Techniques

Vegans need to do a great deal of preparation. Arm yourself with the right equipment to make life easier: a sharp vegetable knife, a decent peeler, a julienne peeler, canner, pressure cooker, mandoline, and 2 Microplanes (fine and coarse). More expensive but essential is a good, powerful blender such as a Vitamix. Other less essential equipment would be a dehydrator, a stovetop smoker and a spiralizer for making vegetable “ribbons and noodles.”