22 Clever Kitchen Tools That Might Just Blow Your Culinary Mind A Little

Alright, your spices are organized and your bananas are living their best bruise-free life. Getting your ingredients sorted is key, but the real action happens during prep time. Slicing, dicing, shredding – it can be the most time-consuming (and sometimes finger-endangering) part of cooking. Let's look at some gadgets designed to make chopping, spiralizing, and general food wrangling much less of a chore.

Now that your ingredients are prepped like a pro (or at least, much faster than usual), it's time to think about the actual cooking and serving. From getting the perfect egg consistency without stress to applying just the right amount of oil, these next few items focus on refining the cooking process itself and adding efficiency right up until the food hits the plate (or the toaster pops).