Running a household on a budget might just require a bit of equipment that a “normal” kitchen doesn’t have – especially if one is interested in avoiding a lot of premade, frozen and expensive options from the store.
I’ll be adding to and updating this list as I go along.
So you’re not Irish? It doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of the sales St. Patrick’s Day is going to generate at the grocery store. And if you want to celebrate it like the real Irish, enjoy the parade, and go home a marvelous dinner an evening with your loved ones. Leave the heavy partying to the 20 somethings…well, maybe one beer!
I know of one other person who uses a Pressure Cooker, but I rate it as an essential piece of equipment. The below is not mine, but is similar – and shows a pressure cooker doesn’t have to be expensive to be good. This one got top ratings from Cook’s Illustrated, but a few bad ones from customers: Read More
A Kitchen Slicer is one item I own that I feel is indispensable. It’s not that I use it so often, it’s more of a case that nothing I have replaces it. Having one, I find myself using it for so many things.
Slicer – this one is an inexpensive foldable one – and it’s saved me a ton of money