Wonderful one-vessel meals are a snap with the proper cookware. Everyone wants to put a fresh healthful meal on the table, but we just don’t always have the time to achieve that goal.

There is a great helper out there. It’s called the slow cooker or crock-pot. The newest higher quality models offer automatic timers so that you can pre-set whatever serving time you want. Just add a tossed salad to the table and your meal is complete and completely healthy, all in one vessel.

These cookers are also very budget friendly as they allow you to use less tender cuts of meat and still come out with a very succulent end product.

We love to toss all the ingredients for a one pot meal into our crock-pot and take a drive. When we come home, the house smells wonderful. When we are ready to eat, there is a wonderful home-style one vessel meal waiting. It’s a relaxing tactic we highly recommend.

The Electric Skillet: These skillets allow you to maintain a constant even temperature while cooking. Heavy construction and high quality controls are essential. Using an electric frying pan also frees up the stovetop for other preparation duties. These fryers are another wonderful one vessel meal cooking option.

Food Processor: Not everyone enjoys or has the time to slice or dice the ingredients for a fresh healthy recipe. Most good processors have variable speed motors that allow you to grate or chop to whatever consistency you want. They are great for mixing too. Making all sorts of dough and various sauces are just two examples of the work you can save yourself by using a processor as your one mixing vessel.

The Electric Knife: We love our sharp knives, however, there are particular times an electric knife is the way to go. They are so handy for carving turkey, chicken or roasts. Bread is also a perfect way to use these knives, especially the crustier breads. With only a little practice you will be cutting expert looking slices of your favorite meats and breads.

 
One vessel meals are a great way to get back some of your precious time and we say that's wonderful.