Essential Kitchen Tools During This Pandemic

The pandemic has dramatically influenced the way we go on about our life. It has changed almost every small part of it into something more complex. Even leaving plastic bags from the grocery store can affect your health. In that case, the most crucial part of our home is the kitchen. Due to the pandemic, we spend more time in our kitchen. Because we make homemade foods almost every day, so, we must maintain good hygiene around the kitchen post.

In this blog, we will list some of the essential kitchen tools that you need during this pandemic. The list is a combination of tools that increase safety as well as make your cooking easy.

Essential kitchen tools:

1. Automatic soap dispenser

Automatic Soap Dispenser

This tool is specifically not for the kitchen. But it has become a must-have for increasing the safety of pandemic cooking. After you bring in freshly brought groceries, you cannot directly touch the kitchen counter and start working on the meal. Instead, you must wash your hands before indulging in any cooking activity. Therefore, a contactless automatic soap dispenser becomes a necessary tool for your home. You just have to show your hand to the dispenser every time you touch something from the outside.

2. Produce wash liquids

Produce Wash Liquids

Another essential kitchen item to prevent the virus from entering your kitchen. There are many herbal and other safe liquid washes available for cleaning fresh produce. It may seem silly, but most produce travel over a significant distance to reach your local grocery shop. Hence, it is vital to add produce cleaner to your monthly grocery list from now on. And no, do not use sanitisers or regular soap to clean your produce.

3. Baking tools

Baking Tools

Let’s admit it. We have done more baking in the last year than we have in our whole lives. Resulting in more people buying baking tools for their kitchen. Baking is a great way to de-stress during this pandemic. You can buy sheet pans and use them both for baking and cooking whole meals. Plus, you can save the trip to the local bakery for buying bread loaves. Simply put, baking tools make your life a lot easier.

4. Reusable storage bags

Reusable Storage Bags

Reusable storage bags and containers are not only convenient but also sustainable. Using disposable bags is not the safest option in this pandemic. The virus can survive on plastic surfaces for almost 72 hours. Also, you cook three meals a day and have a lot of leftovers these days. Hence, sustainable storage methods make it one of the essential kitchen tools for pandemic cooking. Be sure to select a bag that is durable, microwave safe, and food-grade. You are not just safe but also eco-conscious.

5. Toaster

Toaster

Everybody already has a toaster. So why bother buying a new one? Because, unlike before, you spend most of your time at home. This means you use the toaster whenever you feel hungry. So, it is essential to buy a toaster that fixes you a quick breakfast or a midnight snack. Buy a good quality toaster that can handle heavy loads as you do in your work-from-home schedule. Try to go for the full metal design that is durable and lasts longer than ordinary toasters.

6. Over-the-sink strainers

Over-the-Sink Strainers

We all understand the importance of cleaning when a deadly virus is lurking around. To make your job much easier, you should opt for over-the-sink strainers. These strainers make the list of essential kitchen tools because of their purpose. You can simply attach them to the sink and place your fruits and vegetables on the strainers. You can turn your tap on for easy cleaning. Furthermore, you need not keep one hand for holding the strainer and the other for cleaning. Thus letting you clean more thoroughly than ever.

7. Food thermometer

Food Thermometers

Although there is no proof that Covid transmission can happen through food, you should be wary of any other germs tagging along. It can lead you to visit hospitals, putting you at risk of infection. This is why you must cook your food to the appropriate temperatures. For measuring the food temperature, you need food thermometers. There are safe minimum cooking temperatures to kill most germs during the cooking process. Refer to the following:

A. Poultry: 165 °F
B. Ground beef, lamb, pork: 160 °F
C. Veal chops, roasts, steaks: 145 °F
D. Fish: 145 °F

Also, be sure to check any food you microwave meets the general safety guidelines. The right temperature can save your family from risky exposure.

Final words

Apart from the cooking accessories mentioned here, you have to buy some other cleaning tools too. After more than a year of surviving the pandemic, these kitchen tools can help you be more sanitary. The most important thing is to get your household members on board with the idea of maintaining a clean kitchen post. This is the best way to ensure that your kitchen doesn’t attract any illness-causing germs.

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