For most top-dollar tools out there, we have also found a trove of excellent, affordable kitchen tools that we use over and over. The Presto Flipside waffle maker has quite a few features that win over its fancy All-Clad competitor.

And we could talk your ear off about the virtues of the economical OXO balloon whisk. To save you the work of combing through our lengthy compendium of product tests, we compiled a list of our favorite affordable kitchen tools; each of these was tested by our editors, and could easily hold a candle to any more expensive competitors.

Presto Flipside Belgian Waffle Maker. KitchenAid 3. GoWISE USA 3. Hamilton Beach Glass Electric Kettle. Escali Primo Digital Kitchen Scale. Cuckoo Rice Cooker. Krups Hand Mixer.

Professional Series 2-Slice Stainless Steel Wide Slot Toaster. Victoria Inch Cast-Iron Skillet. Fat Daddio's Round Cake Pan. Nordic Ware Aluminum Half Sheet, Set of 2. Pyrex 9-inch Pie Dish, Pack of 2. Kuhn Rikon 4-Inch Colori Paring Knife. Checkered Chef Rocker Blade Pizza Cutter.

Victorinox Fibrox Pro Santoku Knife. Winco 4-Piece Measuring Spoon Set. Oxo Better Balloon Whisk. Oxo Good Grips Small Citrus Juicer with Built-In Measuring Cup and Strainer.

OXO Good Grips Can Opener. Adams French Tapered Rolling Pin, 1 ¾ inch. OXO Good Grips Salad Spinner. Appliances Presto Flipside Belgian Waffle Maker. The best slow cooker overall, the Crock Pot is straightforward, free of unnecessary bulk, and is lighter than its pricier competitors.

If you're short on space or money or just don't have that many mouths to feed, consider a mini food processor like this one, which can dice your onions and rice small amounts of cauliflower just as well as its larger counterparts.

This inexpensive air fryer was a top performer in our product test. Its small size makes it perfect for making a batch of fish fingers for one. This bargain-priced kitchen scale is a staple in our test kitchen. The small profile makes it easy to stash when not in use.

Whether you use it to brew a cup of tea, get a jump on water for pasta, or cook even ramen noodles. A large heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch Oven A six- to eight-quart heavy bottom pot will keep you from burning everything you put into it, and will allow for an even sauté onions and vegetables, thus making this a good choice for soup, beans, chili, stock, etc.

in addition to using it for boiling water for pasta or steaming vegetables. You can get an inexpensive stainless one from IKEA or a restaurant supply store, but the best value for money is an enameled cast-iron Dutch oven.

Be sure to get one that has no plastic in its design including the handle so that it can go into the oven, far-extending its value beyond the stove top.

If splurging, go directly to a quality brand such as All-Clad. A set of nesting bowls You need at least one large bowl to mix stuff in. Consider buying a set of different-sized bowls that nestle into one another. Utensils Start with a large spoon.

Add a grater. After that, what you cook will help you determine what you need such as whisks, ladles, etc. at a Goodwill and these items cost less than a buck each. A baking or casserole dish Great for casseroles, lasagna, quiches, pot pies, brownies or small cakes, plus even roasting a chicken, a small yet heavy baking dish is a great place to start when cooking for one or two people.

You can use an oven mitt as a trivet, too, once something hot has to go onto a table. In addition to preventing food from going to waste, you can also store foods you can buy in bulk, such as cereal, spices, flour, sugar, oatmeal, nuts, spices, etc.

Plus, a glass jar is great for making vinaigrette. When on a budget, no food should be left to spoil as wasted food is wasted money. Pouring ,rather than ladeling, liquids make you a tidier cook.

You often need more than a cup of liquid measured. Or, undercook that roast chicken. No one likes pink poultry. Great investment. I agree wholeheartedly. I love my pressure cooker, and wish I had gotten it when the family was younger. Very quick way to cook favor-filled meals.

The cookers they make now are much safer than those made decades ago. There are some very good cookbooks out there for pressure cooking too—check them out! Hey Kat — Great list! Yes, a digital thermometer really takes the guess work out of cooking meats.

Dutch oven for braising. Good stockpot. Could not live without either. My standard gift to newlyweds is a dutch oven of some sort. I wish they were still made in the U. Your list is spot on!

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They're inexpensive, versatile and easy to store, use and clean. Updated Nov. Read how we test products and services. If you love to eat, it's likely that you love to cook.

With the cavalcade of meals regularly coming out of my kitchen, I've learned a few things. When I'm tackling these humble but tasty dishes, the cooking tools I use matter as much as the ingredients I cook.

For instance, my Le Creuset lidded baking dish and drop-dead gorgeous knives are among the many kitchen tools that are worth the investment. Alongside the flashy cookware, though, are the workhorse tools I use regularly.

Each of these items, I've owned and used for years now. I love them today as much as I did the first moment I ripped open their package -- if not more.

I hope you like them, too. Note that both price and availability can and do change. Read more : 11 Must-Have Kitchen Buys That are Worth the Extra Dough. I've searched high and low for a spoon rest I don't hate -- and I finally found it. This space-saving Yamazaki Home stand keeps cooking spoons, ladles, tongs and pot lids from clattering to the counter and spraying my cooking surface with goopy sauces and splats.

Importantly, the bottom catch tray pops out, so all pieces are easy to clean. Note that lighter colors may have you more nervously eyeing stains, especially if you cook with lots of red, oily sauces or yellow seasonings like turmeric. I haven't had a lasting stain yet, but when in doubt, the black color will be more forgiving.

In my family, these Korean stew and rice spoons are now the dominant, and most asked-for spoon of choice -- to the point they've been nicknamed "life-changing spoons. You can buy long-handled spoons online or in many Asian markets.

My personal preference is to get a set with round handles, not the thin kind with the flat ends. The wide, saucer-shaped bowl, long handle and pleasant weight make these beautiful spoons perfect for almost everything -- eating soup, curries, rice dishes, spooning yogurt out of the tub, spooning anything out of any tub, really.

I'm a huge fan of countertop risers and have these shelf organizers from multiple brands in my kitchen, bathroom, shelving and right next to me here on my desk. They not only double your storage and organizational space by creating a second tier but also enhance the environment as an accent piece that happens to be functional.

Or perhaps create a hot drinks center like I did, with sugar and tea canisters on the top deck and flavored syrups below. For example, use them to elevate a paper towel holder or smart display while storing spices or other tools below. I've owned my fair share of kitchen sink caddies.

They're fine. I like how they corral the sponges and soap, but too often the decorative trays pool water, soap, and grime, while the more utility-focused are either bleh-looking, overwrought, or come equipped with suction cups always come unstuck, collects mold and deep grated bottoms hard to clean, traps gunk.

I finally found this Nieifi caddy, which neatly holds my sponge, cleaning wand, pot scraper see below , dish soap and hand soap. It looks nice and understated, and you can easily pick the whole thing up to tip out water from the collection tray below.

You can also pop that into the dishwasher, or soap off when it needs a refresh. So far, so good. I'm sure I could live without a pair of kitchen shears like this one from Henckels also known for making reliable knives , but I don't particularly want to. A dedicated pair of shears makes opening food bags, cutting meat and fish and trimming green beans dead easy.

Storing them with your knives or utensils keeps them accessible where you need them and eliminates cross-contamination with your other scissors.

Sturdy shears can butterfly poultry and this model unhinges for dishwashing -- it's dishwasher safe if in need of thorough sanitizing, but it usually cleans easily with soapy hot water and a sponge.

Bench scrapers, also known as pastry or dough scrapers or cutters, are typically used to pry dough off a work surface, though I use mine multiple times a day for either scraping or lifting items from my cutting board to a pan or bowl.

I used to use the side of whichever knife I had in my hand, but this useful kitchen tool shovels more diced onions at a time and is safer anyway. I've also used straight-sided bench scrapers, but the offset design is much easier for sliding under a pile of chopped food.

It's equally adept at its intended purpose of working with bread and pastry dough. Small bowls are hardly interesting or new and I have plenty of them, especially fluted and ribbed ramekins. But these wonderful dip bowls have made cooking and serving food more of a delight.

I just love them. They're useful enough for daily prep and pretty enough to serve on. You can mound a surprising amount of food in the hollow, like lemon zest, olive oil, wasabi or even grated cheese like fresh parmesan.

My dad endearingly referred to these as "rubber fingers. Think the last little bit of something gooey like peanut butter from the jar, or getting every little bit of beaten egg out of a small bowl. I still use full-size spatulas for large work bowls, pots and pans, but these nonstick minis work better than spoons or my finger and fit really well into drawer dividers.

They're machine washable, too. I had never heard of a pan or pot scraper until my colleague Rich Brown sang its praises. I have an elaborate and finely tuned method for steaming and scraping off stuck-on crud from pots, pans and bakeware, but I started getting a lot of time back once I began using this indispensable tool.

This kitchen gadget fits into your palm and easily scrapes away gunk with its flat and curved edges, which can also better reach into corners.

Still expect a little sponge work, but mostly to wipe away loosened and leftover stuff. I was amazed with how my Lodge pot scraper obliterates the scum that builds up in a ring around the pan, say the leftovers of reduced marinara.

It cuts through residue faster and more efficiently than a hard plastic spatula and it won't gunk up the scrubby side of a sponge with cheese, egg or starchy buildup. I recommend keeping it visible on your sink, near your sponges and dish soap.

I initially put it into a drawer and forgot about it, but now it's top of mind. My friend bought a fancy new dishwasher with built-in wine holders and gave me three purple silicone tubes that help keep your wine glasses safe in the machine.

She was right. This scale measures just as accurately as our more expensive top-pick scale. Instead of buying a pricey and easy-to-lose set of measuring cups, go for a digital kitchen scale and score the added benefit of more accurate measurements and fewer dishes to clean.

The Ozeri Pronto Digital Multifunction Kitchen and Food Scale measures as accurately as the more expensive Escali Primo Digital Scale , the top pick in our guide to kitchen scales , and has just the minor downside of a shorter auto-off cycle.

If you want the most accurate possible measurement of small quantities, you may want to throw in a set of measuring spoons. This classic measuring cup is durable, legible, and easy to clean. A digital scale has you covered for measuring dry ingredients, but measuring liquids is often easier with a liquid measuring cup.

Such a tool also works well for slowly drizzling oil into a mixture, keeping water on hand to add gradually to a dough, or even watering plants. Made of durable tempered glass and labeled with clearly printed, legible measurement markings, this Pyrex measuring cup is another of our longtime favorite kitchen tools.

Its spout pours a smooth stream, and it stacks well with other Pyrex measuring cups. This durable can opener turns smoothly and cuts through cans with ease. The EZ-Duz-It grips cans securely and cuts through them smoothly, removing lids entirely rather than leaving you with a sharp disk clinging to the can.

You might want to hit the thrift store for plates, cups, bowls, and cutlery, as well as an oven mitt or a fun hobby appliance such as an ice cream maker or Instant Pot.

Beyond that, here are a few more of our favorite inexpensive kitchen tools that can help you round out your newly equipped kitchen. Scissors are indispensable if you want to fully debone or spatchcock a chicken, but you can also use them to cut kimchi into bite-size pieces, cut rings of green onion for a quick garnish, or just cut into a package.

The OXO Good Grips Kitchen Scissors can handle all those tasks smoothly. These scissors have sharp blades that come apart for easy cleaning, and one blade has a micro-serrated edge to keep slippery ingredients like raw poultry in place as you cut.

A silicone spatula is great for folding together cookie dough or scraping every drop of aioli out of your mixing bowl, and this one is the best. If you love to bake treats or make sauces, add a silicone spatula to your shopping list.

Perfect for scraping and folding, the GIR Ultimate Spatula adds a bit more precision and ease to tasks that you could otherwise do with a spoon.

Like the Victorinox paring knife, the serrated Victorinox Swiss Classic Tomato and Table Knife is a reliable, inexpensive tool from a trusted brand known for great blades.

Add it to your kitchen if you love taking a baguette to the park or need your tomatoes sliced just so. A set of measuring spoons helps you get more precise measurements of small quantities of dry or wet ingredients. The Ozeri digital scale we recommend in this guide measures quantities down to 1 gram, but digital scales can get iffy with smaller and fractional measurements—1.

Trying to portion out small quantities while watching the scale can also be annoyingly slow and finicky compared with just dipping a spoon in a jar. For the easiest, most accurate measurement of small quantities of ingredients, add a set of measuring spoons to your kitchen.

The spoons in the Sur La Table Spice Measuring Spoons set are sturdy and accurate, and they fit into most spice jars. These existing picks are the result of hundreds of hours of testing over the course of many years.

Mace Dent Johnson is a staff writer on the kitchen team at Wirecutter. Their background is in creative writing and academic research, and they are always thinking about food. After around 60 hours of research and testing since , we think the accurate and inexpensive Escali Primo Digital Kitchen Scale is the best for most people.

After dozens of hours researching and testing organizing options, we recommend more than 20 items to make the most out of your tiny kitchen.

Microwaves basically all perform the same, but we like the Toshiba EMA5C for its looks and its useful extra features. We tested 50 dinnerware sets in a wide range of designs and prices. We found 11 favorites to suit any lifestyle and budget.

Back to top Must-have essentials Optional extras Why you should trust us. Must-have essentials. An everyday pan plus a spatula pick a set. Our pick. Lodge Pre-Seasoned Inch Cast Iron Skillet A deep, heavy, buy-it-for-life skillet. Winco FST-6 6. Tramontina Professional Nonstick Inch Restaurant Fry Pan One of our favorite nonstick pans.

GIR Mini Flip Silicone Spatula An all-purpose, nonstick-friendly flipper. A midsize pot and strainers. Cuisinart Mesh Strainers Three fine-mesh strainers. Good blades and a cutting board. Victorinox Swiss Classic Paring Knife The best paring knife.

OXO Good Grips Utility Cutting Board A smaller version of our favorite plastic cutting board. Kuhn Rikon Original Swiss Peeler The best Y-shaped peeler. Winco Inch Stainless Steel Piano Wire Whip An adept, all-metal whisk. Thunder Group Standard Weight Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls A durable, lightweight bowl.

Ozeri Pronto Digital Multifunction Kitchen and Food Scale Accurate and inexpensive. Buying Options Buy from Amazon. Pyrex Prepware 2-Cup Measuring Cup The best liquid measuring cup. EZ-Duz-It The best can opener.

Optional extras. GIR Ultimate Spatula For a clean scrape. Sur La Table Spice Measuring Spoons More accurate small-quantity measuring. Why you should trust us. This article was edited by Marguerite Preston and Marilyn Ong.

Meet your guide. Mace Dent Johnson. After testing 16 cast-iron skillets, we recommend the Lodge Chef Collection 12 Inch Cast Iron Skillet.

The Best Cast-Iron Skillet.

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