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My Favorite Kitchen Gadgets and Tools

My Favorite Kitchen Gadgets and Tools

Jody Yarborough
Everything Else

I love it when I have time in the kitchen to cook a nice meal for Drew and I, or when I can bake something to share with others. Ever since we remodeled our home and built a truly accessible kitchen, preparing food in that space has become a joy.

But what makes it just as fun is being able to use some of my favorite kitchen gadgets and tools while cooking and baking. They made the process more fun, less stressful, and because I have them placed in strategic places throughout the kitchen, always easy to find.

These are my top five must-have kitchen gadgets and tools. Some are more obvious than others, but either way, I recommend them all.

1) IKEA Cheese Box Graters

I’ve had these box graters for years, and I just love them. I use the larger tooth grater way more than the finer tooth. But having either as a lid, makes for quick cheese prep with practically no mess. I put the lids in the dishwasher and hand wash the container. They have held up grate, over the years!

Foodtainment: The Myth of the 30-Minute-Meal

Foodtainment: The Myth of the 30-Minute-Meal

Jody Yarborough
Pop Culture

I'm sitting here watching a "behind the scenes" of the Food Network celebrity cooking shows and getting progressively more upset. I'm trying to get my husband to get as upset as I am, but instead, he says, "Dear, maybe we should just change the channel." Arg. So, of course, I turn to my sisterhood of Skirtsetters for some "hell yeah" support. We have all watched at least one of these shows at one time or another. We've seen Rachel whip up a meal in 30 minutes, watched Giada handle pasta like it is playdoh, and become mesmerized as Bobby Flay masters his grill. Everything in Food Network Land is so "simple," "easy," "takes no time at all!" Yet, somehow, in my kitchen, those same "easy" recipes are never as "simple" as they claim!