6 Essential Kitchen Tools for Vegan and Raw Cuisine

cooking tools for vegan and raw food cooks

You don't have to pack your cabinets with tons of tools to create dishes mirroring those of the best vegan and raw food chef's. With just a few core investments you can prepare a wide variety of meals, keep your kitchen sustainable, and make sure your diet is healthy and interesting. Read on to see our recommendations on the top tools needed to cook vegan and raw like the pros.

cooking tools for vegan and raw food cooks

1. Eco Friendly Cutting Boards Select a set of durable and sustainable food-grade cutting boards, such as ones made from polypropylene and flax husk. Using  flax husk reduces the amount of plastic used for a traditional poly board, and allows it to be 100% recyclable. Bamboo cutting boards are another good choice for a renewable material board.

cooking tools for vegan and raw food cooks

2. Small Set of Professional Knives

Using good knives will make your preparation easier and faster. There items can get pricey, so you can choose a few key pieces to start your collection. For chopping vegetables and ingredients core to vegan and raw cuisine, your set could include a chef's knife or santoku, paring knife, and a vegetable knife.

cooking tools for vegan and raw food cooks

3. Food Processor

Food processors are fantastic for chopping and mixing, especially for foods that would bind in a mixer or blender. Mix dates, nuts, and dried fruit to make amazing energy bars. Blending tomatoes, peppers, cilantro and lime will give you a quick and tasty salsa! This item can take up space and be pricey, so if you are looking for an alternative, there are many companies that make tiny choppers that can do a decent job.

cooking tools for vegan and raw food cooks

4. Salad Spinner Help speed up washing and drying your greens with a salad spinner. These spinners are great for more than just removing water from greens. In a pinch, you can use the inside basket as a colander. Rinse beans, drain soaked nuts, or wash small veggies like cherry tomatoes. You can also use the spinner to evenly coat your salad with dressing and drain off the excess.

cooking tools for vegan and raw food cooks

5. Spiral Vegetable Cutter

To keep your vegan and raw cuisine interesting, a spiral cutter is truly amazing. Use yellow squash, carrots, zucchini, and even apples to many "noddles" for uber healthy raw "pasta".

cooking tools for vegan and raw food cooks

6. Professional Blender Investing in a high-end blender is worth every penny for vegan and raw food culinary artists! Smoothies, nut milks, soups, dips, dough, and many more recipes can be made with easy. Pro blenders will hack through frozen fruits, ice, and hard to blend items that will make other blenders bind.