much easier. Buen Provecho!
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Food Prep

This is a list of my current food prep gadgets and tools that I could not live without in my kitchen. I hope you find something that might help you, too!

 
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Makes prepping veggies stars ✨seamlessly✨ easy, with super easy clean-up. My only tiny gripe is that the slices are sometimes just a LITTLE too big for onions when I need a smaller dice. 

• Dishwasher Safe
• Plastic + Stainless Steel
OXO Good Grips Vegetable Chopper
 
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Hands down the best food processor I've owned for pureeing, chopping, slicing and shredding. Comes with plenty of useful gadgets for all your food-processing needs.

Super easy to clean. Made to last, for sure!
Pro Custom 11 Cup Food Processor
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Recently got on the viral cucumber salad(s) kick and after buying this mandoline there's literally NO 👏 GOING 👏 BACK 👏

• regular straight cut or julienne
• thickness adjuster
• stainless steel blade
• SAFE and easy to use
• lifetime warranty!
V-Blade Mandoline
 
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I've always been Team Vitamix, but this one is on the lower-price end and still gets every job DONE!

• Short enough to fit in my cabinets
• Don't have to take apart to wash - just add some dish soap, water and let 'er rip!
• Has a ton of settings to get you the consistencies you need
• Price-wise, unbeatable.
Vitamix - Certified Reconditioned Explorian Series
 
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Ditch the plastic and other porous cutting boards - level up to Titanium!

No more microplastics, permanent cuts and grooves from constant use, and no absorbed liquids.

A softer metal than steel, these will NOT damage your knives.

Definitely a game changer for chopping and prepping!
100% Pure Titanium Cutting Boards
 
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Don't spend money on cheap knives you'll have to keep replacing as the years go by. These come with a lifetime warranty, and you can always send them back to CutCo and have them sharpen your knives for FREE!
12-Piece Knife Essentials + Block by CutCo

Cooking

Time to get down with the cooking process! These are some of my favorite cooking gadgets and tools.

 
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Was gifted this one year when I was really into making steaks.

It's definitely worth the purchase if you want to level-up your steak game! Or whatever other meats you like to cook.
Anova Sous Vide Precision® Cooker Wifi | 1000W
 
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You don't need one of these new crazy fancy slow-cookers… 

I've always stuck to the basic Crock-Pots and I'll probably never use another brand.

Slow-cooker season is right around the corner 👀
Crock-Pot® Programmable Design Series 6-Quart
 
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I think it's definitely worth taking the time to properly learn how to cook on stainless steel. 

These is such a high-quality set that will literally last a lifetime.

Plus - it's so satisfying when you finally fry and egg and it doesn't stick!
All Clad Stainless Steel Cookware Set
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All of the essentials in one! I'm not a HUGE baker, but I sure do love having all of this bakeware on hand when needed for special occasions.
All Clad Nonstick Bakeware Set; 5 piece Set

Utensils

Ones that have worked for me and stayed faithful through multiple moves + kitchens!

 
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Skip buying single essentials and grab this high quality, stainless steel set. So convenient and comes with a lifetime warranty!
All-Clad Stainless Steel Kitchen Tool Set
 
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I started trying my hand at a lot of different Mexican dishes in the last couple of years, and all of the “cheaper” brands of citrus squeezers would break after squeezing so many limes.

THIS IS THE ONE!
Citrus Squeezer