Kitchen tools for easier Pesach prep - please share!

seeker

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 2:14 pm

Can we please have a link to the "right" chopper tool? I've been thinking of getting one too. I'm a little worried about wasting space on gadgets because I'm always short on space but the fantasy of having things get chopped automatically is very compelling.

NotInNJMommy

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 2:17 pm

love my crepe pan I use just for pesach! (to make non gebrokts crepes/lokshen, but you probably could do gebrokts if you wanted to!)

Crock pot--I use it all the preceding week to cook things overnight or to reheat things on yom tov. (I'd use it for cholent on shabbos but we aren't big cholent fans here.)

Pressure cooker (instant pot or stove top)--great for making big batches of sweet potatoes, potatoes, eggs, roast, chicken

I make parve ice cream with beaten separated eggs, and I use a hand mixer which is fine, but a stand mixer would be nice....

ra_mom

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 2:19 pm

amother Mistyrose wrote:

I ordered another blade that cuts fatter slices for my food processor and cut all the apples for kugel with it.

For those that use the Braun food processor a lot, we bought the French fry attachment that is really nice (makes short neat fries).

amother

Jean

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 2:29 pm

amother Begonia wrote:

https://www.amazon.com/Apple-P.....ss_tl

This tool is amazing for apples.
I have a dc that loves using it.
In a couple minutes I have all the apples for compote peeled cored sliced.
I do have to fix a bit sometimes if apple isn’t so round

Amazing! Does this work for potatoes as well?
Also, the peels look quite thick? Does it waste apple?

amother

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 2:40 pm

agreer wrote:

Sous vide machine.

Easiest way to cook meat without overcooking it, and leaves your oven free.

Interesting. Is there a learning curve? Meats are usually easiest for me, just dump ingredients and forget about it for a few hours, and I usually make a bunch at once.

amother

Zinnia

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 2:45 pm

NotInNJMommy wrote:

I second having a good crepe pan.
Another useful idea for crepes if you need a lot and can do before y”t or child hamoed - use a hot plate! You get much more at once, is consistent temp. You do have to figure out how to flip, I usually cut in half and flip half a time.
Stuff some silver foil in the drain hole.

amother

Zinnia

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 2:54 pm

seeker wrote:

This.

Also wouldn’t a small hand chopper/food processor be easier to use and clean? Something like this. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Q.....ss_tl or this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z.....ss_tl (I don’t have either, was just browsing)

seeker

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 4:03 pm

amother Zinnia wrote:

I have something like that and don't find it that easy to use, it's not really strong enough for carrots (not sure if the one being recommended here is) and you can't get any uniformity in the pieces

DustyDiamonds

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 5:38 pm

Not really a gadget, but I got this last year and made it chometz so I need to order a new one! It was a great way to let clean dishes and pots dry without taking up valuable counter space!

Every Friday night I wash out the kiddush cups and let it dry overnight on this. Much more stable than putting it on the edge of the sink, and easy to roll out of the way when not needed.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08X.....ss_tl

amother

Viola

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 5:42 pm

I bought something like this last year: https://www.amazon.com/Foldabl.....ss_tl

I closed all my cabinets and drawers and put three of these in the kitchen/adjoining LR. It didn’t look like Better Homes and Gardens, with all my Pesach stuff on display, but it was so worth it! I think the hardest part of Pesach prep used to be emptying and scrubbing and lining the cabinets and drawers. They store folded in a storage room and don’t take up much room the rest of the year.

imasinger

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 5:55 pm

amother OP wrote:

Interesting. Is there a learning curve? Meats are usually easiest for me, just dump ingredients and forget about it for a few hours, and I usually make a bunch at once.

We love love love our sous vide, the meats come out so tender, but thoroughly and safely cooked. No real learning curve, dump everything in a vacuum sealed bag or carefully sealed Ziploc with all the air squeezed out, set it, walk away, come back when it's done.

amother

Zinnia

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 7:00 pm

amother Viola wrote:

My parents use these.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/HD.....10588
Not as pretty but much cheaper. Also easy assembly and folds small.

amother

Zinnia

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 7:48 pm

Chayalle wrote:

I use the chopper for potatoes all the time. Or sweet potatoes. sometimes I make overnight potatoes - I chop a bunch using the larger square chop, and some onions...drizzle with oil, salt, pepper, spices, etc....and put in low oven overnight.

Can do same with sweet potatoes, beets, etc...for roasted root vegetables. Also great for chopping veggies for soup.

How does do you do the potatoes? Do you need to slice it first (lengthwise)?
Would it work for really hard veggies like carrots?

amother

Begonia

Mon, Mar 13 2023, 9:30 pm

I posted earlier about the apple peeler…
I just went back to check my old orders.
I have the farberware one.
I have it for 5 years and my kids still love using it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.....title

amother

Moonstone

Tue, Mar 14 2023, 8:46 pm

amother Jean wrote:

Amazing! Does this work for potatoes as well?
Also, the peels look quite thick? Does it waste apple?

Bumping this up. I have the same questions.

amother

Begonia

Tue, Mar 14 2023, 9:50 pm

Doesn’t work for potatoes cuz it’s coring and slicing…
The apple ends up in a long spiral like a slinky with a hole in the center