THE BEST Kitchen

Larch Wood Canada creates beautiful cutting boards using meticulously-selected sticks of Canadian larch. The end-grain pieces are lined up by pattern, revealing repetitive shapes that occur in nature. They also make custom countertops. See how they’re made here.

Upgrade your kitchen with this set of Japanese kitchen knives, each with a sharp 12° cutting edge, and triple-riveted full tang construction. Includes 8.5″, 7″, and 5″ blade lengths and a wooden storage box. Save an extra 20% in The Awesomer Shop with code CMSAVE20 through 12/3/19.

We can’t get Monty Python’s Lumberjack Song out of our head after laying our eyes on Fred & Friends’ whimsical beechwood cheese board and knife set that looks like a slice of felled wood with a hatchet buried in it. Just don’t try chopping down any trees with this tiny axe.

Family stressing you out at holiday gatherings? Lighten the mood this year when you go to cut the turkey with a chainsaw. While an actual chainsaw would be entertaining, we’d suggest the Mighty Carver, an electric carving knife which won’t end up destroying the bird or your dining table.

This kitchen gadget from Curtis Stone doubles as both a sous vide cooker, as well as a beverage cooler. In heating mode, it can precision cook meats sealed in a sous vide bag, while in cooling mode, it helps maintain the temperature of chilled drinks. Take an extra 15% in The Awesomer Shop using code BFSAVE15 (through 12/15/19).

This is the droid cookware you’re looking for. The R2-D2 Mini Cocotte casserole is just one of eight licensed Star Wars kitchen pieces cooked up by Le Creuset to precede the December debut of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Priced $20-$450, the collection drops 11/1/2019 in a retail shop, not so far, far away.

This premium set of Japanese kitchen knives is ready to slice and dice with absolute precision. Each features a hardened, carbon-rich stainless steel blade, and a triple-riveted handle. Includes an 8.5″ slicing knife, a 7″ vegetable knife, and a 5″ utility knife, packed in a wooden box with a whetstone for sharpening.

Easily cook your favorite dishes with this programmable cooker. It has programs for pressure cooking, slow cooking, sautéing, steaming, making cakes, pasteurizing, making yogurt, cooking rice, making eggs, and warming, all in one appliance. Save an extra 15% in The Awesomer Shop with code COOKING15OFF.

Level up your style and mise en place skills with these sleek and sharp ceramic kitchen knives. The set includes a blue-handled 4″ paring knife, 5″ utility knife, 5″ serrated knife, 6″ chef knife, and 7″ large chef knife, along with a black geometric knife block, designed by Christian Bird. Save 58% in The Awesomer Shop.

If you’ve ever been to Hong Kong, you’ve probably encountered food vendors selling these deliciously chewy bubble waffles. Now you can make them in your own kitchen with the MasterChef bubble waffle maker. It has a non-stick cooking surface, and makes beautifully-textured waffles in less than 5 minutes.

Upgrade your kitchen with this pair of essential cutting tools from Edge of Belgravia. The set of modern kitchen knives includes a 4″ paring knife and 7.5″ chef’s knife, both made from non-stick coated stainless steel, and set into a grippy, rubber-coated ABS plastic handle.

Ever need to cool down drinks for guests in a hurry? The InnoChiller is a cooling accelerator that can take a six-pack from room temp to chilled in just 12 minutes. Its high-speed fan and wind tunnel work in concert with your freezer or refrigerator to speed up cooling. It has various program lengths for different drink containers.

A smart way to store food or other small items, these see-through cylindrical containers can adjust in height as you use up your goods, extracting excess air along the way to increase their longevity. Works great for dry goods or in your fridge for chopped veggies and such.

Etee is an upcoming online shop that will sell only plastic-free, reusable and biodegradable goods. Its products at launch include cling wrap, toothbrushes, and soap. Pledge on its Kickstarter now to become a lifetime member, which lets you buy at wholesale prices.

The comically large Infinity Gauntlet meat tenderizer will put a smile on a cook’s face. It’s designed to be made from gold-tinted stainless steel with a silicone handle inside. Sadly, this is just a concept at this point, and not yet up for purchase.

This portable ice maker lets you bring ice cubes right to the table and serve them without a mess or having to touch the cubes with your hands. Each one makes and dispenses a dozen cubes, and is easy to fill and freeze. Grab a two-pack in The Awesomer Shop.

This floating gadget alerts you exactly when your pot of hot water is boiling and ready for use. Simply drop it into water, and it turns on automatically, setting off an alert when the water reaches 212ºF so you can spend your time doing other things instead of watching your pot.

Produced using 3D printing tech, this handy gadget from SOLIDink3d makes it easy to open twist-off or traditional bottle caps, and can also pop open those tricky soda can tabs. It’s especially useful for people with arthritis or a weak grip.

An eye-catching and unique set of stainless steel kitchen knives with titanium rainbow electroplating. Includes an 8″ chef’s knife, 8″ bread knife, 7″ santoku knife, 5″ utility knife, and a 3.5″ paring knife. Available with red/black or green/black handles.

A tabletop kitchen appliance that makes the process of creating cheese as simple as possible. Its companion app walks you through every step. The app also lets you discover more recipes as well as order ingredients. The device shown here is clearly a rough prototype.

Even the hardest blocks of parmesan and romano won’t stand a chance when they face off against Peleg Design’s mighty kitchen implement, inspired by the shape of a classic Roman battle sword. Makes a great display, Excalibur style in a block of cheese.

ProudGrill’s Slide & Serve BBQ Skewers have a fish bone design that offer several advantages over traditional skewers. They let you slide food on and off easily, cook more food in one go, and it make it easy to cook both sides evenly.

The Splid is a combination of a teaspoon and a lid (and a glass container, since every Splid comes with one). It’s a quick way of dispensing salt, coffee and other dry edibles and ingredients without reaching for a fresh teaspoon every time.

The Thermomix TM6 improves on its predecessor by adding even functions, such as sous-vide, high temperature cooking, slow cooking, caramelizing and fermentation. It still weighs, stirs, chops, blends, grinds and more. Drops Summer 2019 for $1499.

The Flipfork Boss turns the spatula into a 5-in-1 grilling tool. Its large fork, serrated edge, knife edge and bottle opener will make you the grill master, moving from task to task with ease. Its acacia wood handle is moisture-resistant and antibacterial.

LifeStraw is known for its outdoor water filter straws. The company is now bringing its expertise to the home with this elegant but highly effective two-stage filtration system. The Home pitcher also has an easy fill lid and is made of shatter-resistant glass.