Who Loves Kitchen Gadgets?

Me! I do! I do! I cannot tell a lie! While my hands are, by far, my best tool, there are some tricks of the trade that warrant a gadget. I enjoy a well-stocked kitchen!  In today's world of convenience foods, it's so easy to fall into opening a package, but I still prefer to do it the old-fashioned way ... manual labor. It relaxes me and I enjoy it. If you do, too,  I have linked some of my favorites to Amazon for a picture; some items can be found at dollar stores, WalMart, etc. Here are some of my favorites:

• Strawberry Huller / To simply take a knife and cut off the top can be very wasteful! Plus, to buy them already cut up is expensive! I enjoy cutting, chopping, and slicing fresh fruit and vegetables. If you don't, well, do what you have to do!
• Kale and Herb Stripper / I prefer to purchase fresh whole kale, but I do not like the stems - they're bitter and too chewy for me. I also grow rosemary and when I strip it from the stem, my hands smell like rosemary for a very long time! Rosemary is somewhat oily so when I discovered this stripper both kale and rosemary are a breeze to handle!
• Cheese Grater / picture yourself at Olive Garden when the waiter/waitress offers to grate some fresh cheese on their famous salad. I wanted to do that at home and now I do! It's so much easier than using a standalone grater and better for your knuckles, too!
• Zester /  I'd be lost without my zester! Recipes often call for lemon or lime zest so having one was a given. It's also handy for ginger, garlic, coconut, etc.
• Biscuit Cutters / Aside from the obvious - making biscuits - this little treasures are great to make bullseyes (see picture in slideshow below), little sandwiches for little fingers or old ladies, etc.
• Baby Ninja Blender // OK, I'll admit it ... this is my goto blender. It's small, which makes it quick and easy to use and clean up! It's great for salad dressings, hummus, chopping carrots and onions, etc.
• Spice / Coffee Grinder // This is another tool I use often. I love to grow herbs as organically as possible, in our backyard. Basil, rosemary, lavender, and if you're into grinding your own coffee beans, this would be perfect!
• Citrus Juicers // I have three (3) different ones and use them all depending on what I want the results to be and how much time I have. All three are useful for different reasons and yet, can be interchanged, as needed. Handheld Juicer / Reamer / The Old-Fashioned Way
• Mason Jars // With all the hype about plastics leaking into our foods, I made the switch to Mason jars years ago. Replacing the lids and seals as needed, I still feel the best about food storage in glass. From the very small to the very large, there is a Mason jar for the job!
• Variety of Funnels // From my tiny funnels for essential oil recipes to my wide-mouthed version ... I love my funnels! Regular Funnels / Wide-mouth.
• ​Bamboo Mortar and Pestle // When getting the herb grinder out seems like more trouble than it's worth, this is the way to go. It's quick and easy.