CASA MARIANNA
Marianna Padilla
Personal Trainer, Instructor, Presenter
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Kitchen Equipment
Cooking is easier and more fun with qualitytools and equipment. Listed here are some of
my favorites and when available, locations to
order or purchase the items.
Knives. Good knives are essential. Using
fresh produce requires significant amounts of
cutting. Try to find light, stainless steel
vegetable knives. I also recommend a knife
magnet for storage, available at IKEA.
Zester/grater. Shown is a great one by
Microplane available at Cutlery and More.
Check out their other products as well.
Pressure Cooker. Using a pressure cooker greatly reduces the time required to cook beans. Fagor pressure cookers are available at Bed, Bath & Beyond or at FagorAmerica. I have an older Rapida model and the only thing I have had to replace is the rubber gasket, available online through Fagor.
Blender. A good one. There are many.
Ceramic grater. This one is made in Italy and makes a paste of garlic that is spreadable. Wonderful. I also purchased a small picture stand to set it upon for storage, and it looks good as well. Comes with a garlic peeler (fab!) and a small brush, available through Amazon.com. Get the garlic peeler if nothing else. I'm tempted to throw away my garlic press.
Compost pail. Of course, you need to compost or have a neighbor
who does, to make use of this (I have a few neighbors who contribute
to my compost). This is the best one I have ever used. Stainless steel
with charcoal filters that need to be replaced about once every 6
months, easily cleaned. RSVP International, available online at
AlwaysBrillant.com or at Amazon.com. The same pail is available
locally at The Wedge Coop, 2105 Lyndale Ave, Minneapolis, The
Linden Hills Natural Home Store, 2813 W. 43rd St, Minneapolis, and
at TwinCities Green Store., 2405 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.
