Kitchen Tip

Using a Bread Knife {Frugal Kitchen Gadget}

February 21, 2012

We’ve been able to shave a lot off of our grocery budget by making our own bread products at home. French Bread and 100% Whole Wheat Bread make regular appearances around here.  Now that I’m completely comfortable with making bread, we also use it as our sandwich bread. But that wouldn’t be possible without my [...]

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Using a Meat Slicer to Save Money on Meat

January 17, 2012

  Many families are trying especially hard this year to get their grocery budget under control.  I know for our family, meat expenses tend to be the biggest portion of our grocery budget {with fresh produce and dairy close behind}.  I’ve mentioned that using a meat grinder can help you cut your meat costs, but [...]

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Reduce Food Waste with a Vacuum Sealer

January 10, 2012

I’m sure you’ve seen plenty of vacuum food sealers and wondered to yourself if they were actually worth their purchase price.  I wondered the very same thing.  After owning one now for almost a year–I have to say it is one of my favorite frugal kitchen gadgets.  The Basics Vacuum food sealers remove all of the air [...]

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5 Benefits of a Meat Grinder

January 5, 2012

When I met my husband over 10 years ago, he introduced to me to a world I never knew.  The world of hunting and fishing.  My father wasn’t a hunter, and I can count on one hand how many times I seen him actually fish.  I’m not talking about him leisurely playing with the fishing [...]

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5 Reasons to Own a Stand Mixer

December 14, 2011

My Kitchenaid Stand Mixer is probably my most beloved Frugal Kitchen Gadget.  I cannot even begin to figure out how much money it has saved us. Initially, I had a very hard time justifying the purchase of an appliance that cost a couple of hundred dollars.  Especially since we were desperately trying to save money [...]

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Must Have Kitchen Gadgets for Pastries

December 6, 2011

  The Christmas season is upon us–which for a lot of us means lots of baking!  Many pies and other pastries will be made in this kitchen over the next few weeks–and I wouldn’t want do it without my favorite kitchen gadgets by my side.  Must Have Kitchen Gadgets for Pastries Pastry Blender Pastry Blenders make [...]

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Using a Hand Blender to Save Time & Money

November 30, 2011

> A few years ago I was absolutely clueless as to what a hand blender {also known as an immersion blender} was.  And now, I’m fairly certain that I wouldn’t make it through canning season or attempt to make a pumpkin pie without one.  Their not only good for making apple butter, and pumpkin pies–their also perfect for [...]

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To Can or Not to Can?

November 9, 2011

When you’re trying to cook as many meals as you can at home, you find that you need more and more kitchen gadgets.  Or at least I did.  Being the frugal person that I am, initially I had a very hard time shelling out money for those gadgets, when my goal was to save money, [...]

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Our Propane Cooktop

October 14, 2011

After 3 months of not having one {again!}, my {working} propane cooktop  is a sight to celebrate!  Let the cooking and canning resume! Which means that me and my best friend, the Electric Skillet, won’t be seeing quite as much of each other these days. Now let’s just hope that this one doesn’t decide to [...]

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Salvaged Sunday-Homemade Frappacinno

August 27, 2011

{It’s SO very good to be back into the swing of things!} I love me some coffee first thing in the morning.  But I’m not one of those coffee drinkers that drinks an entire pot daily.  To the contrary, since I am the only one in this house that enjoys a nice cup of joe, [...]

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