Homesteading Essentials

Kitchen Essential

Pros: color, versatility, sizes

The Fresh & Save Essentials 32-Piece Set is the perfect way to set yourself up for vacuum food storage. Pack a light lunch or store your favorite home cooked meal in the medium and large vacuum containers and freeze whole dinners and package up fresh...

Pros: freshness, glass containers, quality

Kitchen Essentials

Pros: easy to clean, easy cleanup, performance

Take the classic cast iron Lodge skillet, make it 15% lighter, give it larger pour spouts, round the interior to make turning food easier, and update the handles, making them slightly longer and more ergonomic. The result is this Chef Series skillet...

Pros: easy to clean, versatility, cooking performance

Staub Essential Oven

Pros: versatility, size, self-basting lid

I don't consider this a splurge purchase. This is an essential for any serious cook. From stove top to oven I get fantastic results....It is an excellent kitchen essential....Kitchen essential

Pros: versatility, color, quality

Simmer soup, bake bread or sear a steak with this cast iron set. Ideal sizes for a range of dishes, this set includes two Dutch ovens and a 10" skillet. Thanks to the enameled cast iron, each piece is oven-safe up to 500°F so that dishes can begin simmering...

Pros: quality, color, price

Essential for bakers...They are essential for high altitude baking, to get correct measurements for dry ingredient adjustments.

Pros: quality, odd sizes, usefulness

Kitchen Essential #2

Pros: versatility, durability, size

Staub Essential French Oven, 5 qt

Pros: versatility, beautiful, easy to clean

Since I live alone, a small pan like this one is essential, as I frequently eat oatmeal for breakfast and this pan serves me perfectly.

Pros: quality, size, durability

The 8 quart stock pot is an essential piece for my kitchen! It's perfect for soups, stews, and my favorite tomato gravy.

Pros: versatility, size, easy to clean

A kitchen essential for more uses than originally thought. This is a high quality product.

Pros: quality, easy to clean, versatility

An essential for any kitchen, this stockpot features high sides that slow the evaporation of liquids, making it ideal for cooking stocks and broths, simmering soups, and more. The wide base and secure, comfortable handles make it ideal for canning, blanching...

Pros: quality, size, versatility

Essential!...I use this tool to fish out food out of hot liquids. It's become an essential tool in my food prep collection because I use it frequently (i.e. to pull out hard boiling eggs from hot water, tostones from boiling oil, etc).

Pros: quality, usefulness, functionality

I really like the Essentials Nonstick Cookware....All-Clad Essentials Nonstick 7 QT. Multi-Pot...I love my All-Clad Essentials Nonstick 7 Qt. Multi-Pot. I can use it to steam veggies, strain pasta, wash fruits and so much more!

Pros: versatility, quality, size

Making your own tortillas at home is so easy with this tortilleria kit, which includes a powder-coated cast iron press, artisan napkin to keep tortillas warm in and a booklet full of directions, recipes and fun facts. All you need to add is flour and...

Pros: ease of use, quality, size

Le Creuset’s colorful braiser is ideal for searing, slow cooking, simmering, sautéing, baking, braising meats, preparing short ribs, stews, marinating, poaching, browning and much more! Its unmatched versatility and superior cooking performance...

Pros: versatility, quality, presentation

Braise, roast, simmer, sauté and more in this cast iron pan that’s so versatile and durable, Lodge named it the Everyday Pan. Thoughtful chef-inspired design features include ergonomic handles for greater comfort and control, and sloped sidewalls...

Pros: versatility, quality, handles

Keep your starter at the perfect temperature with The Sourdough Home from Brød & Taylor. To use, all you have to do is place your starter in The Sourdough Home and feed it on your schedule. The precise temperature controls ensure your starter grows at...

Pros: temperature control, usefulness, ease of managing sourdough starter

An indispensable tool for making deliciously crusty homemade bread, this thoughtfully designed cloche can be used as a mixing and proofing bowl as well as a baker; simply turn the lid upside-down to prepare dough for your bread of choice. During the...

Pros: effectiveness, appearance, baking performance

We love using this versatile braiser every day for everything—braising short ribs, making paella, sautéing vegetables, roasting pork chops, baking casseroles, creating fruit cobblers and much more. Plus, it easily transitions from oven to...

Pros: quality, efficiency, color

Essential cookware

Pros: heavy bottom, surface, non-stick surface

Great for home baking enthusiasts, this assortment includes six bags of Gaston’s signature all-purpose flour. Each flour is carefully formulated to produce amazing results and contains only additive-free wheat. Gaston’s flours are milled...

Pros: quality, nutrition, taste