Meal prep pays off all week, but the session itself can be a drag, from chopping a mountain of vegetables to juggling every pot on the stove. The right gadgets can turn this hassle into a highlight, and QVC’s range has something for every need and stage, from prepping and cooking through storage.
tl;dr
- We’ve rounded up seven meal prep picks, from a cordless chopper and hand mixer bundle and a two-zone air fryer to a multi-cooker, grain cooker and versatile storage.
- QVC’s curated range covers every stage of meal prep, and you can see products demonstrated on TV, in kitchen programming and online before shopping across TV, digital and mobile.
- QVC only partners with trusted, top-rated brands — including Ninja, KitchenAid and LocknLock — backed by reliable customer service, so you can buy with confidence.
Choosing meal prep gadgets
The best meal prep gadgets are those that make light work of the jobs you dislike most. For some, that will be chopping; for others, it’s watching pots on the stove or finding enough containers for a week of lunches. QVC’s curated selection covers all of these jobs and more, from time-saving prep tools and multi-function cookers to stackable pots built for the fridge and freezer.
Gadgets are hard to judge from a photo, though, and a spec sheet won’t show how a cooker handles a big batch or how a chopper works in use, so QVC also features demos for all of its products on its TV channel, in its kitchen programming and in videos on individual listings. This isn’t just helpful for narrowing down choices; it’s also a great source of inspiration and entertainment.
Finally, it pays to buy from brands you can rely on. QVC only partners with established, top-rated names like Ninja, KitchenAid and LocknLock, backed by reliable customer service if anything needs sorting out, which is why so many shoppers come back to QVC for their next kitchen upgrade.
Meal prep gadgets
The KitchenAid Go Cordless Mixer and Chopper Bundle with Battery covers two prep jobs, pairing a chopper and hand mixer in one. It’s cordless and powered by a rechargeable battery, making it super easy to move around your kitchen, and comes with a 3.5-cup chopper bowl, lid and shield.
Speaking of doubling up on jobs, the Ninja Foodi XL 6-in-1 DualZone Air Fryer has two cooking zones each with 5-quart baskets. You can cook two batches at once, air fry protein and vegetables side-by-side or combine any one of its six functions: air fry, air broil, roast, bake, reheat and dehydrate.
For soups, stews and braises, the Ninja Foodi Everyday 8-in-1 Possible Cooker Pro is a one-pot answer to batch cooking. Bottom heating elements sear and sauté, and the cooker then moves on to slow cook, braise, steam, bake, proof, sous vide or keep warm, so a whole batch can come together in a single pot. The 6.5-quart pot is oven-safe to 500°F.
If grains are the backbone of your prep, the KitchenAid Compact 8-Cup Grain and Rice Cooker cooks a large batch in one go. Sensors know how much grain, rice or beans you’ve added, and the cooker calculates the ideal water-to-grain ratio, measuring the liquid as you add it. Sixteen presets cover everything from quinoa to farro, and a steam function handles vegetables, eggs, fish and more.
Finally, the Temp-tations 13” x 9” Borosilicate Glass Baker suits casseroles and pasta bakes. It’s made from borosilicate glass that’s freezer-, microwave- and oven-safe to 500°F, and it’s designed for baking, roasting and serving.
To portion and pack everything away, the reusable Bentgo 20pc Prep Single Compartment Bowl Set includes 10 covered bowls with lids. The bowls stack to save space and are freezer-, microwave- and top-rack dishwasher-safe.
For bulkier batches, the LocknLock Tritan Rectangles offer 22.5 cups of total capacity across three containers. You can clearly see what’s inside each, and the set is BPA-free, as well as refrigerator-, freezer-, microwave- and dishwasher-safe.
