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10 Kitchen Essentials For Vegan Cooking

As I was preparing dinner last night, I was thinking about how invaluable many of my kitchen tools are for my vegan lifestyle. There are quite a few which I have been using “day in and day out” for many years, and I thought it might be helpful if I shared some of my favorites with you. You never know, you may want to add one or more of these items to your own plant-based kitchen. 

10 KITCHEN ESSENTIALS FOR VEGAN COOKING: 

1. A Great Vegetable Knife 

Owning a great vegetable knife is key to preparing plant-based meals at home for obvious reasons (including the safety of your fingers). I have two favorite vegetable knives: one from a brand called Cutco, and the other from the Samurai company, NHS, which I often refer to as my “Samurai sword.” 

2. A Garlic Mincer 


Everyone needs a garlic mincer, don’t they? So many recipes call for minced garlic and I can’t imagine living without one of these gadgets. 

3. A Vegetable Scrub Brush 

I don’t peel as many fruits and vegetables as I used to because I keep reading that many skins are nutrient dense. I always keep a few vegetable scrub brushes in my kitchen for the best possible cleaning of my produce. They’ll come in extremely handy this Fall with all the seasonal root vegetables I’ll be buying and preparing. There are many varieties of vegetable brushes, so it’s just a matter of preference as to which one you choose to buy. 

4. A Vegetable Steamer Basket 

Everyone should have some type of steamer basket in their kitchen so that simple meals could be made in a snap. Why does every meal have to be complicated? Sometimes there’s nothing better than some simple steamed vegetables with a side of brown rice or quinoa (my old standbys). 

To see the other 6 kitchen essentials for plant-based cooking, and some more recommendations...

Go to: http://veganamericanprincess.com/10-kitchen-essentials-for-vegan-cooking/#sthash.eDwYa20t.dpuf

Debby Sunshine
Vegan American Princess

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