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8 Eclectic, Fun, and Useful Kitchen Hand Tools (KYF149)

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8 Eclectic, Fun, & Useful Kitchen Hand Tools | Hand tools... they're my weakness. A good hand tool wins me over with its beauty and function. I do everything I can to avoid the noise and mess of an appliance. Life is just simpler and better when you have a good tool that gets the job done with very little fuss. Here are my favorite 8 eclectic, fun, and useful hand tools. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/149

Hand tools… they’re my weakness.

A good hand tool wins me over with its beauty and function. I do everything I can to avoid the noise and mess of an appliance.

Not that I hate appliances, just that if I can reach for a hand tool to do something well, I’ll choose that every time.

Life is just simpler and better when you have a good tool that gets the job done with very little fuss.

Wouldn’t you agree?

And so, here are my favorite 8 eclectic, fun, and useful hand tools. What are yours? Please share in the comments!

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8 Eclectic, Fun, and Useful Kitchen Hand Tools

Here they are, in the order mentioned.

  • Danish Dough Whisk – here’s the one I have
  • Mortar & Pestle — here are wood options
  • Butter Mold — here’s the one I have
  • Reamer (Juicer) — here’s the one I have
  • Ergonomic Rolling Pin — here’s the one I have
  • Kraut Pounder — I have this one and this one
  • Scoops — I have this one and this one
  • Ravioli Cutter — here’s the one I have

Mentioned By Live Listeners:

  • microplane grater
  • spiralizer
  • egg beaters
  • paint scraper / plastic scraper for stuck on foods
  • silicon funnel for bottling homemade sodas
  • pastry cutter — for egg salad
  • wire cooling rack — for egg salad
  • pie cutter knives –for egg slicer
  • gnocchi press
  • jerky gun
  • kitchen shears

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About Wardee Harmon

Wardee lives in the Boise area of Idaho with her dear family. She's the lead teacher and founder of the Eat God's Way online cooking program as well as the author of Fermenting, Sourdough A to Z, and other traditional cooking books. Eat God's Way helps families get healthier and happier using cooking methods and ingredients from Bible Times like sourdough, culturing, and ancient grains.

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  1. Deb M. says

    February 19, 2016 at 8:54 am

    I have most of these…only the butter mold that I don’t I think, although sure wouldn’t mind one of those too! My Dad made me my kraut pounder…he made it double ended, one end fits in a wide mouth jar…and one end in a narrow mouth jar. That was all his idea, I hadn’t thought of having one end for narrow mouth jars, cause I hardly ever use them…but I loved the idea once I had it for just in case. :-))

    I do have to admit though, that the danish whisk isn’t something I use…never got the hang of it I guess or something. I would rather use my wooden spoon, which probably means I just need to actually LEARN how to use the whisk…but since I haven’t…it sits in my drawer. LOL I’ve even considered getting rid of it as I don’t have lots of drawer space…but I haven’t yet, will hang onto it and hope eventually I can learn to love it. LOL

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    • Wardee Harmon says

      February 19, 2016 at 7:44 pm

      Deb M ~ What a lovely idea to make a double ended kraut pounder! You could always use the whisk as decoration. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Debbie says

    February 19, 2016 at 4:24 pm

    I just have a few more tools for consideration.
    * Silicone spatula – for scraping that last bit of dough out of a bowl
    * Wire whisk – for beating eggs and whipping cream
    * Garlic press – I know you mentioned crushing garlic with a mortar and pestle, but it can leave a strong smell behind that might get absorbed by sweet spices not particularly compatible with it.

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    • Wardee Harmon says

      February 19, 2016 at 7:44 pm

      Debbie ~ Those are great tools, too! Thanks for adding them to the list!

      Reply
  3. RobinP says

    February 26, 2016 at 11:01 am

    How fun! I have all of these! Some of them I need to be more diligent about using but I look to be pretty well equipped. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Nandana says

    May 14, 2018 at 3:34 am

    I have most of these tools in my kitchen. I think Jumbo Jerky Works kit nice addition to my kitchen. Thank you! 🙂

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