25 Weird Kitchen Gadgets You Never Knew You Needed
If you want a model that doesn't need to be plugged in, go with this one. A good teapot should be insulated and have a built-in infuser with plenty of space for tea leaves to move around. This beauty checks both of those boxes — and it has a stopper that twists to keep the tea leaves from over-steeping. We love that you can make a LOT of tea in this and sit around the table with it for hours.
The number of utensils in a household kitchen varies with time and the style of cooking. They take up a lot of space and you can already do a lot of what it does in an oven or toaster oven. Yes, they’re great for reheating meals but I don’t think investing in one will make you want to cook more if you don’t already. If you have a ton of space in your kitchen AND your budget, and you’re already into cooking, go for it. But if we’re talking about what needs to be on your kitchen equipment essentials, this doesn’t make the cut.
If you're like us, you'll be using your bench scraper to move piles of chopped vegetables from board to bowl, or board to skillet. Or to scrape your board clean of scraps and residue before you start another round of chopping. The more food you prepare with it, the less you'll be able to get along without it. Squeeze out seed- and flesh-free citrus juice, poach perfect eggs, sift flour, steam vegetables, and more. And, of course, your strainer can also serve as a colander for draining pasta and the like, a nice hot-foods counterpart to your salad spinner.
Bake up a hearty casserole or sweet sheet cake with this versatile dish. These come in pretty colors, so find one that matches your dishes; you’ll want to serve right out of it. Easy to clean, lightweight nonstick pans are ideal for scrambling eggs or wilting greens.
This skillet has three bonded layers (that's what the d3 means), so it heats super evenly and gives meat that coveted sear. Sharpen it regularly and you’re on your New Gadgets 2022 way to culinary bliss. You might be wondering if you need a blender and a food processor, but they are used for very different jobs.
We love it, too, because it has a wide opening for loading the peppercorns, a ceramic grinding mechanism, an easy-to-turn crank, and a catcher for measuring and storing. It's incredibly efficient and the grinding mechanism has yet to let us down. We love our LaCroix, but there's no doubt that it's cheaper to make your own seltzer. This SodaStream plugs into an outlet and fizzes water with just one touch of a button (it's not just a clever name!). You can even pick from three levels of how bubbly you want your water.