My kitchen, like many frugal kitchens, is ingredient-driven. I don’t spend money on expensive convenience foods. I save money by buying basic staples and other ingredients at the right price, then turning them into meals.
Electric Pressure Cooker Pros & Cons
In my frugal kitchen, a pressure cooker has always been working quietly in the background. For years, I used a stovetop model. When electric pressure cookers came on the market, I jumped on them. Still, it took me a few years to give up my old stovetop pressure cooker.
Kitchen Slicer
Kitchen Slicer: More Useful Than You Might Think
A kitchen slicer is one item I own that I consider indispensable. It’s not that I use it all that often; it’s more that nothing else I own quite replaces it. Most people think of a kitchen slicer as something useful only for slicing deli meat, but having one, I’ve found myself using it for so many things. I highly recommend one for people looking to save a bit of money in the kitchen.
My Kitchen Slicer – onions ready to slice for French Onion Soup
How to Buy an Expensive Kitchen Appliance
There are ways to pick up small Kitchen Appliances for a fraction of the cost. Of course, you’ll want to compare and know your prices and be aware of great sales, but these strategies go way beyond the basics.
Many appliances save money, others save time, and some do both – essentially paying for themselves. And if you run a frugal or mostly ingredient-forward kitchen, making items from scratch, this is especially true. To see what equipment I feel is essential, see this article on Equipment for a Frugal Home.
I wanted to talk about a strategy to buy a KitchenAid Mixer (and this will work with other mixers/appliances as well.)
