Top 5 herb gadgets I use just about every day

I would love to hear what the needle mover is for you in building your home herbalism culture. What has landed as an everyday thing that feels easy?

I know you’re working on embedding more herbal routines into your daily life…

You’ve discovered that’s the only way home herbalism becomes a reality, getting herbs layered in here and there throughout your day.

How do you do it? Which herbal habits grace your day?

Morning herbal tea, using salves, adding more spices to your food? What herbal routines are sticking for you?

My favorite herbal routines are using herbal oils, talking with the plants in my garden, drinking a daily herbal tea and getting lots of herbs into my meals!

There isn’t one way. Everyone has their own preference and style and herbal techniques that they connect with.

I would love to hear what the needle mover is for you in building your home herbalism culture. What has landed as an everyday thing that feels easy? What is your next step that you’d like to work on?

My daily herbal juju involves a few little gadgets that seem to make everything a little easier and more accessible.

I thought you might like to see them, so here they are!

Tea strainer
First up! My most favorite tea strainer in the whole wide world. I love this tea strainer. I think I have tried every tea strainer ever known to man and this one wins the prize. It fits perfectly into just about any sized cup. It has wide edges, so you don’t spill and it is easy to clean. I use this every single day, you can check it out here.

 

 

Lazy Susan
This is one of the best home herbalism hacks you’ll ever hear of. Getting the spices out of the cabinet and on to the table is the secret to herb filled meals. Find a Lazy Susan that you like, place it on the table where you eat your meals and put your favorite herbal sprinkles on the Lazy Susan and watch your herbal intake INCREASE… a lot!!

You can find Lazy Susan’s at thrift stores, kitchen shops and online. Made from wood, metal, bamboo or plastic. One tier or two tiers and they come in all shapes and sizes.

This is also one of the best ways to get the other people you eat with to start experimenting with more herbs and spices in their meals. I have been told by dozens of moms that this one move was the single biggest game changer for using more herbs in their daily lives.

Do you have a Lazy Susan yet? Seriously, try this.

 

 

Spice dispenser
If you really want to save money on your herb and spice blends, purchase herbs in bulk and make your own herbal sprinkles.

I usually have about 4 or 5 spice blends on my Lazy Susan and refill them about once every season. (FYI, my book, The Herbal Kitchen has an entire chapter on blending your own spice mixtures).

This is so simple, but if you don’t have the jars to hold your spice blends on hand, it just doesn’t happen! You can even start with something as simple as putting cinnamon or cardamom on your Lazy Susan.

Just get the spices out of the cabinet and onto the table. When you have a dozen of these jars in your cupboard, you are more inspired to start mixing your own spice blends!

You can order the spice jars here and pick the color lid you want.

Make sure to also order the fitment top that allows the spice to drizzle out instead of it all pouring out at once.

 

 

Olive oil dispenser
The other super healthy herbal hack that we always have around is herb filled olive oil at the ready!

Adding a teaspoon of organic olive oil to your meal after it has been prepared is one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself.

Organic olive oil is highly antioxidant, reduces inflammation and is considered a heart protective food. We keep herb filled olive oil on our Lazy Susan and drizzle a teaspoon here and there on all kinds of food.

You can use just plain olive oil or you can check out one of my favorite herb filled olive oil drizzles here.

Having the olive oil on the table helps you get into the habit of eating little bits of non-cooked olive oil on a regular basis. I like this dispenser, because it has a little flap that covers the spout.

Oil oxidizes when exposed to air, so this little gadget helps keep your olive oil fresh.

There are lots of olive oil dispensers out there, just make sure to find one that has some kind of lid or flap to keep the air exposure down. Here is one that I like.

 

 

Mini Standing Grater
Get yourself a cute little mini grater! If you have small children, buy a couple of them so they can play with grating lemon peel and nutmeg. I can’t even tell you how much nutmeg my son grated when he was around 5 years old.

Find creative ways to let your kids play with herbs, it normalizes the strong spice scents for their nervous system and they are more likely to eat diverse flavors when they get older.

This little grater is literally no more than 3 inches tall. It is small enough to keep on the Lazy Susan and we always have one at our dinner table.

What do we use it for? I love fresh grated orange and lemon zest on almost any kind of salad, rice or quinoa dish.

The citrus peels are a great digestive aid and add so much flavor. I also love ½ tsp of grated fresh ginger in soups and salads to help keep away colds.

This grater is the perfect gadget for grating a dash of fresh nutmeg into your morning chai or evening golden milk.

Ok, there you have it, my daily gadget stash!

Leave me a comment below and let me know what favorite gadgets you use to support your growing herbal habits!