The large kind. One of the things I love about eating raw is that you can really sit down and enjoy an abundance of whole food goodness. I use both an immersion blender and a high-speed blender. They're brilliant for breaking foods down into a smooth consistency, necessary for making sauces, ice cream, dips and soups, smoothies and general food prep using frozen fruits, nuts and seeds. Essential for all kinds of chopping and slicing, mixing and grating.
Food processors with their various attachments make it really easy to mix, puree, slice, dice, grate and shred. They're indispensable for making wholesome, healthy meals and snacks with consistency.
This is my most used kitchen tool after my blender. You can buy a good food processor in most stores and online, and it needn't be expensive. A fantastic tool for slicing fruits and vegetables really thin, especially root vegetables like parsnips, carrots and beetroot. Do be careful when using one as they are incredibly sharp!
I recommend looking for one with a handheld finger guard. I use one with an adjustable thickness setting so that I can produce foods in different sizes. They're perfect for making big batches of sauerkraut and coleslaws. You can also make noodles with one and slice fresh ginger super thin. A spiralizer will help you to make raw pasta dishes and noodles.
With them, you can create noodles and ribbons out of so many vegetables like courgette, pumpkin, squash and beetroot, for example. Pair them with salads, sauces and dressings, and you can create gorgeous raw recipes quickly and easily. They're also useful for keeping chopped vegetables like carrot, celery or herbs fresh in water. Mason jars are fab for storing homemade pickles and fermented foods.
You can buy sprouting jars online and in some high street health stores. You can also just buy sprouting lids if you already have wide-mouthed jars at home.
Glass bowls and other containers are perfect for storing anything from salads, leftovers, lunches and for soaking. Or simple cheesecloth for making raw dairy-free milks and vegan cheese with nuts and seeds. The best tool for juicing fruits and vegetables.
Fresh juices are a great way for your body to absorb nutrients quickly because the soluble fibre is removed in the juicing process. For grinding up small seeds and various spices such as flax seeds, chia seeds, vanilla pods, cumin seeds and much more. If your blender is powerful enough, of course, you can use this also. Optional, and some ovens allow you to cook on low heat or use the defrost setting. Some ovens even have a dehydrator setting. For many home kitchens, especially those that are vegetarian, a moderately priced again, avoid the absolute cheapest variety food processor from a discount store or a kitchen supply will suffice.
We particularly like the well reviewed Cuisinart 7 Cup model. Even with a food processor, you may want to consider a mandoline slicer. They nicely fill the niche between knife preparation and a motorized contraption. Mandolines are also much cheaper than a food processor, and easier to clean. Avoid at all costs the cheap plastic and steel varieties found in discount shops.
The whole point is to slice ingredients quickly by hand — do you really want to have your fingers near a sharp blade in a flimsy tool? How have you adapted your kitchen to prepare a plant-based diet at home? Let us know in the comments! Lynne is a stay-at-home mother of two boys. As a former US military officer and the spouse of an active duty US military member, Lynne enjoys traveling the world although not the moving part!
She also has the habit of using parenthesis way too much! You have to let the board dry up completely before storing it otherwise you risk bacterial growth. Diane, some of the hardest, durable, and beautiful wood comes from your part of the world. Or another trick to stabilize a wooden board is to purchase one with feet and leave it out on the counter. The feet allow for air circulation.
These are really only suitable for certain parts of the world though i. Most kitchens in Asia and Europe are much too small to sacrifice that much real estate on the counter tops.
It is funny hearing all the debate and conflicting information about cutting boards. Just my opinion, but I stick to plastic ones and use bleach after certain preparations. Even being in a science based profession, I never know for sure if cutting board bacteria is a real risk, or if it is just something that gets exaggerated. This is a great review. These gadgets are good for any cook though, so it makes it nice and flexible.
I have several friends who have gone raw, and other who are on the fence , I will refer them to this article so they can get some insight first hand. Although there are many things in raw-food you do not do much in regular cooking, depending on cuisine many things are surprisingly the same. And good tools are essential. Knives and cutting boards are essential for cooking in general as well. In the summer, I tend to buy lots of fruits and they go bad quickly; Dehydrators, blenders and juicers are a good way to use up the fruits and make them into healthy smoothies.
Vitamix is ridiculously expensive. In my mind, the Vitamix is worth it. However, YMMV. I understand entirely the argument behind spending for quality but jeez Louise on the cost of that blender. I would have no problem dropping three hundred which is still a chunk of change on a Vitamix but when you get to the level where I can purchase a used car for the same amount I start to get apprehensive. The ninja series that you can get at Walmart and other big box retailers is no Vitamix but it is good for home use.
Wow I had not thought of my glass cutting board taking a toll on my kitchen knives! I have been looking into getting a food processor, I did not realize how handy they can be for making so many different types of foods!
Definitely a very insightful and knowledgeable article! Plus, yes glass boards are one of my pet peeves. They are horrendously damaging to the edge of your knives if you like to keep them sharp like I do. I can understand how going live is like a lifestyle change that requires these helpful tools.
They seem like they provide more convenience by saving time and effort. Plus, if you have these tools, it seems you could be more creative with your meals. I can not see going all raw because I feel I would be bored. These tools would help with that. Select personalised content.
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