Get your Kitchen Ready for Ramadan: Hosting, Cooking, and Healthy Meal Prep Essentials

As Ramadan approaches, your thoughts may turn to dining tables laden with healthy dishes as you share magical Iftars with family and friends. To bring your visions to life, prepare your kitchen for Ramadan with bakeware, cookware sets, and time-saving appliances. With a few clever kitchen additions, you'll find cooking for a crowd a cinch, giving you more time to focus on hosting your loved ones during the holy month.  

Perfectly prepared

Whether you’re rustling up a post-sundown supper for your small family or all your nearest and dearest, streamline the preparations with high-quality kitchen appliances that do all the hard work for you. If you’ve yet to introduce a stylish KitchenAid to your countertop, there’s no better time than Ramadan. While they’re just the ticket for mixing up bumper batches of cake batter and bread dough, KitchenAid attachments can also help you grind meat, shred cooked chicken, and slice and dice veggies – just right for all your wholesome Ramadan specialities. 

Get your nutritious soups silky smooth and avoid the kitchen nightmare of a lumpy sauce with a high-powered blender. Crate and Barrel offer stick and jug blenders, which can also come in handy for crushing ice when you’re mixing a round of refreshing mocktails. 

Effortless oven to tabletop

As a host, it's a special moment when you fetch a bubbling baking dish from the oven and place it on the tabletop to the sound of appreciative oohs and aahs from your guests. This style of service is perfect for buffet-style Iftars, where guests can dig in and quell their hunger with a hearty, savoury bake or stew. Keep your laid-back, oven-to-tabletop aesthetic immaculate with ceramic and cast-iron bakeware and cookware from leading brands like Le Creuset and Caraway. 

Bountiful baking

For those with a sweet tooth, the best part of breaking the fast is the dessert that brings an Iftar to its close. Lovingly prepare your family scrumptious sweet treats like crunchy knafeh, unctuous baklava, and buttery basbousa using sturdy, non-stick bakeware that will cook your creations evenly and offer a clean release when it's time to serve. Expand your baking repertoire and try your hand at a range of baked goodies this Ramadan with a multi-purpose set, such as Crate and Barrel's signature bakeware collection or a 10-piece set by Calphalon®. 

A satisfying Suhur

Make the everyday moments during Ramadan extra special this year. Why not upgrade kitchen essentials like your toaster, kettle, or coffee machine to make even the simplest Suhur a meal to be savoured? Prepare for the day of fasting with a nourishing round of wholegrain toast, then brew a delicious hot beverage like a mint tea or erk sous, with kitchen staples from trendy brands like Smeg, Sage, and Chantal at Crate and Barrel. 

With the right appliances and cookware, you’ll enjoy quiet moments of contemplation and reflection as you spend time preparing feasts for your loved ones this Ramadan.