Kitchen essentials

[Sweethearts]

I got a bit of money for Christmas this year and I want to buy some kitchen equipment like a food processor, blender ect... to make some healthy soups and stuff but I don't know where to start in regards to price and quality.. does anyone have any recommendations? Or any must haves that have been helpful on Slimming World? Thank you in advance. x

 

[willfitskinnyjeans]

I got a bit of money for Christmas this year and I want to buy some kitchen equipment like a food processor, blender ect... to make some healthy soups and stuff but I don't know where to start in regards to price and quality.. does anyone have any recommendations? Or any must haves that have been helpful on Slimming World? Thank you in advance. x

A stick hand blender. And one that has a bowl attachment for chopping onions etc

I have a full on big good processor and only use it once in a while.

from fat to skinny jeans

 

[Gwella]

I bought a blender in Magnet, £25. It is rubbish - the food doesn't slip into the blades so you have to keep poking it in, and it's hard to get out again.
The £15 one from Morrisons has been fine so far!
I had some really nice sharp knives for Christmas to make chopping up fruit and veg less of a task. I think a nice set of digital kitchen scales is my next buy so that I don't have to keep fiddling to re-set the silly plastic ones to 0 whenever I want to weigh my healthy extras. A lemon juicer and pestle/mortar are also good for crushing up things to give flavor to healthy foods.

 

[Rae Rae]

I bought an Asda's own blender for £15, had no problems with it.

 

[Janey2014]

From my last time on SW I would say scales, hand blender and measuring spoons

 

[becki2009]

I bought myself a soup maker today! Love it

 

[Sweethearts]

Hand blender it is! thank you all. I have been looking at hand blenders actually and there's a few good priced one's around so I have a good bunch to pick from x

 

[Loseythebelly]

George Forman is a life saver!!! I put frozen raw chicken fillets and cooked in no time, no need to defrost!!!! Best invention ever!

 

[krupskaya]

I would say good kitchen scales and a food processor. My new essential is an Actifry - I had one for Christmas and I love it! I've been making SW chips, carrot chips, stir fries, roast veg - loving it!

 

[Sweethearts]

Oh man i wish i had enough money for an actifry I am so envious of everyone who has one!

 

[Happy Holidays]

I have to agree, hand blender is brill, I also love my slow cooker which I used loads in the winter & sometimes in the summer when OH is working & not home until late. I recently bought myself a 'nicer dicer' which isn't really a cooking item, but is brill for chopping up my food, it wasn't cheap, but I use it every day & it's brill.

 

[Sweethearts]

I've just reserved a hand blender in Argos to pick up tomorrow, it's on sale at £12.99 which is a bargain

 

[AnnaFaraday]

If you get some good knives remember to get something to sharpen them with. Knives don't stay sharp all on their own (whatever the adverts may say!). Sharpen them at least once a week - more often if you use them a lot. (Good chefs will sharpen them several times a day!).

 

[KatieCupcake]

I was bought a soup maker for Christmas last year and it's amazing! No splattering the kitchen with a hand blender lol. You just put whatever dry ingredients you want in with some stock, and it cooks, blends and is ready in 20 mins! You can also choose different settings to have the soup chunky, medium or smooth.

 

[Gwella]

What exactly IS an Actifry?

 

[Lucky7]

A really good non-stick deep pan with a lid makes cooking anything that involves dry-frying much easier. I got a ceramic one for Xmas and it's fab!

 

[krupskaya]

What exactly IS an Actifry?

It's an air fryer. It circulates hot air around the food to fry and roast it. It uses a very small amount of oil (syns/heb) or frylight only (free).

 

[becki2009]

I was bought a soup maker for Christmas last year and it's amazing! No splattering the kitchen with a hand blender lol. You just put whatever dry ingredients you want in with some stock, and it cooks, blends and is ready in 20 mins! You can also choose different settings to have the soup chunky, medium or smooth.

I second this! I bought one four days ago and have had soup everyday! Cant wait to build up my recipes

 

[Pinkstars]

I saw a soup maker reduced in Robert Dyas and was so tempted but we have a magi mix and I was worried i would be buying something I already have the equipment to do! I have however today ordered an actifry after contemplating it for ages - I hope the chips it makes taste as nice as they look!!!

 

[bilsat]

Buy the best knifes you can afford, followed by a set of good pans, they make life easier! Digital scales to follow....