My top 5 kitchen gadgets

I’m a gadget person but my favorite place to have gadgets are in the kitchen. Gadgets just make life easier. And since I love cooking, my favorite gadgets tend to be in the kitchen. There are my top non electrical 5 gadgets that just make my cooking life easier and/or fun.

My zoodle maker! That’s what I love to make zucchini noodles with it. It’s really called a spiral cutter. I’ve also done carrot noodles, parsnip noodles and squash noodles too. There are lots of cheaper ones, but this one is sturdy and I’ve owned mine for 2 years. If you think you’ll love veggie noodles, then I recommend this one because it is more versatile because it will allow you to do bigger things like butternut squash or apples.

My Lemon Juice Squeezer! I use a LOT of lemons. I love to drink fresh lemon juice in my water, cook with lemon juice and more. I use it EVERYDAY!

My bacon grease saver! Do I need to say more? I love cooking with bacon grease and I love making homemade bacon mayo! Since I buy pastured bacon, the fat from pastured pork is high in oleic acid which is the prized element in olive oil. Hello bacon! Stay tuned for my bacon chipotle mayo recipe.

My salad dressing bottle! This handy dandy little thing has 8 recipes on the bottle. You fill it up according to the line on the bottle and it makes beautiful salad dressing every time! No more store bought GMO, HFCS filled salad dressing! This makes homemade dressing so easy!

My garlic press! We go through A LOT of garlic in our house, approximately 2-3 full bulbs per week. I don’t think it’s possible to ever have too much garlic! You don’t even have to peel the garlic before putting it in the press! This handy tool minces garlic with one press and it has a cleaning mechanism that pushes out the leftover peel.

I have many more favorite kitchen gadgets but I’ll leave it at the top 5.

What are your favorite kitchen gadgets??

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