Study: What’s inside America’s kitchens to prepare fresh meals
The most common items found in American kitchens are ingredient-oriented and used to make fresh meals and snacks, as opposed to ready-to-eat food items.
U.S. consumers have a renewed interest in cooking freshly prepared meals, but not in spending more time doing it, according to a recent kitchen audit conducted by The NPD Group, Chicago. While convenience has always been a chief consideration in America’s kitchens, the definition of convenience is constantly in flux, and now saving consumers time with their freshly prepared foods is essential. The move toward fresh or clean eating has had an impact on how kitchens are equipped and set up today. Pantries are stocked differently and kitchen appliances, cookware, technology and tools are evolving to make fresh food prep and cooking more convenient and foolproof, reports NPD.
The most common items found in American kitchens are ingredient-oriented and used to make fresh meals and snacks, as opposed to ready-to-eat food items. Kitchen appliances fall into the buckets of “make life easier,” like coffee pod machines and dishwashers; “make it my way,” like juicers and vacuum sealers; and “make it for me,” like electric pressure cookers and sous vide machines.