17-07-2025
34 Kitchen Products You'll Use All The Time
A stainless-steel "soap" to remove the odor of pungent foods from your fingers. After chopping up some garlic, rub your hands on this bar just like a real bar of soap — then bid the smell *farewell*.
And a hand-powered chopper so you can say goodbye to knives and your hands smelling like onions for the next three days. You can even whip up your favorite sauces with this little thang! Just pull the cord a couple of times so the chopper can work its magic.
Cut-resistant gloves if you tend to be a lil' clumsy in the kitchen and you'd rather not have your meal with a side of blood.
A milk frother so you can enjoy a luxurious homemade bevvy with just the push of a button. It's a heck of a lot better than getting in your car and waiting in line at a coffee shop for a $$$$ concoction.
A garlic peeler that'll keep the clove intact while removing the peels and keeping them inside. Just toss your garlic in, press down, and roll to get perfectly peeled garlic in seconds. The best part: Your hands stay odor free!
And a garlic rocker so you can continue to keep your fingers free from the garlicky scent. Just rock it back and forth a few times and you're done!
A waffle spoon rest because it's cute *and* useful as heck, you'll never take it off of your countertop. It's also dishwasher safe, allowing for an easy-peasy cleanup!
Get it from Urban Outfitter for $14.
A pair of herb scissors with FIVE blades. They'll *snip* off so much prep time and cut through herbs or leafy greens in just a matter of seconds!
A flexible spoon that's multifunctional — it measures, it stirs, it flips, it can do anything! OK, not literally anything, but you get the point. Plus, it just gives you less to wash when you do the dishes!
A set of gravity-activated grinders so your poor forearms can take a break from the endless twisting and turning. Once you tip these bad boys over, they'll automatically grind salt or pepper for you.
An awesome Oxo Good Grips 3-in-1 Avocado Slicer that'll not only slice your avocado into seven pieces, but also cut it open and pit it. Say goodbye to running the risk of avocado hand thanks to the safer pit remover! Your next avocado toast will be so delicious, they could even put it on the menu of La Ratatouille!
A genius Whiskware pancake batter mixer so you can whip up some flapjacks, crepes, and more in a jiffy. Just add your desired ingredients to the bottle and shake it with the BlenderBall inside — your forearms won't have to put in the work to whisk it up. You've heard of farm-to-table but have you heard of bottle-to-stove? Just squeeze the batter out onto the griddle and voilà!
A frog kitchen timer — it's simple but will make cooking and baking ~ribbiting~ because of how adorable it is. It goes up to 60 minutes and has a bell-like tone when the time's up!
Promising review: "Cute small timer for baking or whenever a timer is needed. Has a nice loud ring also." —anonymousGet it from World Market for $9.99.
An automatic pan stirrer that looks like it was invented in the future and transported here to be every busy person's savior. If you're making pasta or sauce that requires a lot of "stir-age," just place it on there and catch up on your emails or unopened TikTok DMs.
P.S. if you get the battery-powered style, you'll need four AA review: "It is a joy not to have to stand over the stove and stir. I absolutely love this thing. my favorite is having it stir my oatmeal and grits." —VeVeGet it from Uncommon Goods for $30+ (available in either a battery-powered or rechargeable style).
A pack of dishwasher-safe stretch lids for covering up half-sliced fruits, bowls, and blenders — whatever you need covered, these lids can do it. Wave goodbye to the struggles of sticking on plastic wrap, and welcome these babies into your life.
A strainer that attaches to any pot so you don't have to *strain* your arms holding up a colander. Plus, no pasta will be a flight risk and end up in the sink.
And a colander spoon so you can scoop up food straight out of the pot and strain all excess water and oil — without having to bring out a gigantic colander. Plus, if you're clumsy, this is a heck of a lot safer than lifting a boiling hot pot.
A rapid egg cooker for those who simply don't want to use the stove or just don't know how. It can cook up to six eggs to soft, medium, or hard-boiled firmness, and you can even poach them!
A bench scraper — it's the perfect multipurpose tool designed to accomplish almost anything in the kitchen. From cutting dough to scraping baking sheets to chopping veggies, this baby can do it all.
Promising review: 'Do you also despise cleaning your counters after kneading dough? Do you love making perfectly square biscuits? Well then, this is for you! Not to be too cheesy but…this changed my life. It's so sturdy, the ruler engraved in it is so convenient, and I'm obsessed.' —madisonspGet it from Target for $8 (originally $10).
A 2-in-1 oil sprayer designed to both spray or pour, so you can get a perfect oil coating on your veggies without having to get your hands greasy.
A nifty little dish that's both an egg cracker and a spoon rest. When you tap your egg on the ridge, it'll create a clean break, makin' for easy crackin' so you can add egg to any recipe! Now the crunch from your omelet will *definitely* be from the onions and not little pieces of shell.
A microwave pasta cooker because you know how it goes — a watched pot never boils and you're absolutely starving. This bad boy will give you a batch of al dente pasta in under 15 minutes!
A pig egg yolk separator — it's just as useful as it is adorable. Simply put the pig's lips to the yolk and press in to suck it up. This lil' dude may not be Remy, but he's just as cute and useful!
A pair of shredding claws that'll make shredding chicken, pork, or really anything *so* much easier. With six sharp, giant claws on each side, you won't have to deal with maneuvering tiny utensils to break food apart.
A food chopper so you can just toss all your soft ingredients into the pan without taking out a knife and cutting board. It'll chop everything into one-inch pieces, and you can keep going at it if you want smaller chunks. Plus, it's made with food-safe nylon so it won't scratch or stain any of your cookware!
Farfalloni Pasta Pot Grips that'll put a smile on your face every time you reach for your searing hot pot handles.
Promising review: "These cute, silly pot holders really work. They fit soup pot and Dutch oven handles and make moving the hot and heavy cooking pots easy. Useful and inexpensive gifts like these are appreciated by all." —Sherrie a set of two from the Moma Design Store for $16.
A smart meat thermometer because cooking meat to perfection is just. so. difficult. This little thing connects to your phone through the Meater app, which tells you how long and at what temperature to cook your selected meat for a specific doneness.
Cherry measuring spoons you'll find yourself using quite frequently for both cooking and baking. They're so cute, I doubt they'll ever find a way back to a drawer. Oh, and as an added bonus, the leaf acts as an egg separator!
Get it from for $16.
A Souper Cubes freezer tray for saving hard-to-freeze liquids like sauces and soups, especially if you like to distribute them in portions.
A stunning measuring cup made of borosilicate glass that'll measure out ounces, cups, and milliliters. It comes in either a 2-cup or 4-cup size, so you'll never need several measuring vessels again!
Promising review: "Hard to improve upon a kitchen tool that is as beautiful as it is useful -- every time I pick it up, which is typically more than once a day, it makes me happy that I splurged on it." —Marjorie it from Great Jones for $35+ (available in two sizes).
A time-saving Oxo Tot Grape Cutter because cutting grapes into bite-sized pieces for your tots with a knife is the last thing you want to be doing. Just place a grape in this and press down for four perfectly sliced quarters.
A crab spoon rest so you never have to say "oh, crab" again when the handle of your plastic spatula melts while resting against the pan, or some of your soup drips on the counter while transferring to a dedicated spoon rest. It'll give you a safe, mess-free spot to rest your cooking utensil!
A versatile variable-speed immersion blender because your current blender is becoming an eyesore and taking up way too much space on the counter. This gorgeous tool is perfect for blending, chopping, and more! Plus, it'll fit perfectly in a drawer (not that you'll ever put it away because it's that useful).
This immersion blender has a 2.5-cup chopper, a stainless steel whisk attachment, and a 24-ounce measuring review: 'This tool is amazing. It can replace quite a few of your other kitchen gadgets. I was surprised at the power of this small beast. It did a great job and made the job safe and easy.' —MomandTeacherGet it from Walmart for $32.96 (available in eight colors).
A luxe marble mortar and pestle set so you can effortlessly crush herbs and spices without having to take a mallet to a plastic bag.
Promising review: 'It is a beautiful piece of functional art, and I just love it! I use mine to grind my dried herbs, but I could see many other uses. The grain of the marble is so lovely, and it is so heavy and sturdy but easy to work with and to clean. It looks more expensive than it is...a great value and wise purchase.' —Fanny IGet it from Sur La Table for $39.95.
