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This tool is a real time and labor saver when you’re making apple pie, apple sauce, or apples for dehydrating. It can also be used for pears and potatoes, and I’d like to test it on a kiwi some day. The peeler is adjustable, and …
A dehydrator can help your preserve a wide variety of foods. For the hiker or the backpacker you can make long lasting snacks for the trail. If you have kids, you can make nutritious snacks that your kids will love. I’ve dehydrated foods in my …
This is a handy tool for getting a very fine grate on hard cheeses, garlic, citrus rinds, ginger, nuts, hard chocolate, or even butter. This is the original brand, but there are several brands available. Be careful using this, it will also easily grate finger …
A practical tool with a practical name. When you’re browning ground beef or sausage, this is a great way to break it up into small pieces. Sue got this one from Pampered Chef, but they are also available from several manufacturers on Amazon – here’s …
Whether we’re at home with the back yard fire pit, or camping, this is a piece of gear that I use often. It works great for hots dogs and brats, but also for hamburgers, chops, steaks, chicken breasts or thighs, fish, or for roasting veggies. …
We bought this tool several years ago to speed up the processing of tomatoes. Instead of boiling, peeling, seeding and then mashing we could do it all in one step. We have also used this to make apple sauce, and additional screens are available to …
We received this as a wedding gift, and have used it regularly for 30 years now. When it’s not nice enough outside to grill, it’s very nice having this option. The electric heating unit vaporize the dripping so there is very little smoke. You get …
This is a very good set of stainless steel cookware, which I choose to purchase with a gift certificate. I have found this set to have excellent heat transfer, they are easy to clean and maintain, and they posses excellent fit and finish. You can …
Why is a camper listed as gear on a cooking website? Because I think one of the main reasons to go camping is to cook outdoors!We were a tent camping family for years, but with the boys all gone and our bones getting older we …
