Kitchen Gear

The Revolution Toaster
$299.95 • Revolution Cooking • Get Yours Now

We didn’t know that toast needed to be smart, but now we wouldn’t have it any other way. The Revolution Cooking Smart Toaster has turned the act of making toast into science. And then they’ve taken that science and made it completely idiot-proof for us mere mortals. Just drop whatever you’d like to toast into it, then everything you need is right on the touch screen. You choose between bagels, pastries, bread, Waffles, and English Muffins. Then, just let it know if the bread is fresh, frozen, or coming from the refrigerator. The final step is to just choose your preferred doneness from the touch screen and let the toaster do its thing. We’ve tried all manner of bread, bun, pastry, waffle, and pretty much anything you can think of and the result has always been the same. Toasty on the outside, soft and delicious on the inside. If you know someone who loves toast, this might make them love you even more.

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InnovationBlack Soft Grip 7″ Ceramic Chef’s Knife
$89.95 • Kyocera • Get Yours Now

One of the most important knives you can have in your kitchen is your chef’s knife. But you not only need to have it, but it also needs to be sharp. As much as we love a good piece of steel, We’ve also had a Kyocera ceramic paring knife in our kitchen for 9 years and it is still one of our sharpest knives, without having ever been sharpened after purchase. The new InnovationBlack line of ceramic knives is sharper and longer-lasting than the one we’ve already enjoyed for the better part of a decade. Now, when we say sharp, we can only describe it in the feel of the things we’ve cut. The cut surfaces of food that we’ve sliced through while testing this blade are not just clean, they are smooth like glass. You can actually feel an almost polished edge left behind on apples and carrots. It went through chicken like it wasn’t even there and we are pretty sure we split molecules when we sliced a tomato so thin that you could see through it. Whether this is a gift, or a gift for your own kitchen, this is a knife that you will not regret.

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SouperCubes Cookie Tray 2-pack
$29.95 • SouperCubes • Get Yours Now

One of the most important things to have on hand during the holidays is a batch of homemade cookies for unexpected company, or just to eat your feelings when dealing with the stress of 2020, but freezing cookie batter can be a mess. You have to stuff a whole cookie sheet into your freezer and then you need to hope the balls of batter don’t get freezer burn. SouperCubes has your back. Their new cookie freezing tray is exactly what you need for keeping cookies oven-ready at the drop of a hat. Just fill the holes in the tray, slip on the lid and pop it in the freezer. The whole thing takes up the same space as an ice cube tray. Whether it’s the holidays or any day that you want a cookie, this is a great invention!

InnovationBlack Soft Grip 7″ Ceramic Chef’s Knife
$59.99 • Gourmia • Get Yours Now

The Gourmia 6 Quart Digital Air Fryer is the perfect gift for anyone interested in a more healthy lifestyle but doesn’t necessarily have the time to get fancy.
Using their Fry Force 360° Technology, you can cook food quickly and evenly with little to no oil. Your food will fry up crispy on the outside and stay nice and tender inside. Or, try the dehydrate function to cook up some healthier snack options. This easy-to-use air fryer comes with 12 one-touch presets a 24-hour timer, and a non-stick, dishwasher-safe basket and crisper tray that makes cleanup a breeze. Also included is a two-tier, multi-purpose cooking rack and recipe book to ensure you are ready to go once it’s all plugged in. 

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Electric Pasta Maker
$129.99 • Starfrit • Get Yours Now

We like pasta, probably a little too much for our own good. But if there’s one thing that we’ve learned over the years, it’s that fresh beats dry pasta from a box every time. If you don’t know how to make your own pasta and cut it into the perfect shapes, or you just don’t have time. This is a great addition to your kitchen, or to the kitchen of any carb-loving loved one. We don’t like calling things idiot-proof, but if we can do it without screwing it up, that’s a great sign. All we had to do was add the ingredients into the hopper. Hit the button to mix, put on the right cutter, and suddenly, pasta! It’s like the Italian dream version of the Play Doh Fun Factory. And just like the fun factory, you get all kinds of shapes. The Starfrit Electric Pasta maker does penne, spaghetti, lasagna, angel hair, fettuccine, tagliatelle, spaghettini, ravioli, and dumplings. The only thing we’re missing is shells or rigatoni, but there’s a good chance that cutting dies will eventually be available to grab separately. If you love pasta as much as we do, or you know someone who does. This is one of the tastiest treats you can get yourself this holiday season.

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Souper Cubes 1-Cup Freezing Tray 2-Pack
$36.95 • SouperCubes • Get Yours Now

Whether you are a batch cooker, or just always end up with leftovers, there are few things that suck more than having to throw out tasty leftovers that were leftover too long. Freezing can be a pain in the butt, because you have to portion everything out. The SouperCube 1-cup freezing tray is exactly what you need. These food-grade silicone freezing trays are not only perfect for making leftovers last for months, you can pop these guys in the oven and cook or reheat anything up to 415 degrees. That means you could make four mini-apple pies, freeze them, and then bake them right out of the freezer. We aren’t even saying you have to share them with three other people. Eat all the pie. It’s 2020!

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FinaMill Electric Spice Grinder
$29.99 • SouperCubes • Get Yours Now

Spice Grinders are one of those things that everyone needs in the kitchen, but they are usually more of a pain in the butt than they are worth. Enter FinaMill, the only modular, electric spice grinder that we’ve ever seen. The FinaMill is a battery powered grinder that uses refillable pods that you can fill with different spices and then swap out with a single hand while cooking, and never having to worry about cross contamination between spices. Just press the FinaMill down on the pod and it clicks into place. Then you just press the button on top to grind. When you want to swap it out for another pod, just press the whole unit down on the counter, lift it up and the pod is released. Now press it on to the next pod and off you go. This is not only a great host gift, but something that any cook would love to have in their kitchen. They even have a special set right now that comes with a third pod and a stand at a discounted price for the holidays. You can check that deal out here.

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Souper Cubes 2-Cup Freezing Tray 2-Pack
$36.95 • SouperCubes • Get Yours Now

When 1-cup portions aren’t enough, like when you are freezing soup, bone broth, or a batch of deliciously slow-cooked chili or pasta sauce, you need a freezing tray that will give you a hefty portion but is still easy to use and simple to clean-up. We really loved all of the Souper Cube products. We put them through their paces and froze all manner of leftovers. Heated them up in the oven, and then just popped the trays into the dishwasher. If there’s a better holiday gift than the gift of easy cleanup, we aren’t sure what it is.

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Black Panther Waffle Maker
$29.99 • Select Brands • Get Yours Now

Breakfast Forever! There are a lot of geeky waffle makers out there, you’ll see several of them in this gift guide, but one of the coolest ones on the market this year is the Black Panther Waffle Maker from Select Brands. The waffle maker cranks out 7” waffles in just a few minutes that are cooked perfectly and adorned with an awesome design. This isn’t an Eggo waffle, this is a waffle of heroic proportions emblazoned with the Black Panther’s logo and some great tribal designs along the outer rim. The Waffle Maker is even great looking from the outside. If this waffle maker existed in the MCU, you could almost imagine seeing this in the Black Panther’s lair, or at least in T’Challa’s kitchen. This gift is a no-brainer for anyone who has ever looked at you with crossed arms and yelled ‘Wakanda Forever!’

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The Obsessive Chef Cutting Board
$29.99 • Select Brands • Get Yours Now

One of the keys to cooking and plating a great meal is your knifework. If it’s sloppy, foods won’t cook evenly, and they will be a mess on the plate. If you have anyone in your life who loves to cook, or at least has OCD, the Obsessive Chef Cutting Board is just about the best thing you can get them. This bamboo cutting board sports a grid to help keep things on the level as well as angles to make sure you cut things on just the right bias as well as a chart that will make sure you know your medium dice and batonnet from your julienne and your fine brunoise.If you know what those mean, then you know how useful this can be. If you don’t, you may just need one of these for yourself.  

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Rotato Express Electronic Peeler
$34.99 • Starfrit • Get Yours Now

In some branches of the military, peeling vegetables is punishment. Why would you want to go through the hassle of peeling potatoes, apples, or any number of other produce items if you didn’t have to?  We’ve seen electric peelers for years, but this is the first time we’ve ever tried one out. If you know someone who does a lot of cooking, this little gadget is going to save them a lot of time and hassle. In less than 10 seconds, the Rotato express was able to get through a potato or an apple without a problem at all. It’s easy to use, easy to clean and it has a small footprint so it doesn’t take up too much space in the kitchen. Whether you get this for someone you care about this holiday season or you just get it for yourself to take some of the stress of preparing your holiday meals, the Rotato Express is awesome!

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Rub-A-Way Stainless Steel Odor Removing Bars
$8.99 • Amco • Get Yours Now

When you get a smell on your hands while cooking, especially something like onions, fish, or garlic, it can be impossible to scrub off with soap. Rub-A-Way is the perfect stocking stuffer for your stinky handed friends! There’s something magically scientific about stainless steel. It has the ability to bond with sulfur and other molecules, pulling the stank off your hands. You can use it with or without water and it never needs to be replaced. Sure, people might look at you funny when you give them a metal bar of soap, but they’ll be using it for years!

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Hands-Free Citrus Juicer
$99.99 • Vinci Housewares • Get Yours Now

Whether it is Christmas morning or the middle of July, there isn’t a more refreshing way to start a day than with a glass of freshly squeezed juice, but squeezing oranges or using an old citrus juicer is a pain and a mess. The Vinci Hands-Free Juicer takes all the pain out of the perfectly squeezed glass of OJ. All you have to do is cut the fruit in half, place it on the reamer, and hit the juice button. From there, the machine takes over and you’ll get every last sip of juice out of that fruit in just a couple of seconds. We tried it with oranges, grapefruits, limes, and lemons. It worked perfectly every time and it was easy to clean up. If you know someone who loves a fresh-squeezed glass of juice or is looking for the perfect new accessory for their in-home bar, consider this juicer. 

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Express Cold Brew Coffee Maker
$79.99 • Vinci Housewares • Get Yours Now

Cold-brew is definitely one of the best ways to make coffee, but it can take forever. That’s why we loved Vinci’s Cold Brew Express. Depending on how strong you like your coffee, we were able to make an entire pot of cold brew in anywhere from 5-15 minutes. The best part is that it was pretty much fool-proof. All we had to do was add the water to the carafe, scoop the coffee into the filter-basket, turn the dial to our desired strength, and plug it in. For a light cup of coffee, it only took five minutes, and for a super-strong, dark cup of coffee, it only took 15. The best part is that it pretty much gave us a week’s worth of morning coffees all in one batch. You can store the coffee in the carafe, in your fridge for up to 2 weeks. Any coffee lover or anyone who entertains a lot would love a coffee maker like this one. 

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Auto Pour Over 12-Cup Coffee Maker
$99.99 • Vinci Housewares • Get Yours Now

Vinci’s Auto Pour Over Coffee Maker may look like any average coffee maker, but it is so much more. Using a specially designed rotary dispersion method, this coffee maker gives you 12 cups of perfectly brewed pour-over coffee in just a couple of minutes. Normally, pour-over coffee is the kind of thing that you would need to brew one cup at a time. And, it’s a pain in the butt. You just have to stand there with the hot water, pouring slowly, constantly moving the water so that you get all of the grounds evenly. This coffee maker not only does that part for you, it does it for up to 12 cups of coffee at a time. We love it when good things get easier to do and anyone who loves a good, smooth cup of coffee is going to love this.

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Swissmar Mont Brule 9 Piece Electric Fondue
$99.95 • Swissmar • Get Yours Now

If you love cheese or chocolate, Fondue is never going to go out of style. Even when you can’t have a big fondue party because of social distancing you can still have a perfect fondue date night with a loved one, or even with yourself. The key to having a great fondue night is to have the perfect Fondue pot. That’s exactly what Swissmar has created with the Mont Brule. This electric fondue pot isn’t just stylish, it heats up quickly, heats evenly, and can be tossed in the dishwasher so you don’t have to deal with all the clean-up. There really is no better way to spend an evening than dipping meats and veggies into cheese or dipping fruits, cake, and marshmallows into melted chocolate. The extra bonus about this fondue set is that, when we finally can have friends over, this 9-piece set has you covered for a perfect fondue party of up to six people! If you know anyone who loves cheese, chocolate, or just loves entertaining, this fondue set is absolutely perfect for you. 

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Swissmar 8 Person Swivel Raclette
$149.95 • Swissmar • Get Yours Now

If you are looking for the ultimate gift for entertainers, Swissmar’s Swivel Raclette is it. This raclette can accommodate up to 8 people at once. It has both a cast aluminum griddle and a hot stone cooking surface that are perfect for cooking pretty much any meat or vegetable, and then you’ve got 8 non-stick trays where everyone can melt the cheese of their choice and then pour over their delicious dinner. It heats up quickly, cleans up easily, and it has one awesome feature that makes it truly versatile. It’s right in the name – The Swivel. A lot of times with raclettes, you are all stuck around the machine, and it can get a little crowded. Now, you can swivel the raclette open and you have a cooking area that is twice as long. That means your guests can spread out and enjoy their meal without bumping elbows. Whether you are looking for the perfect centerpiece for a holiday get together or a small dinner party, the Swivel is the way to go. 

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Bubble Waffle Iron
$29.99 • Star Blue • Get Yours Now

We love a good electric waffle iron as much as the next guy, but it is great to have a waffle iron pan on hand. It’s just as convenient as the electric models, but they are easier to clean and are perfect whether you are using it on the stove or packing it out for a weekend in the woods. The best part about this waffle iron is that it doesn’t just make waffles, it makes Hong Kong-style bubble waffles. What are bubble waffles? Image a waffle, but inside out. Instead of all the indentations, you have wonderfully airy waffle pillows that you can eat as a traditional waffle, or you can pick apart and eat bubble by bubble. Aside from those super fancy waffles with the big pearls of sugar in them, bubble waffles are the best looking, and tastiest waffles that we’ve ever tried. The bubble format gives you the perfect ratio of crispy to soft, and I’m drooling on my keyboard as I talk about it. If you know someone who likes waffles, or someone who just likes food, this is a great gift to give them this holiday season. 

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3-In-1 Treat Maker
$36.98 • Star Blue • Get Yours Now

There are plenty of electric treat makers out there. There are even plenty that makes more than one type of dessert. What we haven’t seen is a great treat making gadget that hits three of the best treats in the world – donuts, mini quiches, and the Japanese street food classic, Taiyaki. What is taiyaki? Have you ever watched an anime and seen kids eating red bean cakes that look like fish?  That’s a taiyaki, and it is freakin delicious. It’s also really hard to come by stateside unless you get the sub-par frozen ones from your local Asian market. Now you can make your own in less than ten minutes! Then, you can swap out the plates and make donuts or quiches when you are done. If you know someone who loves Japanese treats, or really really even just donuts and mini quiches, giving them this might mean that they only use one appliance in their kitchen for the foreseeable future. 

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Radical Pan
$89.99+ • Radusa • Get Yours Now

With a name like Radical Pan, we’d almost expect Bill and Ted to be endorsing it, but while you can play a mean air guitar on it, the Radical Pan is radical for a whole different reason, its shape. Forget for a minute that this pan is hard anodized, has a great non-stick surface (but don’t forget to season it), and is set up for use on anything from gas to electric to induction. The real magic of the radical pan comes from the lip. The far side of this pan is higher than the rest of the pan. That means that the radical pan makes flipping food in a pan easier than it ever has been before. I am a pretty good cook, but I’ve never been good at flipping food in a pan. Every time I try it, the food ends up all over the stove. That extra lip is the magic I needed to flip my food like a pro. It makes cooking more fun, a little easier, and it is a great trick to pull off while people are watching you make them dinner. Whether you are already an expert flipper, or you are a kitchen Klutz like me, the Radical Pan is an excellent gift idea this holiday season. 

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Star Wars Mandalorian Baby Yoda Waffle Maker
$39.99 • Uncanny Brands • Get Yours Now

Some fans are still a little salty about Baby Yoda eating all those frog eggs in one of the episodes of season two of The Mandalorian. If you are one of those people, what better way to teach the world’s cutest force user a lesson than to make him your breakfast. This isn’t just a bland bowl of bone broth either. The waffles that come out of this maker are fluffy and crisp. We suggest using the Krusteaz waffle mix for the best results. But, more than the taste, these are adorable waffles! You get the full portrait of Baby Yoda, aka The Child right on your breakfast plate. Just cover him with syrup and eat him as part of a balanced breakfast! Seriously though. As popular as Baby Yoda is, it’s hard to imagine anyone not loving the idea of sitting down to a hot stack of the child and munching on him for your first meal of the day. You know that’s exactly what he’d be doing!

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Star Wars The Mandalorian Waffle Maker
$39.99 • Uncanny Brands • Get Yours Now

Uncanny Brands always makes some of the best and most current pop culture waffle irons and they are not missing a step with their Mandalorian line for Star Wars. We already showed you the baby Yoda waffle iron, now it’s time to chow down on some Beskar helmet waffles. That’s right, this Mandalorian waffle iron makes delicious waffles that look just like the helmet of our favorite Mando, Din Djarin. The waffles are crisp on the outside and fluffy in the middle. Not a single one of them turned out burned to a crisp like IG-11. If you know a breakfast lover who happens to be a fan of The Mandalorian, this is the way. 

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Star Wars R2-D2 Air Popper Popcorn Maker
$99.99 • Uncanny Brands • Get Yours Now

Uncanny Brands makes our favorite air poppers. We featured their Death Star Star Wars popcorn maker more than five years ago and it is still our go-to when we are looking for a tasty snack. The mechanics that made that popcorn maker great are the same ones that power this new R2-D2 air popper, the main difference is that instead of popping your snack in a battle station, you are doing it in a great looking droid. It’s hard to find an excuse to bring your geekiness into your kitchen decor, but it’s hard to argue with keeping an R2 unit on your counter that can keep you in snacks. He’s so cool that he even lets you eat right out of his head. Any Star Wars fan who loves popcorn is going to love this under the tree.