The Purposeful Pantry Recommends

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THE PURPOSEFUL PANTRY RECOMMENDS…

These are my recommendations on products that I use or I know are the best on the market for the things we do all the time. I’ll share my affiliate links below, but nothing on this list is something I don’t use or wouldn’t recommend.

DEHYDRATING TOOLS

• Excalibur Dehydrator (usually around $200-250)

• Nesco FD-80 (under $80)

• Cabela’s 10-tray Dehydrator (usually around $150, but goes on sale for $99 often)

• The Ultimate Dehydrator Cookbook

• Prepper’s Dehydrator Handbook (don’t let the name fool ya – it’s a good book)

• Mandoline

• Cutting Gloves (if you use a mandoline – use this, even if you do use the cutting guard) I have a beefy hand and this pair works great for me (I ordered medium). But if you have a thinner hand or long fingers, this brand may work better for you.

• Cuisinart Coffee Grinder – for grinding dehydrated products into powder or grinding stored whole spices into powder

• Nutri Ninja – grinding on a larger scale than a smaller coffee grinder, but not using a whole blender.

• Salad Spinner (helps remove excess moisture after washing produce). I also use this collapsible salad spinner.

• Mushroom, Strawberry & Egg bladed slicer

• Silicone Mats-
Excalibur Silicone Mats – expensive, but heavy duty and my favorite mats

Excalibur Paraflexx Mats

Off-Brand Mats – these mats are like the Paraflexx mats, and can be cut to fit just about any size dehydrator tray on the market.

PRESERVING TOOLS

• Vacuum Sealer –

• Vacuum Sealer Jar Attachments

• Hand-Held Vacuum Sealer – requires the jar attachments, but lets you make quick jobs of vacuum sealing jars for everyday use.

• Desiccant packs

ORGANIZING TOOLS

• Label maker

CANNING TOOLS

• Presto Pressure Canner – also for use on glass top stoves

• All-American Pressure Canner

• Canning Starter Kit –

• Complete Guide to Home Canning

• Ball Canning Book

FREEZE DRYING TOOL

Harvest Right Freeze Dryer.

This company has a layaway program that you can put $250 down on a machine, pay as you can until half of the machine is paid for, then they’ll ship it to you make monthly payments until it’s paid off.

If you need a budget-friendly version of this list:

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