
Toaster oven. If you don’t regularly use this, then it’s just eating up space. Replacement: Bread recipes that don’t require a maker such as our 7-ingredient Muesli Bread!Ĩ. Bread Maker. Bulky and likely eating up cabinet space. Plus, these can double as glasses if you have more than 8 guests!ħ. Extra coffee/tea mugs. Again, we decided we rarely ever need more than 8, and we don’t even have that many. Replacement: Use specialty disposable plateware.Ħ. Rarely do we have more than 8 guests, but even when we do, we still have options. More than 8 plates, glasses, and bowls. We love to host. Excessive Pots and Pans. We simplified down to 3 pots and 3 pans. Replacement: Keep our knives in the silverware drawer.Ĥ. Knife Block. These can be more bulky than necessary. If you really need one, borrow it from a friend.ģ.

Replacement: Varies by dish, but usually a large pot will suffice. Crock Pot. It’s big, it’s bulky, and you probably only use it once a year. Kitchen Aid Mixer. Not owning this guy is pure heresy in the food blog world, but we survive just fine. Be honest with your situation and only keep the tools you are using to create a minimalist kitchen. Rather, it’s merely a starting point to hopefully inspire you to reevaluate how much you keep in your kitchen. This list is neither exclusive nor conclusive. The list is partially inspired by A No-Frills Kitchen Still Cooks, a New York Times article packed with tips and suggestions for keeping a simple kitchen. This means your kitchen can be decluttered very inexpensively with only a little time and thoughtful consideration.īelow is a list of 16 kitchen utensils we don’t own (and we run a cooking blog!). Simplifying into a minimalist kitchen always starts with removing the utensils and appliances you aren’t using and don’t need. In fact, having less clutter in the kitchen actually makes it easier to get in there and cook up something wonderful. Practicing minimalism in the kitchen doesn’t require sacrificing your ability to make incredible meals. This applies to every part of your life, for example, your wardrobe, the items in your room, and even your kitchen. It’s about paring down to the essentials and finding contentment in owning less. Minimalism isn’t just about the number of things you own. Instead of more calories, I opted to use 1/4 tsp of stevia (1/8 wasn’t quite enough.) It really tasted fantastic! What a great pudding option and a nice break from chocolate or vanilla pudding.Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from John and Dana Shultz. John and Dana share simple, delicious recipes on their website Minimalist Baker. I tasted it and decided I needed more salt and sweetener. Remembering that last year I treated myself to an immersible blender that I have rarely used, I pulled that out and – voila! – smooth pudding. After following all the rest of the instructions, I saw that my peanut butter must have had some thick small lumps in it that weren’t whisking out even with heating it a bit. Therefore, I needed to increase the arrowroot a little – so I guessed at 4 T. I used for the 2nd can light coconut milk – and used the whole 2 cans, which measured 3 1/2 cups.

Gulp! Delicious, but I thought I could help cut it a teeny bit.

I measured 1 can of coconut milk and realized that 2 of them would be OVER 3 cups, and what would I do with the extra? I thought about how much fat (healthy, but still…) was in 2 cans. I do it to most recipes, even my own after a while! I read all of the comment and was chuckling at how most of us can’t seem to leave a recipe alone! Sorry, Dana! lol If the taste of the warm pudding is any indication, this is going to be lovely! I did make some modifications….lol…I can’t help myself.
