13 Kitchen Essentials Everyone Should Own - Natasha's Southern Flavor

Spending two hours cooking a meal devoured in ten minutes can waste time and reduce daily productivity. We have put together a list of 13 budget-friendly kitchen tools to help you efficiently plan kitchen tasks and save time and money.

Dishwashing soap dries up the hands really fast, and you end up with calloused fingers and flaky skin. If you are as particular as me about the softness of your hands, spend a few bucks on this brush, which does the dispensing and scrubbing for you with its bristles. All you have to do is hold it at one end and apply a little force.

Mini Waffle Maker

Mini waffle makers are popular and inexpensive kitchen gadgets that can help you whip up crispy and fluffy waffles in just a few minutes. You can also use them to make Chaffles, a low-carb alternative to waffles. They are made with cheese and egg and cooked in the mini waffle maker.

French Press

It is time to stop spending a quarter of your monthly salaries on Starbucks and make an equally rich-tasting cup of coffee at home using your brand-new French press machine. It may be time consuming at the beginning, but once you master the skill of using it, it doesn’t take long.

Beeswax Food Wrap

Beeswax food wraps are eco-friendly, sustainable, and handy. They can be molded into various shapes to preserve freshness, making them an excellent eco-conscious alternative to traditional plastic wraps.

Milk Frother

Just another reminder that fancy coffee does not require lots of money or even a coffee machine. Make yourself and your guests a foamy cup of cappuccino using a handheld milk frother. Trust me, it won’t take more than a few minutes.

Citrus Press

Lemon seeds can be a real pain when they get into your salads, tea, or even juices, and picking them out is another hassle. Skip a hurdle and buy yourself an extremely affordable lemon squeezer that will halt the seeds’ travel into your food and drinks.

Cooking Thermometer

For a meat lover, these thermometers are neat utensils. Each type of steak – medium rare, rare, or well done – must gain that perfect temperature. And how else would one be aware of the temperature if it weren’t for these thermometers?

Toaster Tongs

Picking out the toasted bread from a toaster in a hurry and messily throwing it onto a plate might be your usual way, but is it the most feasible one? Nope, not really! These tongs will help you neatly place your hot toast on a plate without burning any of your fingers.

Ground Meat Chopper

The meat chopper is designed to chop and break apart ground beef while cooking, allowing for efficient and precise results.

Silicone Ice Trays

These trays are absolute wonders. Just twist around the silicone and easily retrieve an ice cube from the tray whenever you want. This eliminates the need to place the entire tray under water so that the ice cube melts faster and becomes easier to remove.

Mini Crumb Vacuum Cleaner

Crumbs on the countertops are an aggravating sight, and trying to completely remove them is the best way to lose all patience. These tiny vacuum cleaners will help suck up the microscopic particles and make your countertops squeaky clean once again.

Air Fryer Liners

If you are as lazy as I am and love your air fryer but despise cleaning it up every single time, these liners are basically made for you. These are oil-proof and heat-resistant. Place your food in a liner, and once your air fryer does its magic on the food, remove the whole liner and discard it into a dustbin. Voila! Your air fryer would appear as if it has never been used.

Sink Strainer

Avoid letting food scraps go down the drain to prevent a clogged sink, especially if you don’t have a garbage disposal. Instead, use a drain cover or stopper to catch debris and dispose of it in the trash. This simple gadget can save you the time and hassle of dealing with a clogged sink.