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Jaben · 11-08-2006, 10:36 PM

Hobbes,

You could definitely survive for 30 days with a food processor and blender. The blender doesn't have to be a Vita Mix to start but you will want to get one eventually. So, I would start there and expand as you are inspired or find good deals. I bought my Excalibur and Vita Mix on Ebay.

My list of essential equipment for a long term raw foods kitchen is the Green Star juicer, the Vita Mix blender, Cuisinart food processor, Excalibur dehydrator, Kitchen Aid coffee/seed grinder, good knives, a salad spinner, a young coconut cleaver, a julienne tool, sprouting containers and a mandolin.

In June I had no blender so I was making smoothies in my food processor, very messy!

I really love the dehydrator. For dinner I had energy flat bread (sprouted buckwheat, flax and germinated almonds). It is the same texture as pita bread, well close anyway. And, it tastes like it's fresh out of the oven even after freezing it and thawing it. Actually, better because it has life too it. It maintains pretty much the same flavor after dehydration as before. With it I had sprouted chickpea jalapeño hummus in which chickpea miso and cashew butter are the secret ingredients. Until you have a dehydrator you may want to try Manna sprouted bread. It's the closest to raw bread you can buy at any health food store.

If I had to give up 1 of the four main appliances, a food processor, blender, juicer or dehydrator I would have a very difficult time choosing.

11-08-2006, 10:36 PM	#17 (permalink)
Jaben Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 123	Essential Equipment Hobbes, You could definitely survive for 30 days with a food processor and blender. The blender doesn't have to be a Vita Mix to start but you will want to get one eventually. So, I would start there and expand as you are inspired or find good deals. I bought my Excalibur and Vita Mix on Ebay. My list of essential equipment for a long term raw foods kitchen is the Green Star juicer, the Vita Mix blender, Cuisinart food processor, Excalibur dehydrator, Kitchen Aid coffee/seed grinder, good knives, a salad spinner, a young coconut cleaver, a julienne tool, sprouting containers and a mandolin. In June I had no blender so I was making smoothies in my food processor, very messy! I really love the dehydrator. For dinner I had energy flat bread (sprouted buckwheat, flax and germinated almonds). It is the same texture as pita bread, well close anyway. And, it tastes like it's fresh out of the oven even after freezing it and thawing it. Actually, better because it has life too it. It maintains pretty much the same flavor after dehydration as before. With it I had sprouted chickpea jalapeño hummus in which chickpea miso and cashew butter are the secret ingredients. Until you have a dehydrator you may want to try Manna sprouted bread. It's the closest to raw bread you can buy at any health food store. If I had to give up 1 of the four main appliances, a food processor, blender, juicer or dehydrator I would have a very difficult time choosing. Last edited by Jaben; 11-09-2006 at 03:13 AM.