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Gadgets for a healthy kitchen

by Bethany Sanders Jun 13th 2007 8:00PM

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If you're going to leave processed foods behind and start creating your own healthy meals at home, you're likely going to need a few kitchen gadgets. A year or so ago, I received a mini Cuisinart as a gift and it transformed meal preparations for me. Suddenly, dishes I always dreaded became my favorites, because I no longer had to chop every vegetable or drag out the blender to create sauces and spreads.

So what kind of gadgets belong in a healthy kitchen? Here's a great list to get your started, from small inexpensive tools to cooktops and indoor grills. A few that are on my wish list:

an oil sprayer to reduce the amount of oil when browning
a plastic, flexible cutting mat
a microwave vegetable cooker
a juicer
a convection oven (yeah, I'm dreaming)

What kinds of gadgets do you have in your healthy kitchen that you just can't cook without?

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Healthy Handful: five kitchen helpers I can't live without

by Kristi Anderson Jul 20th 2006 5:26PM

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As I was unpacking a toiletries bag from my third trip this past month, I had to smile when I found a bottle of cayenne pepper nestled between my facial cleanser and perfume. Since I never know what fare I'm going to find on the road (or in the skies), I'm a firm believer in traveling with some basic staples to help certain foods along. These are also the standard kitchen stand-by's that play a supporting, yet crucial, role in preparing the main stars of my kitchen, whether it's fruit or vegetable, fish or fowl, linguine or legumes. I was too hard-pressed to identify just five, so I've settled on five groupings -- partners that can quickly add pizzazz to any food palette needing some flair.