A KitchenAid stand mixer can be found in many a suburban kitchen. Maybe you got one for a wedding gift, like I did. Or maybe it was a birthday gift from your spouse. The stand mixer sure is handy for mixing batter or whipping cream. But did you know that if you add different attachments sold separately , your stand mixer can do a lot more?
You see, KitchenAid sells a whole bunch of attachments for the stand mixer, from a food processor attachment to a pasta roller. But if you make and preserve large quantities of tomato sauce like I do every year, the most useful attachment is the fruit and vegetable strainer and food grinder combination set.
They also can be used to make other vegetable and fruit sauces, chutneys, or jams. On its own, the grinder attachment can be used to grind meat for making sausages. What you would do without it: If you are trying to make and can tomato sauce or juice without the strainer and grinder attachments or another food strainer tool , you will have a lot more work to do. Juicing tomatoes the old-fashioned way is a laborious process that requires you to peel and core the tomatoes, heat them, and then force them through a sieve to remove the seeds.
Who has time for all of that? Read more: Using surplus tomatoes: How to make and can tomato sauce in three easy steps. Buy it:. Zucchini and its sister the summer squash are two of the easiest vegetables to preserve. I always freeze what seems like a ton of zucchini during the months of July and August, in a process that first requires shredding zucchini. The tool that makes my efforts possible is my Moulinex julienne grater.
It allows me to shred pounds of squash in no time at all. My vintage grater is hard to come by these days, but a nearly identical version is available from Westmark of Germany.
What it does: The hand held rotary grater with has three interchanging blades for fine and coarse grating or slicing. The grater folds up when not in use for easier storage. What you would do without it: If you have a KitchenAid stand mixer, you can get a rotary attachment. But without either of those tools, your option would be to use a box grater, which takes more time. Read more: How to freeze zucchini and summer squash. Freezing food is the easiest and quickest way to preserve the harvest.
Each summer, I fill up my deep freeze with veggies like beans, corn, zucchini, and even spinach and other cooking greens. What it does: A vacuum sealer machine removes air from the freezer bag or other packaging material by using a suction process. Finding the right tools for preserving foods will be simple when the different classifications are understood. Often, collecting all the tools and equipment needed for food preservation will take some time.
Typically, the supplies needed may be found in grocery stores, department stores, and restaurant supply stores although restaurant supply stores may require a wholesale order. In some cases, larger appliances, such as deep freezers, may also be considered food preservation devices.
Answer Question. I keep my set in a plastic box with a lid so that they stay together and are easy to bring out when I am ready to use them. This amazing tool has 11 different inserts making it one of the best recommendations that I can make for food preservation tools. Many foods need to be blanched prior to canning, freezing, or freeze-drying and this steamer basket makes the job easy. It will fit in your pressure canner or instant pot making it a very versatile accessory.
Good quality jars and lids will keep your foods safely preserved and beautifully displayed. Keep a variety of sizes on hand according to the types of food you preserve. Jars are reusable but the lids will need to be replaced. Mylar bags come in several sizes that can be used to store dry goods in individual servings up to 5-gallon buckets.
Oxygen absorbers keep air out of jars or mylar bags. I use them with all of my freeze-dried food. The size of the bag or jar will determine the size oxygen absorber that you will need. Mylar bags can be sealed using heat from an impulse sealer, iron, or flat iron. There are special mylar bags that can be sealed in a vacuum sealer but the majority of mylar bags will need a higher heat setting to seal. I have used a FoodSaver vacuum sealer for years but just recently purchased the mason jar sealer accessory.
I will continue to try to find the model I have VS and will update it when I find it.
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