Awesome Kitchen

This versatile kitchen accessory combines a food chopper, a spice and coffee grinder with a kitchen timer, a digital scale, an ambient light, and a clock. It does all that, and it gets out of your way when not in use thanks to a magnetic strip you can mount on your wall that holds the KitchyHub and your knives.

Pop-Tarts are one of our guilty pleasures – especially the frosted cherry and chocolate fudge ones. While Fred’s Slop Tart sponges might whet your appetite for the real deal, they’re meant for wetting dirty dishes and sinks. The pack includes four compressed sponges that look just like Kellogg’s iconic toaster pastries. Just don’t try to take a bite out of them.

Thailand bladesmith Wanchana Kanrangsee makes this absolutely stunning chef’s knife using the San Mai steel method. Its 325 mm blade incorporates folded layers of stainless and high-carbon steel to create a bold, one-of-a-kind design. Finishing things off is an ebony wood handle with a titanium liner. A special knife for a special person.

The latest from the makers of the slim Memobottle water bottle is a modern bento box. Perfect for packing lunches, it has an insulated outer shell and swappable inner containers for quick cleanup. The silicone containers can go from your oven or microwave to the fridge or freezer. They’re dishwasher-safe, stackable, and come with lids for storage.

This cutting board is made from an unconventional material. Instead of wood or plastic, the SIKI is made from a 1 mm thick sheet of titanium. The strong, lightweight material won’t absorb food, mold, or bacteria, nor will it rust or retain odors. A bent corner makes it easy to pick up. It measures approximately 10.8″ square and is handcrafted by Japan’s Asahi Tekko.

Dreamfarm is always coming up with useful and unique kitchen gadgets. The Flegg is designed to cook perfectly round eggs for breakfast sandwiches and topping off ramen. Made from heat-resistant, non-stick silicone, it perfectly contains a single egg, can flip it over and deposit it onto your plate. Sold as a set of two.

Japan’s Satake Cutlery creates these modern kitchen knives that stand out thanks to their quality construction and matte black finish. The blades are crafted from stainless steel and come in four sizes: large, medium, petty, and paring. Sold individually.

You never want to take a hot pan out of the oven with bare hands (bear hands are acceptable, though.) These playful oven mitts from Firebox look just like two delicious baguettes: golden-brown and crusty on the outside and white and fluffy on the inside. But no matter how good they look, don’t bite in.

Random Hands shows how they turned a stack of stainless steel rulers into a unique Damascus pattern, which he sandwiched around high-carbon steel to make a beautiful Japanese-style meat cleaver. He fitted it with a hexagonal wood handle and a hand-stitched leather sheath. We’d love this knife in our kitchen, but sadly, this one isn’t for sale.

Most kitchens are equipped with pots, pans, and basic utensils. We’ve assembled a baker’s dozen of the best kitchen gadgets and gifts to help take your food prep to the next level. Each of our selections is useful and clever in its approach, from unique measuring spoons to cake and pizza slicers to a tool that turns a lemon into a juice spritzer.

Get your groove on in the kitchen while you scrub pots and pans with Fred’s playful cassette tape dish sponges. The set includes four 3″ x 4.5″ sponges packaged in a cardboard boombox. Crank up your favorite retro playlist while doing your dishes with these.

No vent hood in your kitchen? Then you know how bad the smoke and smells can get. The AirHood is a portable fan that extracts cooking fumes from any kitchen. The fan sets up on your countertop and uses a charcoal filter and oil filter to help purify the air and keep oil from building up on surfaces. It’s available in both wired and battery-powered versions.

This innovative kitchen gadget helps keep herbs fresh longer in the fridge. It features a small water reservoir in its base and a specially vented herb holder which helps to preserve ingredients. In addition to stainless steel, there’s a cheaper plastic model, and a smaller version too.

Rock out with your spoons out with Fred’s Mix Stix. Made of beechwood, these 13″ kitchen spoons have drumstick tips on their handles so you can bang out some beats on your pots and pans. The set includes one solid spoon and one slotted spoon. Also great for drummers who need to taste soup while playing.

Kitchen knives are the right size for chopping veggies and butchering meats. But that didn’t stop Faraway Forge from making this impractical chef’s knife just to prove that it could be done. Its blade started as a rusty piece of scrap metal, and the finished piece looks more appropriate for combat than for cooking.

There’s no need to choose between fluffy pancakes or crispy waffles with the PanWaffle. It’s a stovetop pan that makes a waffle in the middle of a pancake. It has handles that stay cool and it comes apart so you can fit it inside a dishwasher.