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Kitchen Tools that assist you with your healthy lifestyle
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* Cast iron pan: natural non-stick, and you get the best sear on your meats. Perfect when you use a dry rub to seal in the flavor. Or get your fish skin crispy
* Pepper grinder (and pink peppercorns -- these are amazing they have a bright and fruity flavor. Try it on fruit...)
* Santoku knife (much easier to cut with than a chef's knife. Especially if you have smaller hands) I can slice things thinly, chop herbs and everything else to keep my plate looking pretty. Makes short work of making orange segments for a salad. I now have 2, a mini one to replace my paring knife and a big one for everything else
* Microplane grater (use it to grind hard cheeses or chocolate. The shavings are so tiny and light, you can add a ton with very few calories. a huge pile of grated parmesan is around 30-40 calories this way, and the small shavings make it easy to flavor your whole plate.
*Immersion blender: make your own smooth veggie soups or purees easily. You plug and blend in the pan
*Mini food processor: use it for dressings, chimichurri and to make quick work of the onions0 -
I love my microplane and citrus squeezer! I made lots of different salsas and use lemons and limes to zip things up!! MMM!!!0
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Measuring spoons/cups and my digital food scale. I found out I was over estimating peanut butter and under estimating lean meats.0
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My go to kitchen tools are:
Measuring spoons and cups
Food scale
Blender
Food Processor
Kitchenaid Mixer - okay this one doesn't have anything to do with eating healthier but it's my all time favorite kitchen gadget.
Broiler function on my oven.0 -
My Dutch oven and a ton of 2-cup Pyrex bowls for freezer storage. The huge pot makes whipping up a large batch of uber-healthy soup or spaghetti (I call it that, but pasta is by far the minority ingredient) super-easy, and then I just ladle it into the Pyrex bowls & stick them in the freezer. I can get 10 or 11 servings (2 cups each) out of one batch -- makes taking lunch to work SO easy, and I always have a healthy dinner option when I might otherwise be too tired to cook something healthy.
I also really dig my silicone garlic peeler -- you just put the clove in the tube, press it flat with your hand & roll it around a bit, and the skin comes off like magic. I use a lot of garlic, so I love this thing!0 -
* Cast iron pan: natural non-stick, and you get the best sear on your meats. Perfect when you use a dry rub to seal in the flavor. Or get your fish skin crispy
^^This. I love my three heavy cast iron pans. I'm not a fan of coated non-stick pans at all. The cast iron pans do require some extra care (don't ever put them in the dishwasher!), but once they've been properly "conditioned", they're non-stick without any artificial coating. They keep getting better the longer you use them, and they last a lifetime. Since I started logging my food and watching what I eat, I find that I've been using the grill pan a lot more. I use this one:
http://www.skeppshult.com/en/product/0028/0 -
I love my cast iron pan, too. It's a family heirloom, haha! Honestly, even cooking on it takes minimal oil.
I don't like non-stick pans all that much.
I have 3 or 4 sets of measuring cups / spoons (thank you, dollar tree!) to last throughout the day (hubby uses them too).
I have an OLD food processor - love it - use it even to make dishwasher & laundry detergent! LOL
I have a couple items on my wish list - but for now they are just that - wishful thinking.0 -
4 Items. In no particular order.
1. Food Scale
2. Measuring cups and spoons
3. Non Stick Pots and pans.
4. BBQ. Grilled foods cut back on Butter and oil. Same for the Non-stick pots and pans.0 -
Magic Bullet. Smoothies and protein shakes rock my socks.0
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My omega 2004 masticating juicer. Now I get more than enough vegetable intake!0
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I have digital kitchen scales. I weigh everything on it. Even when it says half a cup. I measure it out on the scales to get a more accurate reading. Although its metric so sometimes I have to convert it to imperial on the laptop.0
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One of the things no one has mentioned yet is a food saver machine. I buy my meat on sale, scale out portions and then individually freeze the portions. I can then pull what I want from the freezer and know it is exactly right. also great when I am going to a BBQ. I just grab mu portion and bring it to throw on the grill. The Food saver bags prevent freezer burn!0
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