The Best & Worst Tools for Vegetable Prep | Gear Heads

The right kitchen gear can make short work of prepping vegetables. Hannah and Lisa walk you through their must-have tools for veggie prep.

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[EAZ]

Would be nice if you did an episode on the best oil dispensers both for pouring and spraying.

[jpbaley]

I like my rotary grater. It has a very strong suction to keep steady. It has fine and coarse grater and a slicing blade. It’s fast, no strange angles, protects my fingers, easy to clean with a brush, and the chute keeps softer cheese, like cheddar, from breaking as you grate. The exit is not very high so you need a small bowl to catch everything in.

[winnielygamer]

Would you guys consider reviewing the trending vegetable choppers ? The ones that come with an attached container

[dawnmichelle]

Love my little, Oxo slap chop! It enables me to chop garlic and nuts as fine as I want very easily. Those of us who need a little assistance in the kitchen appreciate it! And it's not hard to clean at all. Just pops apart and goes in the dishwasher.

[JanelleA.]

OMG! I've owned that same salad spinner, for years, and never knew the top could be taken apart! LOL 😂 🤣 🤯

[tonilyng]

OMG…I have owned the OXO salad spinner for over 10 years; maybe longer and I had no idea the top came apart to clean it! I am on my second one with a steel bowl instead of the plastic one. The plastic one cracked because I dropped it. I love it; but I cursed every time I had to clean it. Thank you for showing me how to clean it; this is life altering.

[carltaylor]

Loved that garlic press but I don't know if it is a crazy exchange rate or what, but here in Canada they want $90 for it. That's just nuts! Moving on!

[BillPolensky-bv]

We have used the Boerner?V slicer for at least 30 years, well before the models in the video were available. It’s still going strong, our favorite kitchen gadget!

[LittleCheebs]

I have that oxo salad spinner and i had no idea the top could come apart to be washed

[ronaldkragnes]

You guys rock. I find myself taking notes during your videos.

[egrace]

My husband always knows when I’ve been watching your videos. We always seem to have a new kitchen gadget appear shortly after I have viewed your videos.😂

[strayiggytv]

I have the paderno spiralizer i got from goodwill for $6.49. i love it except for the suction cup feet that got brittle overtime. Luckily the feet are held on with screw so i replaced them with grippy feet like you'd put on chair. Works great! I wish more people would talk about how those stupid suction cups lose suction after a couple of years because of the rubber dry rotting :(

[annieclaire]

Hello Hannah and Lisa! Love this new kitchen tools video! Love ALL your kitchen equipment videos. Your book looks really interesting. Thank you! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

I have a box style grater that I bought from IKEA a few years ago. It grates in BOTH directions! It only has a coarse side and and a fine side but it also has an acrylic insert that catches the grated food. It can be used upright but is easier to use lying down and it has rubber grips to stop it moving. I find grating up and down the slope is really easy and fast. It's like a blend of the two you demonstrated. It is a fantastic tool adn by far the best grater I have ever used - and I'm 68, so I have used a few good and a few dodgy graters over the years. I don't even know if IKEA still make them. I hope so!

[atlenebartolino]

The Frugal Gourmet always said use the other side of the knife to scrape. Amazing how a great tip comes along. Just like you guys do! Thank you.

[lotmom]

Im loving the long form videos being back! Keep them up!

[texasnurse]

My very favorite grater is one we got from Ikea. It has a bowl with grater lids that fit on top. There is a small and a large size. It also includes a lid. I have a nice box grater that I never use because I love this one so much.

[leedublin]

Fantastic advice I love your suggestions. I've got to say, as much as I love the paddle mandoline, they break easily. I've gone through 3. I also have the OXO mandoline and don't enjoy the V blade and getting out the extra blades is scary. Great job, thanks. Glove is a must!

[careylee]

Kitchen scissors are great for replacing some small knife jobs such as chopping herbs and for jobs the knife can't do like slivering nori for noodle or salad toppings. Or chunking up hot roasted tomatoes. I also have a multi blade scissor for “chopping” herbs.

[smarbels]

Ok just want to say that I have a different brand of those salad scissors and absolutely love them for 1 specific use case: I eat salad for lunch most days and I always start by throwing my spring mix in the bowl and chopping them up with the scissors. Spring mix is smaller and tender so it chops no problem, and it makes it so I can get a lot more greens in the bowl and with easier to eat smaller pieces 🥗

[isahunnybee]

Can't beat the Tupperware peeler! Been using the same one for at least 20+ years now! Still going strong!!❤