My 7 Favorite Multitasking Kitchen Essentials

I spend a lot of time in our kitchen, whether I’m writing, cooking, baking, entertaining, or cleaning. To keep my kitchen as uncluttered as possible, I try to buy multitasking kitchen essentials. These are my tried-and-true favorites…

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1. Our Place Always Pan

The Always Pan is a toxin-free ceramic non-stick pan. It comes with a wooden spoon and steamer basket. I have the 10.5″ in Char that I use to stir-fry, steam, and sauté meals. I haven’t used mine in the oven yet, but it is also oven-safe up to 450ºF.

When I bought it several years ago, there was only one size available, but you can now get it in Regular – 10.5″, Large – 12.5″ and Mini – 8.5″, in 6 colors.

Birdseye view of the Always Pan in Char (gray) with a wooden spoon and steamer basket.

2. Our Place Wonder Oven

Our daughter received the Our Place Wonder Oven for Christmas and has used it almost daily. She uses it to bake, air-fry, toast, broil, and reheat leftovers. It has a steam function too.

The Wonder Over has a cute, retro look to it and comes in 4 colors. It would make a lovely gift for someone who likes compact multitasking kitchen essentials to keep their countertops decluttered.

Image of Our Place Wonder Oven in the color Blue Salt.

3. Cuisinart Food Processor

I’ve had this Cuisinart Food Processor for over 20 years! Lately, I’ve been using it to make fat bombs or energy balls, but I’ve used it to chop, grate, mince, puree, and more! It’s one of my most used multitasking kitchen essentials.

4. Instant Pot

I have to admit, I mostly use my Instant Pot to make rice or pot roast (using the slow cooker lid), but you can do so much more with one! I replaced my non-stick rice cooker with this as it has a toxin-free stainless steel insert (that’s easy to wash).

5. Crockpot

For bigger meals, I use a Crock Pot Cook And Carry (mine is an older version). The locking lid was really handy when I used to take the crockpot to my sons’ ski races. Just note that this programmable crackpot has a time-limit, so you have to restart it if you want to keep cooking (I set a reminder when I’m making chicken stock, which takes over 24 hours).

6. Ninja Blender

I have this Ninja blender, but if you’re reading this during the Amazon sale, you might want this Mega Kitchen System, which includes a dough processor. I use mine for smoothies, smoothie bowls, mousse, dips, soup, and more!

7. Nespresso

I love my original Nespresso for espresso and lattes, but when it’s time to replace it, I would love this Nespresso Vertuo Next machine, which makes coffee and espresso for even more beverage options.