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Durable serveware is a big deal. These are things like plates, bowls, cups, pitchers, and various kitchen implements you can rely on for just about any occasion. While you may have porcelain or glass serveware in your cabinet at home, you may keep paper plates as backups and for events. Or maybe you rely on paper plates for everyday use to keep things simple. With the arrival of summer, you’re likely planning backyard barbecues, family picnics, and hangouts down by the river.  Bowl Set There’s a lot of food to be served! That also means there are a lot of paper plates that are going to be used and thrown away. But you can change that—and it doesn’t take much. Here’s how shifting to durable, reusable plates and other food storage containers with lids can make a difference and why it’s worth it. Plastic Plates at Picnics Help Reduce Paper and Plastic Waste From backyard get-togethers to picnics in the park, summer is full of occasions where paper plates and disposable ...

Teaching kids to cook can be a challenge, but the experience is worth it. Helping kids understand how their food goes from garden to table or fridge to pan is an important part of life. Cooking is a skill that can go a long way in helping kids (and adults) eat more nutritious, satisfying meals. The question is, how can you get kids into cooking? How do you get them excited to make their own food? Here are a few tips to get the ball rolling.  Kitchen Tools Give Kids (Some) Control in the Kitchen It’s time to give kids the keys to the kitchen! If your goal is to get them excited about cooking, baking, and food preparation, they need to feel like they’re in control. Start by assigning them specific tasks. Younger kids can help you gather ingredients from the fridge or pantry. They can also help measure and mix. Older kids can help with the more “intense” parts of cooking, such as chopping, mincing, grating, or using the stove. It’s all about showing kids the fundamentals...

May is the month of gardening. From planting summer vegetables to harvesting the season’s fastest growers, we’re beckoned to the garden. This is why May is known as Gifts from the Garden Month. It’s an offbeat month-long event that celebrates gardening in all its forms, including flower gardening and vegetable gardening. May is also when you may be ready to pick various leafy greens, broccoli, peas, and turnips. Of course, what’s ready can vary depending on where you live, when you first planted, and weather conditions. But who knows what May surprises your garden has in store for you! As you pick the season’s first vegetables, you undoubtedly want to make the most out of your harvest, keeping your veggies garden-fresh for longer. Here are a few tips to help.  Tupperware Organizer Use Veggie-Friendly Food Storage Options Depending on the size of your first few harvests, you might be able to get to all the fresh veggies before they start to over-ripen. To help you put...

Salads are a fantastic side or main dish that you can throw together in a flash. With all the spring and summer produce available, a garden salad will be the perfect addition to your next meal. You’ll love the following collection of delicious and unique salads that use fresh ingredients from home gardens and grocery stores. These salads will come together beautifully with fruits and vegetables, handy kitchen tools and accessories, and classy serveware .  Food Container Hearty Chicken Cobb Salad Let’s start with a familiar salad you might have ordered at a restaurant. A cobb salad is a salad with plenty of different tasty foods. It makes a great main dish, but you can also prepare a large batch of cobb salad for potlucks and BBQs. You’ll need romaine lettuce or fresh greens from your garden, cherry tomatoes or chopped Roma tomatoes, at least one hard-boiled egg, cooked bacon, chicken breast, and a kind of cheese like feta, goat cheese, or blue cheese. Add other ingre...

Every home chef is at their best when they have the most useful kitchenware at their disposal. As such, it should be a priority to pick up the most helpful kitchen essentials if you don’t have them already. However, upgrading to more competent and reliable models of useful kitchenware can be just as important as having them to begin with. Even a better set of salt and pepper shakers can make a big difference!  Master Shredder Food Prep Essential: Master Shredder A high-quality master shredder and grater tool is among the most versatile and useful pieces of kitchenware. It can be used for shredding and grating a huge variety of vegetables, hard cheeses and eggs, chocolate for desserts, and a whole lot more. In addition to making countless recipes easier, they also make a variety of new recipes possible. That makes a handle-operated master shredder an asset for both experienced home chefs and enthusiastic beginners. Stay Sharp: Universal Knife Sharpener Sharpening k...

The veggies are fresh and green. The berries are juicy and delicious. Summer is in the air, and it’s the perfect time to try new recipes with in-season ingredients and fun and inventive kitchen tools. From seasonal fare involving no cooking at all to easy one-pan meals, make the most of your produce and kitchen products. Give your summertime meals and drinks a boost with the following ideas.  Food Containers Spiralized Summer Squash Salad You can make your yellow and green summer squashes more exciting by spiralizing them and preparing a light marinade. Simply put your squash strips in a bowl or colorful food containers with some salt and let them sit for about 10 minutes before draining off the liquid. In the meantime, use a food chopper to whip up a marinade of your choice. Something light and healthy might include lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cilantro, red onion, and honey. Pour your marinade over the veggies to coat them and refrigerate for about 20 minutes b...

It’s the perfect time to plan an at-home gathering for your family and some close friends. You can fire up the grill for an outdoor barbecue or make a light and fresh pasta dish to share around the dining room table. No matter what you plan for spring, you want to be a good host. Or, if you’re attending someone else’s get-together, you’d like to be an excellent guest. Both mean you could welcome some fresh—or at the very least helpful—ideas.  Keep Things Simple for Yourself Simplicity is key for at-home gatherings. Don’t make things too hard on yourself. If you’re going to decorate the house to perfection, go easy on making food and ask others to contribute a dish or two. If you want to prepare all the food yourself, don’t worry about decorating the space as much—your guests will have fun regardless. Ensure There Are Snacks and Treats Whether you prepare them yourself or ask a few guests to bring some snacks, make sure there are plenty of delectable food options wh...

It’s time to fire up the grill and get together with friends and family for backyard barbecues. With a little planning and prep work, your outdoor festivities are sure to be a lot of fun for everyone. Plus, with versatile party essentials, you’ll be able to spend more of your time socializing because you’ll be organized and have the prep work done ahead of time. Here’s a quick list of must-haves to make sure your summer get-togethers go smoothly on the food front.  Bowl Set Festive Reusable Plates Save your fine china and breakable dishware for another occasion. For summer barbeques, think easy, casual serveware but stay away from the disposable options if you can help it. Instead, you could opt for rimmed reusable plates in colorful colors because they’re an environmentally-friendly option. Entertain with ease and feel good about sustainable serveware choices. You can take a great set of plates with you camping, on picnics, or use them at home for the little ones, to...

As springtime and warmer weather inch closer, you’re probably well on your way to cleaning the grill, moving the crockpot to the back shelf, and taking inventory of your summer serveware and storage solutions. Get ready for a new season of baking, grilling, and cooking with the following kitchen products.  Master Shredder Shred and Grate Salads Like a Pro For all those fresh salads and slaws you’re going to make this summer, you’ll need a capable shredder with multiple attachments for grating a hearty amount of food. You can prepare delicious and attractive salads or make tasty veggie burgers efficiently with a hand-held master shredder with a crank. If you have any easy-to-use tool like that, you’ll no longer need to buy pre-shredded cheese or carrots. Prep Fruits and Veggies for Smoothies If you love making fresh smoothies and juices, you can cut your chopping time down significantly if you have a cool chopping tool. You can find choppers that you don’t have to pl...

When you’re slicing lots of fruit or preparing a kid’s snack, you might not use all of it. Instead of wasting half a fruit or forcing yourself to finish it, use creative fruit storage techniques. You can use food containers to store unused or sliced fruit, helping to keep it fresh for even the pickiest fruit eaters. If you need help figuring out the best ways to store your fruit, the following information will help.  Big Container Dedicated Citrus Food Containers The most commonly wasted or forgotten fruits are probably lemon, lime, or orange halves. After using one half, you might have covered the other with a bit of plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Instead of single-use plastic, look for a bright set of citrus keepers for these fruits. Dedicated citrus food containers help them stay fresher for longer. Plus, they’re easy to see in the fridge so that you won’t forget about your fruit! Stackable, Nesting Options for the Fridge You don’t want any larger containers c...

Moving into a new place is a whirlwind of packing, unpacking, and picking out new supplies. Moving into your first place can be tricky because you often don’t have kitchen supplies that you can just pack over from a previous place. But don’t wait until you need to use something to add it to your list. Here is a handy list of essentials from an ice tray to microfiber towels to stock up on before you move into your new place. Be prepared right out the gate!  Ice Tray Kitchen Gadgets Home cooking is so much more fun and enjoyable when you have some nifty kitchen tools and gadgets ready to go. Some of the most widely used are can openers, peelers, cheese graters, mandolins, and colanders. These tools can help you streamline dinnertime no matter what you're making. Various Utensils You will definitely need more than one cooking utensil when you move into your new place. It’s a wonderful idea to stock up on at least one of each of the following: a spatula, a mixing spoon...

One of the best ways to celebrate the arrival of spring is to have a picnic. Not just any picnic either. You want a full course meal of all the foods that help you get in the mood for the new season. Fruit, vegetables, crackers, sandwiches, juice, all of it. But with so much, how do you keep it all organized and ready to serve? With the right food storage containers , each step of the picnic process becomes a breeze, leaving you more time to enjoy the fresh air you missed all winter. Here is a step-by-step guide on organizing your food for a better picnic experience. Make Sure All the Food Is Organized and Ready to Transport Before the Picnic The pre-picnic organization process sets you up for success when you get to the park. Everything can go smoothly if you properly store all of your food. To start, you need containers that keep your food fresh and can be easily stacked and stored together. A Tupperware organizer set is an awesome way to do this. You can keep all your...

You could probably get by with one good knife for cutting tasks in the kitchen. But having a range of slicing tools is much easier and faster. Food and meal prep can be a breeze with everything from a mandoline to a mincer. Who doesn’t love perfectly thin-sliced potatoes for au gratin dishes or shaved parmesan for pizzas? Stock your kitchen with the following tools and find out just how efficient you can become with otherwise time-consuming prep work.  A Deluxe Shredding System If you had a shredding accessory that could quickly grate foods like hard and soft cheeses, raw vegetables, and potatoes, you’d be set on many prep fronts. A convenient shredding product such as a Master Shredder from Tupperware has a hand crank and spinning grates, which makes prepping cheese, carrots, cucumbers, potatoes for hash browns, and even hard-boiled egg yolks, a lot easier. Box graters are handy, too, but they can only do so much. A Multipurpose Mincer for Meat and Everything Else Something li...

Meal prepping can make any week just a little bit easier. You spend one day making meals for the week, and you’re good to go. This frees up so much time in your schedule for other things besides wondering, “What’s for dinner?” Of course, every meal planner needs gear to get the job done and to keep their food fresh all week long (or longer). It’s all about maximizing efficiency, so you’re not stuck in the kitchen doing all the work you had intended to avoid. Here are a few essentials you need to help streamline your meal prep Sunday. Ice Tray Try an Ice Tray for More Than Ice Meal planning isn’t always about cooking and putting together meals all at once. It can be, but when you want to maximize freshness and variety, you might simply prep your ingredients ahead of time for easy cooking during the week. One piece of kitchenware that gets overlooked in meal planning is the ice tray . Sure, you can use it to make quality ice cubes, but there are so many other practical uses for this humb...

You like to keep your kitchen neat and tidy, but that's not always the easiest thing to accomplish. It's actually pretty amazing how quickly the space starts to feel cluttered and difficult to work in, even when you frequently clean up after yourself. This feeling could be due to the size of your kitchen or the number of kitchenware items you have to use to prepare a meal. Instead of feeling frustrated with your space, you can streamline kitchen processes with a few handy kitchen essentials, including food storage containers , quality kitchen tools, and a reliable serveware set. Maintain Organization with Reusable Food Containers If your pantry is a mess, your fridge is filled with unsealed takeout boxes or bowls covered with plastic wrap, and your cabinets hold old containers without lids, it's time to invest in new reusable food containers. These pieces can help you maintain organization in different areas of your kitchen, from your pantry to your fridge. Make sure you f...

Moving into a larger home is exciting, but it can also present a number of challenges. For instance, when you’re used to working in a smaller kitchen, it can be tough to determine the best way to expand your cookware collection, dining set, and food storage solutions to fill the space. There are some obvious additions you can make, like a larger selection of pots and pans or a new set of china for entertaining guests. However, some upgrades may not immediately come to mind. From a new set of high-quality food containers to a knife sharpener and more, here are six kitchen essentials you need when moving into a larger home. A Salad Spinner Whether you’re making a salad for yourself or guests, rinsing, draining, and tossing the salad can take a lot of prep time. It can also be a hassle to be sure your rinsed salad is thoroughly drained. You definitely don’t want to serve a soggy salad. That’s why a salad spinner is essential. It’s effectively able to drain and mix the salad for you. The...

Making delicious, satisfying home-cooked meals goes a lot smoother when you have the right kitchen essentials for the job. Meal prep can be time-consuming, especially when you are working with mediocre equipment or simply don’t have certain products that make life easier. Chopping, dicing, grating, and mixing can be a lot quicker and more enjoyable with kitchen essentials like a mincer , easy-to-clean spatulas, and these other products. Master Shredder Start Shredding with Ease Anyone who uses a shredder regularly knows what a pain (literally) it can be to grate food into fine pieces. Everyone needs at least one efficient shredder that can grate larger quantities of food with comfort and ease. A product like a master shredder from Tupperware, for example, takes the tediousness of grating and shredding out of the equation. With a hand crank and spinning grates, this product makes prepping cheese, carrots, cucumbers, and potatoes a whole lot easier. Silicone Spatulas Make Cleanup a Br...

Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of life, we forget to slow down and appreciate the people we live with. Do you need a great way to reconnect with your own family this winter? Think about hosting a cozy dinner party—just for the people in your house. You could even get in your pajamas because you aren’t going anywhere! Take the chill off these cold days with the following ideas as you plan your dinner party. With the right kitchen tools , your post-holiday dinner will go off without a hitch. What’s on the Menu? So, what’s for dinner? Make it easy on yourself with a casual spread. The best dinner parties are low-key without a lot of stress. Simple comfort food is always the way to your family’s heart. For example, you could whip up a pot of homemade mac and cheese on the stovetop. Cheddar gooeyness is bound to hit the spot no matter how picky some of your younger dinner guests might be. Sliders are another party favorite, and there are so many ways to make them. To make it healthie...