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Holiday Gift Guide: Our Favorite Healthy Kitchen Hacks Tools

Holiday Gift Guide: Our Favorite Healthy Kitchen Hacks Tools

Welcome to our first ever Healthy Kitchen Hacks Holiday Gift Guide!


Here our gift suggestions to help your family and friends cook more effectively, nutritiously and deliciously in the kitchen: find our complete Healthy Kitchen Hacks gift guide at Teaspoon of Spice.com

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We’re sharing our favorite kitchen tools, gadgets, and equipment that can help you cook more efficiently, nutritiously and deliciously. This list includes both practical items along with a few bigger ticket items if you want to splurge for a loved one…or yourself… this season.

PARCHMENT PAPER
Serena recommends: If You Care FSC Parchment Baking Paper
Other recommendation: Pre-Cut Parchment Paper Sheets

MICROPLANE
We both recommend: Microplane Classic Zester/Grater
For some kitchen color, check out: Microplane Classic Zester/Grater in Turquoise

PINT SIZE MASON JARS
Deanna recommends: Ball Pint Jar (Set of 12) or Ball Pin Jar (Set of 2)
For more kitchen color: Ball Jar Heritage Collection Pint Jars (Aqua)

SHEET PANS
Amazon best seller: Nordicware Natural Aluminum Commerical Baker’s Half Sheet
Deanna bought the set: Nordicware Natural Aluminum Commerical Baker’s Half Sheet (set of 2)

SLOW COOKER
Serena recommends: 4-Quart Manual Slow Cooker and 6-Quart Crock-Pot Manual Slow Cooker
Amazon’s best seller: 6-Quart Crock-Pot Programmable Cook & Carry Slow Cooker with Digital Timer

CHEESECLOTH
Deanna recommends: Pure Grade Unbleached Cotton Cheesecloth

  • The main reason I (Deanna) always have cheesecloth on hand is to make ricotta. It’s so easy – as long as you have that cheesecloth in your pantry. Here’s How To Make Homemade Ricotta in less than 15 minutes!

NUTCRACKER 
Serena recommends: Hungry Harvey Squirrel Nut Cracker

  • DYK that nuts in their shells are less expensive than shelled nuts?
  • Originally received as a joke from my sister, my (Serena’s) kids LOVE to use it and they can now identify every in-shell nut.
  • Extra bonus: it takes a little more time to crack the nuts yourself so you automatically slow down when snacking!
  • Try this Healthy Kitchen Hack after you crack those nuts: How Not to Burn Nuts.

TOTALLY WORTH-IT BIGGER TICKET ITEMS:

HIGH-POWERED BLENDER 
Deanna recommends: Blendtec Total Blender Classic with WildSide+Jar (Certified Refurbished) 
Amazon best seller: Ninja Professional Blender 

  • I (Deanna) wanted to get a Blendtec for years (I prefer the Blendtec dull blade vs. Vitamix’s sharp blade) but the price tag always eluded me. The answer: Buy a refurbished model for close to 1/2 of the price of a new model, which I did a few months ago and I haven’t looked back.
  • So what does Certified Refurbished mean?
    • Tested and certified by Blendtec or a third-party refurbisher to look and work like new
    • Process includes functionality testing, inspection, reconditioning and repackaging
    • Includes a 3-year manufacturer’s warranty

DUTCH OVEN
If you want to splurge, Deanna recommends: Le Creuset 5-1/2-Quart French (Dutch) Oven
More economical (and highly rated) choice: Lodge Enamel Dutch Oven -6 Quart

  • My (Deanna’s) Dutch Oven and Slow Cooker are the reasons I’m NOT interested in buying an Instant Pot. I got my Le Creuset Dutch Oven (color: Honey) as a wedding gift and 13 years later, it continues to be THE workhorse pot in my kitchen. It works on both the stove top and in the oven.
  • Use it to make everything from chili, to soups, to whole grains, to casseroles, to sauteed greens and more. My favorite Dutch Oven recipes:

Which other kitchen tools are on your wish list this year? Let us know below or pop over to our Facebook page and join the conversion!

Here are our gift suggestions to help your family and friends cook more effectively, nutritiously and deliciously in the kitchen: find our complete Healthy Kitchen Hacks gift guide at Teaspoon of Spice.com

Gloria Diaz

Saturday 8th of September 2018

Great post and listed tips are wonderfully described.

Leah

Tuesday 30th of January 2018

I'm gonna need that cheesecloth very soon! Ricotta goes to every food I eat :-) Can you share your own way of making it? Would love to get tips from you.

Deanna Segrave-Daly

Tuesday 30th of January 2018

Yes, definitely get the cheesecloth and it's so easy to make! Here's the post I wrote (along with a video) on how to do it. LMK if you have any questions!

Carla Patterson

Sunday 19th of November 2017

Cool guide! I will definitely need some of those gifts, that you have mentioned here. Thanks a lot for listen them. I will get some for my friends as well :P

Rebecca

Monday 13th of November 2017

Love this gift guide and agreed -- investing in a Le Creuset has been well worth it. A heavy-duty blender is absolutely next on my list, but several of the little staples you've given (cheesecloth, parchment, microplane) are also super regularly used in my kitchen too!

Deanna Segrave-Daly

Monday 13th of November 2017

Love that you utilize almost everything on this list - I hope you get to treat yourself to a heavy-duty blender soon (check out the refurbished models!)

Farrah

Friday 10th of November 2017

Yay for so many great kitchen gifts! <3 I love my slow cooker so much (especially this time of year)! I need parchment paper and a new blender though! *-*

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