Most Useful Cooking Gadget?

A food processor is almost a must-have, mostly because it is versatile and can handle various heavy tasks in the kitchen. It is the single-most cooking item that I have found useful in preparing nutritious meals and reducing the time spent in the kitchen.

I’m a fan of Italian cuisine but pasta isn’t great since it’s loaded with carbs. So, I get a ton of use out of my spiralizer which allows me to make “pasta” out of zucchini (zoodles).  

I haven’t had surgery yet, but I’m working towards losing 20% of my body weight so that I can have the procedure.  I’ve found that a good kitchen scale and vegetable steamer go a long way towards helping me reach that goal. 

I love to cook so I have tons of fancy gadgets that were usually given as gifts.  I don’t use my food processor that often now because it’s a pain to clean, but I used it a ton to purée my food when I hit that part of the diet after surgery.  One thing that I’ve continued to use are those portion control rings since I’m not good at eyeballing portions.  I have to say that those have been the most useful. 

I got a Magic Bullet and really love it! It chops, blends, and mixes. It makes meal preparation easy being able to do all of these things with one appliance. It was especially handy in the liquid diet phase because I could make smoothies easily. 

I have an awesome veggie steamer that I’ve been using a lot lately. I could never steam them correctly in the microwave. Broccoli, especially, would turn out soggy and limp.