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Essential Equipment

Sure every home is stocked with the basics: knife sets, food processors, and common pots and pans, but setting up your kitchen with these appliances and tools will make the cooking process all the more fun and efficient.

Hot air popcorn maker

Air-popped popcorn is a regular snack in the meal plans, and the hot air popcorn maker allows you to prepare popcorn without oil. If you don’t own a hot air popcorn maker, see page 287 for how-to instructions.

hot/cold travel mug

Smoothies are a regular snack in the meal plans. A 12-hour hot/cold travel mug will keep your smoothie cold while you’re at work or away from the house.

Mandoline

A mandoline helps to cut ingredients evenly and helps save time when there is a lot of chopping to do.

Rice cooker

The rice cooker can be used to prepare quinoa as well as rice. Most rice cookers have a delayed start time so you can have perfectly prepared rice when you walk in the door at the end of the day.

Scale

Invest in a scale to help control your portions. You can often find a simple and inexpensive digital scale at your local grocery store.

Slow cooker

Plan your slow-cooker day for nights that you know are going to be busy. Whether you need to work late or you have three kids who all have different activities in the opposite ends of the city, there is always that one night a week when we default to eating out—simply out of convenience and haste. If you can better prepare at home, you can enjoy your restaurant meals on far less hectic occasions.