Everyday Kitchen Workhorses
The tools that earn their counter and cabinet space around here.
Kitchen Aid Mixer
Our workhorse for bread dough, batters, frosting, and just about anything else we’re mixing from scratch.
Crockpot
Perfect for the days when dinner needs to cook itself. We use ours for soups, roasts, shredded meats, and more.
Instant Pot
One of our favorite shortcuts for beans, rice, soups, meats, and meals we forgot to start earlier.
Instant Pot With Air Fryer
Pressure cooker and air fryer in one. Great when we want the versatility without another appliance taking up space.
Air Fryer
Makes quick meals and crispy sides easy without heating up the whole oven. We reach for ours all the time.
Crockpot
Yes, we have two! This one earns its keep for big meals, parties, and holidays when one slow cooker just isn’t enough.
Food Processor
Makes quick work of chopping, slicing, shredding, and prepping big batches of ingredients.
Electric Kettle
Boils water quickly for tea, coffee, baking, and all those little kitchen jobs where hot water comes in handy.
Mixing, Measuring & Prep
Simple tools we reach for through just about every recipe.
Pyrex Measuring Cups
Sturdy glass measuring cups we use constantly for cooking and baking. Easy to read, pour, and clean.
Kitchen Scale
A kitchen essential for more accurate baking, portioning ingredients, and weighing produce for preserving.
Vegetable Chopper
Makes chopping and dicing big batches much faster—especially when there’s a pile of garden produce waiting.
Measuring Cups/Spoons
An everyday essential for cooking and baking. We like a sturdy set with measurements that won’t wear off after a few washes.
Baking & Bread Making
Our favorites for homemade bread, rolls, buns, and everything warm from the oven.
Bannetons
Give homemade loaves support while they proof and help create that beautiful bakery-style shape.
Bread Machine
Perfect for hands-off bread days. It mixes, kneads, rises, and bakes while we get on with everything else.
Starter Jar
A simple home for keeping sourdough starter happy, with plenty of room to feed, rise, and grow.
Dutch Oven
Our go-to for crusty homemade bread, but just as useful for soups, stews, braises, and one-pot meals.
Preserving & Putting Food By
The things that help us make the most of what we grow and cook.
Canning Jars
A pantry staple during preserving season. We use them for everything from sauces and pickles to jams and dry storage.
Water Bath Canner
Our go-to for water-bath canning jams, pickles, sauces, and other high-acid foods.
Food Mill
Makes quick work of separating skins and seeds when we’re turning garden harvests into sauces, soups, and purées.
Spice Grinder
Perfect for turning dried herbs and peppers into homemade seasonings and spice blends.
Pressure Canner
An essential for safely pressure-canning low-acid foods like vegetables, meats, stocks, and soups.
Electric Cookplate
We have a glass stove so we use this when we are pressure canning. Plus, it gives us an extra burner when the stove is full–bonus!
Dehydrator
One of our favorite ways to preserve herbs, peppers, fruit, and other garden harvests for later.
Canning Funnel
A small tool that makes filling jars much less messy, especially with sauces, jams, and chopped produce.
Little Things We Reach For
The odds and ends that don’t quite fit anywhere else, but still earn their keep in our kitchen.
Immersion Blender
Perfect for blending soups and sauces right in the pot—less mess and fewer dishes to wash.
Chicken Shredder
Shreds cooked chicken and other meats in seconds, especially when we’re prepping a big batch.
Greek Yogurt Strainer
Turns homemade yogurt into thick, creamy Greek-style yogurt without a complicated setup.
Oil Dispenser
Keeps cooking oil right by the stove and makes it easy to spray just the amount we need.
Slim Toaster
A simple little toaster that does the job without taking over valuable counter space.
Casserole Dish
A dependable everyday dish for casseroles, baked pastas, cobblers, and easy family dinners.
Sheet Pans
Kitchen workhorses for roasting vegetables, baking, sheet-pan dinners, and just about everything in between.
Citrus Juicer
Makes squeezing lemons, limes, and other citrus quick and easy without wasting half the juice.
From our kitchen: We make a lot from scratch, but that doesn’t mean doing everything the hard way. The right tools save us time and make homemade food something we can actually keep up with. ♡
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