https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:01:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673978 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:07:41 +0000 codeitall 2673978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could not live without my rice cooker. It doubles as a slow cooker and steamer, but I mostly use it with the delay timer to have the rice ready when I get home, or to make quick rice when I forget haha!</p> <p>Also, my silicone spatulas and dishwasher (#1 requirement in my apartment hunting).</p> <p>@SweetiePie: That is a genius use for a pizza cutter! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673712 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 10:59:40 +0000 ShootingStar 2673712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: Haha, we bought our griddler purely for the dishwasher capabilities. I was thinking about this thread last night when I popped them off and stuck them in there :silly: . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673671 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 10:01:51 +0000 SweetiePie 2673671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: 🙌🏼<br /> The fact that both you and @irunforfun didn't know that made me nervous that I was doing something I shouldn't! But I just googled and we're all safe! Cuisinart says it on the product description. Phew. </p> <p>I thought of another - pizza cutter. Oddly enough, I've never made a pizza (we even have a pizza stone from our wedding, never used). But it's essential for toddler meal prep. I do use it to cut restaurant pizza into small squares, run it over spaghetti to get small bites that can be scooped in a sooon, and many more things. Chopping herbs - just lay them on the cutting board and run the pizza cutter over them like crazy. </p> <p>And it sounds silly, but I love our oxo grape cutter. It is such a time saver for a mom who cuts a lot of damn grapes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673652 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 09:32:44 +0000 looch 2673652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: That's awesome. I love the Griddler, it's the best appliance. I don't really use the flat plates that much, the waffle ones are permanently on ours...and I also didn't know I could put them in the dishwasher....holla!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673638 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 09:19:47 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2673638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kitchen sheers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673635 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 09:18:29 +0000 Pancakes 2673635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dutch oven, microplane grater, cuisinart food processor, hand held citrus press. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673582 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 02:41:53 +0000 Kemma 2673582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have many, many kitchen gadgets and I love them allllll... I don't think I could choose my favourite because they all have a purpose in our kitchen. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673573 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 00:07:20 +0000 littlejoy 2673573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cast iron skillets, a Vitamix, a good knife and a lemon squeezer. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673566 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 22:45:18 +0000 MrsA 2673566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: ditto the Bluetooth meat thermometer! It's essential to my Thanksgiving turkey, which my family expects every year.</p> <p>Man, now I want a griddler. Waffles and panini? Sold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673517 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:22:38 +0000 erinbaderin 2673517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jackiedavis87: I got a waffle maker as a wedding present and then for some reason it stayed in a box in the basement for 7 years. I finally pulled it out on a whim and now I make waffles at least twice a month. So much wasted waffle-less time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673513 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:04:55 +0000 SweetiePie 2673513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@IRunForFun: you're welcome :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673496 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:38:24 +0000 IRunForFun 2673496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my Dutch oven (Lodge brand which is no Le Creuset but it's held up really well and cleans so easily), rice cooker, and crockpot. I've been using the crockpot a ton lately to prep postpartum freezer meals and it's been so easy!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673493 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:36:56 +0000 IRunForFun 2673493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: I didn't know I could put my griddler plates in the dishwasher until right now. :shocked: :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without/page/2#post-2673492 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:34:52 +0000 ShootingStar 2673492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't live without my digital meat thermometers. They connect to my phone over Bluetooth and let me know when things are done. So many times before I got them I used to ruin food by over cooking it. Or throw it away because it seemed perpetually under done. </p> <p>As a side note we just got a griddle yesterday and used it for the first time to grill some steaks today. DH liked it a lot and I'm happy to see so many people consider it a must have item. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673487 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:22:33 +0000 periwinklebee 2673487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: I'm thinking about getting one of the griddlers, it sounds super convenient. </p> <p>@Littlebit7: One of the things that I miss most about where we live now is that we don't have a yard, and hence no option for a gas grill. Those are awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673485 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 19:19:15 +0000 808love 2673485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: That is what I am using to make LO's waffles. I use the Krusteaz Belgian waffles box mix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673426 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 16:27:19 +0000 Littlebit7 2673426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Coffee pot, le creuset, our gas grill (does that count?), our awesome Panasonic toaster oven. It's the bomb </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673418 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:53:23 +0000 SweetiePie 2673418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't enjoy cooking much so I like things that make cooking and clean up easier.<br /> Cuisinart griddler because it's easy and the plates go in the dishwasher.<br /> Induction cook top because it boils water in literally 90 seconds. And it requires stainless steel cookware which I can throw in the dishwasher.<br /> Cuisinart smartstick - the blender and the chopper attachments are major. I hate chopping.<br /> I do like my crockpot but don't use it enough to say I can't live without it.<br /> Microwave - 80% of my "cooking" is in the microwave. 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673414 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:47:13 +0000 jhd 2673414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@madisonbee: @periwinklebee: DH never had a dishwasher before we bought our house and didn't understand why I wanted one so much! The dishwasher is definitely my "must have" and "never take for granted" item. I love to cook and bake but don't enjoy clean up! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673413 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:46:07 +0000 SweetiePie 2673413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: You just made my 2017. I have a cuisinart griddler but didn't know they made waffle plates for it! I live in an apt with limited storage and I've been thinking "when we have a big kitchen in a house I want a waffle iron". But I can have one now! My son loves waffles and I would love to make my own variations! So far he's only had frozen.<br /> Love the griddler for grilled cheese and even just seasoning chicken breast and grilling it. So easy and healthy and my husband loves it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673411 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:43:26 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2673411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I consider it magic! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673407 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:35:26 +0000 MaryM 2673407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: How do you make oatmeal in the rice cooker? I'm intrigued! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673403 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:27:02 +0000 periwinklebee 2673403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@madisonbee: I also didn't have a dishwasher until I was almost 30, and yeah, seriously best thing ever...(after having a refrigerator and stove and other stuff I try not to take for granted!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673324 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 13:59:32 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2673324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I use almost everything during the week when I'm cooking. Definitely my cast iron pan, slow cooker, rice cooker, Food Saver, and Ninja blender. </p> <p>I'm 31 and I just learned how to use a dishwasher 8 months ago when we got our house. I grew up washing dishes and always did it in my adult years. Then DH told me I should start using it. IT IS HEAVEN! Where have I been?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673143 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 09:05:01 +0000 808love 2673143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jackiedavis87: I am at my mom's house this week and have been waffling it up everyday. I might need to get one bc LO and DH are waffleholics. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673135 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:51:27 +0000 arosebyany 2673135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My coffee pot and waffle maker, we love waffles around here. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673131 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:47:19 +0000 mrsrain 2673131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a lot of gadgets, but the only things I couldn't live without are the microwave and dishwasher! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673128 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:43:39 +0000 honeybear 2673128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Microplane zester! I don't use it daily, but probably once a week for cheese, lemons, and nutmeg. The cheese grater version (with larger "teeth" </p> <p>We use our Hario coffee mill daily. It's a hand mill, so not really a time saver (although I guess we save time exercising!), but it's SO much nicer and quieter than the motorized ceramic burr grinder we once had. No one needs to start the day with a harsh motorized whir. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673109 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:15:46 +0000 periwinklebee 2673109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love reading this! Growing up we had a super basic kitchen, and I've slowly learned that there are things that can make cooking much easier, at least for someone of my skill level (like others, I would really love to learn better knife skills, etc). Certain things also make it easier to eat healthy - I've had the vitamix blender for nearly a decade and am sure I would have eaten way less healthy without it, and since getting the InstantPot I've steamed more veggies because it's even easier than the stove. I wish I could use a giant tester kitchen for like a month and try out everything :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-kitchen-items-would-you-not-want-to-live-without#post-2673103 Tue, 03 Jan 2017 07:40:49 +0000 looch 2673103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A scoop colander, bamboo spoons/spatulas, sheet pan, frying pan with covered handle. Also, my Cuisinart Griddler (it has a flat plate, a grooved plate and a waffle plate). I use it a ton when we have guests, because it elevates a simple sandwich into panini.</p> <p>I have a ton of appliances, but use none of them on a regular basis. </p>