These small tools make meal prep and cleanup fast and easy. I rely on them and you need them on your ship.
Before we moved into the spaceship we live on now, I had drawers full of kitchen tools. Some of them were useless and I rarely used them. I lost track of them, frankly. And with a big earthbound house and kitchen, it didn’t matter. When you live on a ship, though, space is — ironically, since we are surrounded by it — a limited resource.
I keep only the tools that I use. The rest becomes space jetsam. I don’t have the storage space for anything unnecessary.
These small tools? These are necessary. Get them.
Get rid of the gear you haven’t touched in a while. Because even when you have lots of storage space, that junk is making your kitchen confusing.
The easy way to wash a knife
Run your most-used blade through this — under some hot water — and that knife can go back to storage fast.
It makes keeping good knives clean and up off the work surface so easy you will do it every time.
A small but mighty knife sharpener
A few passes through the two slots of this knife sharpener will bring your blade back to dangerous levels of sharpness in seconds. Keep this thing tucked in a handy corner so you do it often.
A wall-mounted knife rack
When you are short of counter space and lack a plethora of drawers and cupboards, climb the walls.
Mount this stainless steel knife rack on the wall so that knife you use frequently — and any other metal tools you rely on — is within reach and can drip dry while it is stored.
A self-cleaning garlic press
A garlic press is essential. But make sure it’s this one that is not only an excellent press — able to handle several cloves at once — but will also clean itself.
Flip it around after you crush the garlic and the grid of raised bristles push the pulp out of the press so cleanup is a one-second affair.
The easy way to make popcorn
Popcorn is an excellent snack. It’s low in calories, high in fiber, and delicious. If you have this collapsable popcorn popper on hand, it is also always only two minutes away. The popcorn that comes out of here is better than the stuff you make in a pan and the cleanup is nill. Drop this baby into the dishwasher.
The Space Kitchen 