21 Things That Will Make Cooking And Prepping Vegetables So Much Easier
Get your greens in.
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A handy double steamer so you can cook different veggies and dishes in their own compartments.
Picky eaters who hate their foods touching, this one's for you.
Get it from Amazon for $36.57.
Recipe inspiration: vegetable dumplings (The Woks of Life), steamed veggies with quinoa & sesame ginger dressing (Vegan Yack attack), and steamed vegetable manchurian in gravy (Saffron Trail)
A salad spinner that would actually be offended if you ~only~ use it to dry your lettuce and spring greens.
Examples of other uses: remove excess moisture from grated potatoes or other vegetables (like broccoli florets and leeks), defrost frozen shrimp, and drain/dry pasta. (And not food-related, but it's also an awesome way to wash your bras.)
Get it from Amazon for $16.99.
Storage pods that can prolong the life of your herbs and veggies for up to three weeks.
There's a small, refillable water well at the bottom of the container to keep the stems fresh.
Get a set of three for $28.99.
You can also try tossing these BluApples into your produce drawers to preserve freshness, which absorbs the ethylene gas that's responsible for rotting.