100% people, what kitchen items did you think you wouldn't need but they actually come in handy?
October 5, 2009 - 4:07pm
I'm thinking about shedding some of my multitudes of kitchen equipment when I go fully raw, but I am just wondering if there are good weird hidden uses to conventional cooked food gadgets. Thanks!
October 20, 2009 - 8:52am
#1
you can make noodles from a peeler instead of a spiralizer..... i have heard some hardcore 100%'ers say all they need is a ceramic blade knife, a chopping board, and a high-speed blender. you can juice if you have a high speed blender and a nut milk bag. I've done that.... it's not that good for root vegetables, but it works for the more watery veg.
October 20, 2009 - 9:35am
#2
Well i'm not 100% all through winter, but i am the rest of the year. My can't live without item is my Oscar juicer.
The items i never use that much are: my blender - this really depends on whether you're a juice or soup/smoothie person (i'm a juice fan), my spiralizer (used a lot my first year), and dehydrator - which i NEVER use so is a real waste (unless you're into gourmet raw).
I also no longer use my expensive EasyGreen sprouter, as i no longer sprout. I'm quite lazy and simply prefer eating fresh fruit as it is, and simple salads. Having said that, I do use my mini food processor a lot to make little treat sized dessert balls made of fruit and raw powders.
It all depends on the type of raw diet you subscribe to i.e. low fat-high fruit, or gourmet, or mainly greens and sprouts Wigmore style...etc
October 20, 2009 - 1:50pm
#3
I wrote a long post about my experiences as a 100% raw newbie and my progression of kitchen appliances. Here's the long version (skip the first couple of paragraphs).
The short version of what was most important to me is this:
0. Crappy blender (already had that though)
1. Food processor***** best kitchen item ever, for me
2. Coffee grinder for flax
3. Dehydrator (I used the oven with the door cracked before I got my dehydrator)
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I still haven't upgraded to a better blender yet. When my current blender dies I'll get a Blendtec or Vitamix. Funny thing is I've never desired a juicer, probably because I hate cleaning things out! My next purchase is going to be a julienne slicer.
I can't say that I've really had much use for many of my other normal appliances. Turf them all, I say!!!!! :) Except the little things, like slicers and that kind of thing, garlic presses, and that kind of thing.
Good luck!
