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Best Kitchen Tools and Accessories

Whenever I recommend a product, I always like to start with what I use.

But I also like to give people a range of prices too. But with ANYTHING I recommend from Amazon, I always use the following criteria:

  • It has to be a minimum of 4 stars
  • The product has to have at least 100 reviews (or be something I own)
  • No more than 5% of all the reviews are bad ones

I find that only recommending products that meet the test of that means that you get great products every time.  Whenever possible, I also like to recommend Prime products or at least products with free shipping.

Let’s dive in!

Best Immersion/Stick Blender – KitchenAid 2-Speed Hand Blender

  • An Amazon top seller in the immersion blender category
  • 19 color choices!
  • Free shipping
  • Removable blender arm for easy clean-up
  • Comes with a 3-Cup BPA-Free Blending Jar
  • Top-rack dishwasher safe

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Home Hero Stainless Steel 29 Piece Kitchen Utensil Set

Unlike other utensil sets that are flimsy, melt, or break after a few uses, these 29-piece premium kitchen utensils are made with high-quality stainless steel & silicone & are designed to last. So you won’t have to replace your kitchen spatula or ladle in 5 months like with other sets.

  • Hundreds of awesome reviews
  • An Amazon’s Choice product
  • Free Prime shipping

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Etekcity Digital Infrared Thermometer Temp Gun

Let’s be honest, glass thermometers are a pain. Some don’t go high enough to check the oil temp for deep frying. Others get cloudy or break, and any thermometer you stick into food has to be cleaned thoroughly.

This little guy, on the other hand, never physically touches your food.  Check temps the way professional kitchens do, quickly and easily with the squeeze of a trigger.

  • Over 7,000 awesome reviews
  • An Amazon’s Choice product
  • Free Prime shipping

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Bernzomatic TS8000 Torch

If you have ever tried to make crème brûlée and carmelize the top with one of those tiny torches that places like Williams Sonoma sell you know my pain. They are so small, with such a small output of flame, that most of the melt the crème brûlée before the sugar on top even carmelizes.

This torch is what the bakery in every Whole Foods I ever worked in used for torching products like crème brûlée. You just get a small propane tank (like the ones you buy in the camping section of Wal-Mart) and just screw it into the bottom of this, and torch things in seconds instead of minutes.

I have one of these in my kitchen and have had it over 20 years. Just get a new tank when the old one runs out, but the torch just keeps on going. Don’t be thrown off by the fact that this isn’t sold as a kitchen tool; it works great for me, and you see it mentioned in some of the reviews too.

  • Over 1,000 awesome reviews
  • #1 best selling torch
  • Free Prime shipping

CLICK HERE to check current prices on Amazon Prime and don’t forget the mini propane tanks!

Mueller Austria Adjustable Mandoline

A mandolin is indispensable in a professional kitchen. If you’re old enough to remember those commercials for the device that “slices, dices, and even makes julienne fries”, the mandolin is the original device that can do all that and more.

5 interchangeable blades for slicing, julienne & grating. Plus, unlimited thickness settings with an easy thumb dial control. It’s perfect as an onion chopper, vegetable peeler, and garlic chopper. And while there are some that are $100 or more, this one has better reviews and is under $30 bucks currently!

  • Over 3,000 awesome reviews
  • An Amazon’s Choice product
  • Free Prime shipping

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Hamilton Beach Smooth Touch Can Opener

An electric can opener always seemed like a silly thing to have in a kitchen. That is until we moved into our current home and it had a built-in one! Now, I don’t think this is essential, but if you’re like me, you’ve no doubt had those cans where the lid stays connected in a couple of places making it frustrating and dangerous to get open.

Leaves the edge smooth for safety and even comes with stainless steel scissors and a slot to store them in built-in to the can opener!

Well that all goes away with one of these!

  • Over 7,000 awesome reviews
  • An Amazon’s Choice product
  • Free Prime shipping

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Zulay Kitchen Manual Lemon Lime Squeezer

I have a yellow metal lemon squeezer and a green metal lime squeezer, but this guy does both jobs all-in-one!

The hinged lid has both the green and yellow attachments so just use the right one for whatever size lemon or lime you want to juice. Lead-free coating and dishwasher safe!

  • Over 3,000 awesome reviews
  • An Amazon’s Choice product
  • Free Prime shipping

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Ozeri Pronto Digital Multifunction Kitchen and Food Scale

Let’s be honest. Most of us don’t have a kitchen scale, but for some many things, it’s essential! And if you can get a great one like this one well under $15 bucks, there’s no excuse!

Automatic Unit Button instantly converts between 5 units of measurements (grams, lbs, lbs, oz, ml) and displays results on an easy-to-read LCD screen. Runs on 2 AAA batteries (included). 7 awesome color choices to choose from.

  • Over 15,000 awesome reviews
  • An Amazon’s Choice product
  • Free Prime shipping

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HOMWE Kitchen Cutting Board (3-Piece Set)

I love cutting boards I can throw in the dishwasher, but let’s be honest, those paper-thin ones all the stores push get stained easily, and curl quickly, and get pretty worthless in no time.

This set of 3 is hard, thick, BPA-free plastic with easy-grip handles.  The non-porous surface ensures that (unlike wood), no bacteria will be lurking in your cutting boards. And because you get 3 cutting boards in different sizes, you’ll always have the perfect size for your job.

Toss ’em in the dishwasher when you’re done.

  • Over 600 awesome reviews
  • An Amazon’s Choice product
  • Free Prime shipping

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Stainless Steel Grease Splatter Screen for Frying Pan 9.5″

There’s nothing worse than tossing some food into hot oil in a skillet and having it sputter and splatter hot oil all over the place. Even if you manage to avoid getting burned on your hands, it will still leave your stovetop a greasy mess!

This guy stops 99% of oil splatter quickly and easily, and unlike a lid, you can still see and monitor the cooking without risking getting burned. At under $20 bucks, what are you waiting for??

  • Over 2,000 awesome reviews
  • #1 Best-selling splatter screen on Amazon
  • 3 sizes available
  • Free Prime shipping

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Mueller Onion & Veggie Chopper – NO MORE TEARS

The mandolin I mentioned above is great, and I love using mine. BUT if you need to dice onions quickly, and don’t want to look like you just saw how the movie Titanic ends, this is the tool you want!

The chopper keeps onion vapors at bay by chopping directly into a sealed container. BPA-free plastic and professional-grade stainless steel parts. All parts are dishwasher safe. 2 different chopper blades for large or small dice. Works great on other vegetables too!

  • Over 6,000 awesome reviews
  • An Amazon’s Choice product
  • Free Prime shipping

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