Kitchen Items You Can't Live Without

HollyMcCaw
HollyMcCaw Posts: 154 Member
edited September 29 in Chit-Chat
What are some kitchen items that you cannot live without?

For me it's......

1) My rice cooker- I cook a big pot of brown rice at the beginning of the week and put it in the fridge so all I have to do is scoop it out with the measuring cup and reheat

2) My George Foreman Grill- this thing can cook a chicken breast in less than 5 minutes, and it actually tastes good!
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  • therobinator
    therobinator Posts: 832 Member
    Food scale.....hands down.
  • atomdraco
    atomdraco Posts: 1,083 Member
    Lately - pressure cooker. Make cooking so fast.
  • LCardo24
    LCardo24 Posts: 56
    Steamer pot! Need to get a food scale for sure.
  • raychybabe
    raychybabe Posts: 121 Member
    my halogen convection oven - cost about £27 quid, cooks food quicker, healthier and just better lol. Plus you can watch it cooking properly. I hardly ever use my actual oven anymore. Wouldnt be without it.
  • ak_in_ak
    ak_in_ak Posts: 657 Member
    food scale! it makes eveything so much easier and almost no clean up. I really love my blender cup from GNC as well.
  • kelika71
    kelika71 Posts: 778 Member
    Food scale!! To tell you how bad... Batteries went dead in it one night when tornado warnings were out all over the place. I still went out to get the batteries for it! It's a HUGE necessity!! :)
  • Kolohe71
    Kolohe71 Posts: 613 Member
    Immersion Blender for making Protien Shakes!
  • QueenHanifa
    QueenHanifa Posts: 180 Member
    measuring cups
    measuring spoons
    rice cooker
    forman grill
    non stick skillet(don't need any oil if you use one)
    blender (have to have my smoothies/protein)
    oven my new found best thing in the kitchen
    onion and garlic power(keep me from using any salt products)
    steamer
  • carpar1
    carpar1 Posts: 211 Member
    Vitamix, food scale, measuring cups & spoons.
  • Buckeyt
    Buckeyt Posts: 473 Member
    Food Scale and 12 inch cast iron pan.
  • PlanetVelma
    PlanetVelma Posts: 1,223 Member
    Food scale, measuring cups, ninja blender & my kitchen aid mixer! :)
  • Andee08
    Andee08 Posts: 147 Member
    I know this isn't actually in my kitchen, but my grill!!! I will throw anything on the grill during any kind of weather. Yes I have been caught grilling in the middle of a blizzard! Oh yeah, and my coffee maker!
  • PegasusDeb
    PegasusDeb Posts: 665 Member
    I have several items that I can't live without:

    1.) Produce Saver bowls from Rubbermaid. I should get a commission from them! They help keep my fruits & vegy's fresh for so much longer!! I waste very little these days!

    2.) Food Saver vacuum packer. I've had mine since the first info-mercial! I thought I was going to have to replace it, but nope, working like a dream again! I have heard the "store" variety's aren't as good, which makes me sad. Mines gotta easily be 20 yrs old!

    3.) Black & Decker grill. Geo Foreman style. Love Love Love this thing! Just started using it, and wonder what I did before! Chicken, hamburger, sweet taters... YUM!! Pluys the griddles come out, so it's easier to clean then George's! :-)

    4.) Scale. A must-have. Thinking of upgrading to digital, but that might make me even more anal then I already am! ha ha ha
  • thenewkarisa
    thenewkarisa Posts: 207
    I can't live without my chopper or measuring spoons.
  • JulieBoBoo
    JulieBoBoo Posts: 642
    Crock Pot
    Wooden Citrus Reamer
    Good knives
    multiple cutting boards
    combination toaster/toaster oven
  • Ellastrong
    Ellastrong Posts: 64 Member
    -Magic bullet for my protein shakes
    -garlic press
    -measuring cups and spoons
    -blender
    -Brita Water Filter
    -Tassimo Coffee Machine
  • PegasusDeb
    PegasusDeb Posts: 665 Member
    my halogen convection oven - cost about £27 quid, cooks food quicker, healthier and just better lol. Plus you can watch it cooking properly. I hardly ever use my actual oven anymore. Wouldnt be without it.

    Is this like the Nu-Wave cooker we have in the States?? Been thinking about one of those. Are they a pain to clean??
  • mistyb47711
    mistyb47711 Posts: 861 Member
    Food scale for certain!!!, measuting cup, bullet blender, crockpot, microwave
  • _gwen
    _gwen Posts: 501 Member
    easy to clean food scale
  • Jenscan
    Jenscan Posts: 694 Member
    My toaster oven. It's 12,000 degrees outside and I don't want to run my oven to broil my salmon - so I use the toaster oven!
  • hamncheese67
    hamncheese67 Posts: 1,715 Member
    food scale, George Foreman grill, blender, measuring cups and spoons, wok
  • LifesPilgrim
    LifesPilgrim Posts: 498 Member
    I don't think there is ANYTHING in my kitchen that I can't live without, including my iron skillet and dutch oven that I even take camping with me.
  • sdwelk11
    sdwelk11 Posts: 825
    mine are:

    blender, crock pot, copper bottom pot, hand held cheese grater wheel, and of course my zester (use it for so many things) but for the most part if there was any item missing from my kitchen i might go postal!!!!!!! i love to cook and all my little gadgets and gizmos help make my dishes yummy!
  • HollyMcCaw
    HollyMcCaw Posts: 154 Member
    You guys all just made me realize that there are a lot more than the two things I listed that I depend on lol
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Scale
    Cast Iron Skillet
    Blender Bottle
  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
    My collander that has handles to dangle between the sink and my microplane. :)
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    Crock pot
    Wine opener :laugh:
  • HollyMcCaw
    HollyMcCaw Posts: 154 Member
    Crock pot
    Wine opener :laugh:

    Good one!!!
  • gmann1973
    gmann1973 Posts: 247
    my foreman grill and crock pot use one or other almost everyday
  • missjaiy
    missjaiy Posts: 58
    Measuring cups, pressure cooker, blender.....I guess I should invest in a food scale now :)
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