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FreshWorks Produce Saver by Rubbermaid

We wrote about how awesome these containers are back in the spring, they truly help your produce last at least an extra week versus regular storage in the fridge fresher drawer.

 

Pyrex Storage Containers 

We use these every week in our “prep” pictures. We love that they can easily go from meal prep, to cooking in the oven, to storing of leftovers in the fridge.

 

 

 

The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

“The way we eat represents our most profound engagement with the natural world.” – Michael Pollan

In a journey that takes us from an “organic” California chicken farm to Vermont, Pollan asks basic questions about the moral and ecological consequences of our food.

 

 

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto

Michael Pollan calls it the American Paradox: The more we worry about nutrition, the less healthy we see to become. With In Defense of Food, Pollan proposes a new (and very old) answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”

 

 

 

Cuisinart Chef’s Classic Stainless Nonstick 12″ Skillet

We use this skillet every week to cook our kitchen-tested meals. Approved!

 

 

Cuisinart Cool Creations Ice Cream Maker

We wrote about this great ice cream maker over the  summer in our Strawberry Ice Cream recipe. Simple to use, comes with a recipe book, and cleans up very easily.

 

 

 

FineDine Oil Dispenser 16oz. 

Don’t try to pour olive oil from that giant, 3-liter jug you got from BJ’s. Use this controlled-pour dispenser with tapered spout. We do.

 

 

 

 

Joseph Joseph Chop2Pot Foldable Plastic Cutting Board

Super convenient cutting board that you can easily walk over to the stove and drop into your pan.

 

 

Ninja Mega Kitchen System

This blender is so helpful for making individual size smoothies (the easiest way to use up your bunches of kale), pureeing soups in the large size (like in the fall when we made Butternut Squash soup), and making pesto in the round one (like we did in our Garlic post).

 

 

 Wusthof Come-Apart Kitchen Shears

These shears are great because they come apart, which means when you need to wash them after cutting open a package of raw meat, you can make sure they get clean. They also have teeth for opening tight jar lids, and can cut through meat, cardboard and twine.

 

 

 

 

DRAGONN Premium Stainless Steel Locking Kitchen Tongs

Two sizes, because sometimes you need different sizes.

 

 

 

Ouddy Stainless Steel Whisk Set

Three sizes, because sometimes you need different sizes.

 

 

 

 

Cuisinart Over-The-Sink Colander

We use this for everything: for washing produce, of course, but also to catch the skins from potatoes when user a peeler and to cool and drain beets after boiling.