{"id":1822,"date":"2016-09-17T23:23:20","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T03:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homesteadersupply.com\/blog\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2018-12-13T17:04:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T22:04:23","slug":"9-unusual-ways-use-prepper-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesteadersupply.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/9-unusual-ways-use-prepper-pro.html","title":{"rendered":"9 Unusual Ways to Use a Prepper Pro in the Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PrepperWhat’s a Prepper Pro?<\/h1>\n

We\u00a0originally designed the Prepper Pro<\/a>\u00a0as a tool for\u00a0canning and\u00a0fermenting. It’s perfect for compressing veggies when packing them into jars or fermenting vessels. And it does a great job of\u00a0breaking up fibrous\u00a0veggies so they release their juices before fermenting.<\/p>\n

The Prepper Pro has a small end, which fits well in a\u00a0small-mouth canning jar, and\u00a0a\u00a0large end,\u00a0which fits\u00a0large-mouth canning jars. \u00a0The\u00a0different sized ends\u00a0make the tool even more versatile.<\/p>\n

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Our artisans handcraft each\u00a0Prepper Pro\u00a0from quality Appalachian maple wood.\u00a0It’s easy to grip and feels good\u00a0in your hand. The Prepper Pro’s\u00a0ergonomic design makes it\u00a0comfortable to hold and easy to use. The wood is\u00a0seasoned with 100% organic coconut oil.\u00a0Take care of it properly, and it will last a long time.<\/p>\n

Now we make our Prepper Pro with Hard Cheery Wood also sourced from Appalachian forests in the USA!\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"<\/p>\n

Why Every Kitchen Needs a Prepper Pro<\/h1>\n

If your kitchen tools\u00a0include\u00a0a Prepper Pro, you can be sure\u00a0it won’t\u00a0sit\u00a0on the\u00a0counter collecting dust. Even if you never do any canning or fermenting, you’ll find yourself instinctively reaching for your Prepper Pro time and again. \u00a0I use mine at least once a day.<\/p>\n

9 Unusual Things You Can Do with a Prepper Pro<\/h1>\n

We find the Prepper Pro handy for a wide variety of unrelated kitchen tasks.\u00a0Here are 9 creative ways you can use your\u00a0Prepper Pro (that don’t involve canning or fermenting).<\/p>\n

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    1. Breaking Up Ice<\/strong>\u00a0– Sometimes ice cubes stick together and need to be separated before you can use them. This often happens\u00a0when you purchase large bags of ice\u00a0at the grocery store. By the time you get it home, the ice has\u00a0melted a little. Refreezing ice that’s slightly wet can cause some of the cubes to clump together. Usually, the ice\u00a0loosens up fairly easily if\u00a0you forcefully drop the bag\u00a0on the kitchen counter a few times. You can break up any remaining clumps by giving them a couple quick whacks\u00a0with the large end of your Prepper Pro.<\/li>\n
    2. Tamping Down Shaved Ice<\/strong> – If you have a snow cone maker<\/a>, you know it\u00a0produces\u00a0light, fluffy snow that’s just right\u00a0for making slushies. But if you want a thicker frozen drink, or a tightly packed snow cone, you need to compress the shaved ice. A Prepper Pro makes it easy to\u00a0tamp down the ice until it’s packed as tightly as you\u00a0want it. \u00a0Using the flat side of the end that best fits your container\u00a0offers a great deal of control, so the ice gets packed evenly all the way around. Best of all, there’s no mess!<\/li>\n
    3. Breaking Up\u00a0Granola<\/strong> – Homemade granola tends\u00a0to stick together in clumps as it cools. You can eliminate the clumps easily by lightly tapping them with the flat end of your Prepper Pro after the\u00a0granola has cooled to room temperature.<\/li>\n
    4. Breaking Up Homemade Candy <\/strong>– Certain kinds of candy, like brittle and toffee, need to be broken up after it has set up or cooled. So the next time you whip up a batch of homemade peanut brittle, just\u00a0slide a spatula under the slab of candy to lift it up off the pan. And then use your trusty Prepper Pro to\u00a0break the brittle into pieces.<\/li>\n
    5. Pounding Chicken into Cutlets<\/strong> – You can use your Prepper Pro like a mallet to pound pieces of chicken (or other meat) into cutlets. Place\u00a0a manageable slice of meat in a gallon-size Ziploc freezer bag and seal it. Then pound away with the flat side of the large end until the cutlet\u00a0reaches the desired thickness.<\/li>\n
    6. Bruising Herbs<\/strong> – \u00a0Some recipes require herbs, like basil or mint, to be bruised to improve\u00a0the flavor. Place the\u00a0herbs in a bowl and then gently bend or press the leaves with one\u00a0end of the Prepper Pro. When they\u00a0show a wet crease, you have ruptured their cell walls and released their tasty oils.<\/li>\n
    7. Making Butter<\/strong> – After you’ve made your butter and washed it, you can use the flat end of your Prepper Pro to pound out any remaining water. Pour off any water that gets released as you work the butter.\u00a0This helps your butter stay fresh longer. (Butter goes rancid quickly unless all the water or buttermilk is removed.)<\/li>\n
    8. Crushing Berries\u00a0<\/strong>– You can crush small amounts of berries or other soft fruit by using the flat end of your Prepper Pro to press the fruit through a sieve. This separates the pulp and seeds from the juice. You can then use the crushed fruit and fruit juice in recipes, or to make jellies and preserves.\u00a0 Check the photo here pressing prepared elderberries with the Prepper Pro. Elderberries can improve your immune system to ward off colds and flu especially in the winter!\"\"<\/li>\n
    9. Cracking Nuts and Seeds<\/strong> – You can use the flat end of your Prepper Pro as a nut cracker or pestle. To crack a nut, give it a good, hard whack. If the shell is very hard, you might need to whack the nut\u00a0more than once. If the shell is soft, a gentle tap might be enough.\u00a0You might want to wrap\u00a0the nut\u00a0in\u00a0a bit of cheesecloth first so you can hold it in place\u00a0and protect your fingers. The Prepper Pro also works great for crushing certain kinds of seeds.\u00a0For example, you can use it\u00a0much like a pestle to break up\u00a0whole cardamon pods. Tap them lightly until the pods release the little black seeds inside. Then you can pick the pod fragments out with your fingers and use the cardamon seeds in recipes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      What creative uses have you found for your\u00a0Prepper Pro? Share your ideas in the comments section at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      What’s a Prepper Pro? We\u00a0originally designed the Prepper Pro\u00a0as a tool for\u00a0canning and\u00a0fermenting. It’s perfect for compressing veggies when packing them into jars or fermenting vessels. And it does a great job of\u00a0breaking up fibrous\u00a0veggies so they release their juices before fermenting. The Prepper Pro has a small end, which fits well in a\u00a0small-mouth canning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,199,221],"tags":[222],"class_list":["post-1822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","category-kitchen-products","category-prepper-pro","tag-unusual-uses-for-prepper-pro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadersupply.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadersupply.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadersupply.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadersupply.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadersupply.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadersupply.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadersupply.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadersupply.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadersupply.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}