Today I come to you after fixing my little family a pot of delicious chili. While I was prepping to fix this amazing dinner the thought came to me that I should share some kitchen gadgets that is worth investing your money into.
This weekend I went to my aunt Debra's house to play a game of phase 10 and hang out with the people I so rarely get to see anymore. When I got over there she wanted to make her some lemonade and use up the lemons that she had before they went bad. I saw that she was hand squeezing these lemons. Now, friends, you may want to go and work those hand muscles out and squeeze lemons my aunt Debra's way. However, I promise with a few tools your life will move a little quicker. Unless of course you prefer to relax and slow down and do without these products. Below you will find a picture of some of my favorite kitchen tools that I use pretty much everyday. They save me time and energy and are so helpful in the kitchen.
Let me tell you a little about each thing in this picture.
- Wood cutting board - They are so much better to cut on. I don't understand why I just know that my knife works better at cutting on a solid wood cutting board. It also helps if it is cute. I do not like cleaning it though. If you get one make sure you wash it off immediately after use and do not let water sit on it. You can also scrub it with half a lemon with salt on it. I saw one person add a drop of Olive oil to hers after thoroughly cleaning to help it not to dry out.
- The little white thing on the board is a rubber tube that I put garlic in and roll around. It takes the papery shell right off of the garlic. No more using your fingers to peel or smashing your garlic. You can easily find these on Amazon. Mine came from pampered chef at someone's party, but any rubber tube will work.
- Chef's knife - do I need to say more? This knife has been a time saver in my kitchen. I taught myself how to chop vegetables with this and it saves me so much time chopping.
- Sharp pairing knife - Key word here, SHARP. A good sharp pairing knife will be your best friend for any type of quick cutting. I mainly use mine for cutting up fruit or vegetables that don't require lots of chopping.
- whisk - I don't necessarily use this small one all that often, but I can't live without my larger whisk. Everyone needs a whisk in their kitchen. I used to go old school and just use a fork, but once I got a whisk I haven't looked back. My favorite thing to use my whisk with is pancake batter. It helps get the clumps out so good.
- lemon squeezer - Need I say more after my aunt Debra story. I could live without this, but the best thing about this is it keeps the seeds out of my juice. It also helps me with the hand squeezing.
- Garlic press - If you use garlic on anything you need one of these. Your welcome. Dustin is always joking around about me saying "what does she not put garlic on". Trust me, use garlic, and use the press.
- Tongs - I don't use these metal ones much because I use my non stick pan more often, but I have a pair that has the silicone end that you are able to use on non stick pans. I am pretty sure I use it for more than I ever thought I would use it for.
So, there you go. A list of my top kitchen gadgets. I did not include my kitchen shears, but they are up there too. If you want a quick way to cut up pancakes for kids. USE the kitchen scissors. OR, use a pizza cutter. I hope you enjoyed this post. What are your favorite kitchen gadgets?
~Enjoy
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