The new year means new goals and resolutions: working out, healthier eating, read more books, and more. With so many of us trying to set new goals to help us grow, it’s difficult to manage cooking and cleaning as well. It just feels overwhelming at times. This year, we’re spending some extra time planning easy, healthy meals that will help us have time for other goals; for us at least, this often means trying to focus on one-pot cooking.
Whether it’s a big goal or a small one, we want to make sure you have some healthy meals that are also easy to clean; all of this adds up to more time for yourself. Check out some of the best kitchen appliances below to help you with easy plans this year.
5 Kitchen Appliances That Take One-Pot Cooking to the Next Level
Enameled Cast Iron Covered Dutch Oven
Whenever one-pot cooking is brought up, Dutch Ovens are often in the same sentence! Well known and used throughout the world, these wonderful kitchen tools are a jack-of-all-trades. Whether you’re camping or cooking at home, you can make anything from dinner to desserts. I’ve chosen this as a great beginner tool for the new year because of its low price, great look and color options, and for its easy recipes and cleaning. Usually cast iron can be quite expensive and requires a decent amount of care, but this classy looking piece doesn’t need to be oiled or seasoned. This is certainly one of the best kitchen appliances out there thanks to its thousands of positive reviews; people use it for everything from baking homemade sourdough bread to soups, desserts, and more. If you’re lacking this tool in your kitchen and are looking for a new option, this is the way to go.
Crockpot Slow Cooker
For decades now, the crockpot has helped families prepare easy, tasty meals without the toil and effort in the kitchen; it’s the OG for one-pot cooking. For any family, this is a must-have as it helps the cook save on time and cleaning. When we say one-pot cooking, this is the first thing to come to mind. If you have a busy morning or evening planned and need a meal to be ready, throw your food into a crockpot and put it on low. You’ll have a tasty meal in no time! Now, while this is well-known, many people forget to realize that some folks might be missing this tool and how it has upgraded over the decades. Know someone who recently moved across the country? Headed to college or is leaving the home? Gift them one of these and they’ll be grateful you did! Do you have an old, family crockpot that is starting to get worn down by time? My family does, and although we love it, it’s causing a few issues that we could do without. Try a new and improved crockpot with even better temperature and cooking settings. And, not to mention, these beauties come in a variety of colors and designs as well as sizes depending on your kitchen needs. Though we don’t have it linked here, you can even find Wi-Fi enabled slow cookers to really meet your needs.
Premium Slow Cooker Liners and Cooking Bags
For many people, it’s not the cooking of the meal that is the hassle but the cleaning up. You’ve worked hard cooking a tasty and healthy meal, you serve and eat it, and then wham! You’re full and tired and don’t want to get up to clean. With this in mind, try a slow cooker liner the next time you prepare a meal with a slow cooker. These work wonders for the cleaning portion of dinner. You get the same benefits and flavor from your slow cooker, but without the hassle of cleaning. After you cook, serve, and put away leftovers, all you have to do is throw away the liner — it’s one-pot cooking with even less cleaning. Designed for high temperatures and BPA-free, these liners are focused with health and time in mind.
DASH Deluxe Electric Air Fryer
Healthier, time-saving, and easy to clean. That’s our motto for this year and this blog to help you chefs with your time and goals. If you’ve haven’t jumped on the air fryer bandwagon yet, I don’t blame you. There’s always new kitchen trends and they don’t always work out the way you were hoping. From whistling kettles to juicers, some tools hold up over time while others end up in the back of your storage gathering dust. I’m always skeptical of new kitchen tools because I have a budget and limited space in my kitchen. Will this new tool actually save me time when I cook? That’s always the question I ask myself. Now, with that in mind, the air fryer is actually a great tool. If you find yourself using tools like a pressure cooker more often than your stovetop during busy days, you may find these applicable. Rather than heating up your oven and baking meats, veggies, and more for a long time, the air fryer can cut down time significantly. And without having to use too much oil or fats, your foods come out tasty and crispy. Still skeptical? These air fryers come in a variety of sizes and colors so you can always grab one that fits your kitchen. Not sure yet if this is the best kitchen appliance for you? Check out our post on how to choose an air fryer.
The Pioneer Woman Instant Pot
The Instant Pot is another kitchen trend that has grown over the last decade. However, this is not just a fad or some gadget. The science and use of pressure cookers have been well-known for years and the Instant Pot simply combines that with technology. Take pressure out of cooking by using pressure! Rice becomes an easy 10-minute recipe, halving the time before. This amazing tool can make dinners, meats, veggies, grains, and even yogurt. The Instant Pot makes one-pot cooking especially easy to clean without limiting your options; there are still thousands of recipes online to use! I personally use mine 3-4 times a week as I prepare rice, curries, and more for my family. There’s a range of sizes and designs, but today I wanted to highlight The Pioneer Woman edition. I’ve been a longtime fan of the recipes and kitchen advice from their site and I absolutely adore their design on this Instant Pot. If you’re looking to get a great kitchen tool as well as something cute, we highly recommend this.
One-Pot Cooking: Save Time for Yourself
Though it can be hared to believe at times, cooking can be a pleasure instead of an added pain on your to-do list. We know each chef has a different background and family and that is going to influence the goals you set for 2023. Even though each household differs, we know you can benefit from these tools as you explore one-pot cooking. Find the time you need to spend with loved ones or yourself as we enter this new year and try to grow as human beings. We wish you all a happy new year and hope that everyone can meet their goals. We encourage you all to track your successes and even your failures! Remember, failure is the first step in your journey to growth and skill development. Enjoy cooking this new year, and good luck to everyone.
Kitchen Appliance Reviews
Everything about the kitchen… that’s what we do. As the chef in my home, I am constantly experimenting to find the best ways to keep my family healthy and fed, while making sure I also have time to take care of myself. Take a look at some of the links below to learn more:
- 12 Best Tea Kettles – Buyer’s Guide
- 10 Best Juicer Machines – Buyer’s Guide
- Best Espresso Machines of 2023
- 21 Tea Kettles That Instantly Up Your Aesthetic
- 5 Surprising Reasons to Order Warming Trays
- 10 Best Warming Trays in 2023 – Buyer’s Guide
Let us know if you like any of the products we’ve recommended here — along with what best kitchen appliances we can write about next! And if you recommit to giving one-pot cooking a try, well, we want to know about that as well. Happy cooking!
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