Favorite Random Kitchen Tools?

[TR]

BF's birthday is coming up and he is SO hard to shop for because he just buys himself whatever he wants. He likes to cook and has a bunch of nice cooking stuff, but maybe there's something he doesn't have because it's really unique and he doesn't even know he wants it! So what is your favorite, random kitchen item?

[cookies]

Our cherry pitter.

Is a handheld blender thing random? I just got that for Christmas and love it for preparing soups.

a spoon rest clip that attaches to our pots

[TR]

Jan 14, 2016 9:52:37 GMT -5 cookies said:

Our cherry pitter.

Is a handheld blender thing random? I just got that for Christmas and love it for preparing soups.

a spoon rest clip that attaches to our pots

Like an immersion blender? Yeah, he has one of those.

[circa1978]

I just bought H a Nessie Ladle. 

[Linie]

An Alessi cheese grater in wood?

[malibu]

I have these, and I seriously use them every day.

www.amazon.com/dp/B00QYCCWPE

[cookies]

Jan 14, 2016 9:54:39 GMT -5 TR said:

Jan 14, 2016 9:52:37 GMT -5 cookies said:

Our cherry pitter.

Is a handheld blender thing random? I just got that for Christmas and love it for preparing soups.

a spoon rest clip that attaches to our pots

Like an immersion blender? Yeah, he has one of those.

Yeah, that's it.

[AHappierHour]

Jan 14, 2016 10:04:35 GMT -5 malibu said:

I have these, and I seriously use them every day.

www.amazon.com/dp/B00QYCCWPE

I have the PC ones and use them almost everyday too! I use them to quickly cut up meat for my kids or spaghetti or veggies. Anything really

[jinkies]

I have this soak and strain bowl and love it for washing fruits and veggies. You can get them on Amazon.

[onesweetworld]

I love this one!

www.amazon.ca/Chefn-Garliczoom-Garlic-Chopper-Small/dp/B00MQ3L36Y/ref=dp_ob_title_kitchen

[dojo]

I love my mandolin

[zoomzoom]

By far, the best garlic press is by Rosle. All the other gimicky tools do not work. I love my adjustable measuring cups and teaspoon/tablespoons. I just bought a spiralizer and that's fun. My H really loves his Rosle cheese slicer. If he's a Star Wars fan, they have several Star Wars themed kitchen appliances.

ETA:  I bought my H Death Star cube makers for his scotch and he loves them.

[pantsparty]

Does he have an electric knife sharpener?

[shamrockshake]

the garlic zoom is my favorite too, I love that thing. I have the nessie ladle and it's cute but it's so flimsy it's not very useful, and it's really small

[cabbagecabbage]

A food mill!

[TR]

Jan 14, 2016 10:17:04 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Does he have an electric knife sharpener?

I don't think so...

[TR]

Note: I'm having to Google just about everything in this thread because I am NOT a cook, lol

[flex]

Asparagus steamer?

www.everythingkitchens.com/rsvp-endurance-asparagus-steamer-sas-4.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=053796100249&gclid=CKirwezMqcoCFZJffgodVk8NmA

[malibu]

I shouldn't have come in to this thread because I am finding I need like 98% of the items posted. Especially that garlic zoomer thing!

[pantsparty]

Jan 14, 2016 10:18:35 GMT -5 TR said:

Jan 14, 2016 10:17:04 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Does he have an electric knife sharpener?

I don't think so...

Cooks love sharp knives! I also love my 7" Santoku knife. Wusthof and Henckles are good brands.

www.amazon.com/HENCKELS-INTERNATIONAL-Fine-Asian-Knife/dp/B000N8R278/ref=sr_1_4?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1452784918&sr=1-4&keywords=santoku+knife

[Mashara]

Does he bake? I love my cookie scoops and super huge air bake cookie sheet. LOVE.

[zoomzoom]

Another vote for an electric knife sharpener.  I've had mine for 10+ years and LOVE it.

link

[TR]

Jan 14, 2016 10:21:59 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Jan 14, 2016 10:18:35 GMT -5 TR said:

I don't think so...

Cooks love sharp knives! I also love my 7" Santoku knife. Wusthof and Henckles are good brands.

www.amazon.com/HENCKELS-INTERNATIONAL-Fine-Asian-Knife/dp/B000N8R278/ref=sr_1_4?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1452784918&sr=1-4&keywords=santoku+knife

I'll have to look and see what brands the knives he has now are. And snoop around to see if there's a sharpener somewhere.

[Vally]

I was going to say immersion blender but see that's been covered. I know there are several other garlic tools in here but I really am partial to this one www.amazon.com/Joseph-Rocker-Garlic-Crusher-Stainless/dp/B003Y3AZSM/ref=sr_1_18?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1452784783&sr=1-18

Also if you are wine drinkers I saw a trivet that you assemble using wine corkers. It seems silly for essentially a DIY item but I mentioned it to my bf and he loved the idea www.amazon.com/Oenophilia-Bamboo-Corkboard-Trivet-Kit/dp/B003ZIY8Y8/ref=sr_1_9?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1452784988&sr=1-9

[Deleted]

I have this pastry roller and I love it. It's so much easier than getting my rolling pin out.
www.amazon.com/Norpro-Deluxe-Pastry-Pizza-Roller/dp/B0000VLY7C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1452785017&sr=8-3&keywords=pastry+roller

I recently bought these commercial rubber scrappers and they're great. They don't come apart so they don't get bacteria between the handle and the scrapper.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BKWXOY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

ETA: Bench scraper.
www.amazon.com/Dexter-Russell-Sani-Safe-Cutter-Scraper-Polypropylene/dp/B004NG990E/ref=sr_1_10?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1452785199&sr=1-10&keywords=bench+scraper

[Mashara]

And since for me it's all about baking, I also have two full sets of measuring cups and measuring spoons. Because it sucks if you want to bake and things are dirty.

[pantsparty]

Jan 14, 2016 10:24:37 GMT -5 TR said:

Jan 14, 2016 10:21:59 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Cooks love sharp knives! I also love my 7" Santoku knife. Wusthof and Henckles are good brands.

www.amazon.com/HENCKELS-INTERNATIONAL-Fine-Asian-Knife/dp/B000N8R278/ref=sr_1_4?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1452784918&sr=1-4&keywords=santoku+knife

I'll have to look and see what brands the knives he has now are. And snoop around to see if there's a sharpener somewhere.

I'm also always running out of cutting boards. So it sounds like a boring gift, but if he cooks a lot, he would definitely appreciate it!

Oh, also these Thermopop thermometers are supposed to be fantastic!

www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/thermopop.html

Thermapens are the higher-end version, but you know, $100.

If he's kind of into the science of cooking, this is a great cookbook: www.amazon.com/The-Food-Lab-Cooking-Through/dp/0393081087/ref=zg_bs_14494_1?tag=serieats-20

[Mashara]

Didn't someone post in the last couple days that Theropop thermometers were on sale for $21 somewhere? I saw a post.

[meli554]

+1 for the garlic zoom!

[juliachild]

I use these little glass bowls constantly when I'm prepping ingredients.
www.amazon.com/dp/B00IXC70K0/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_087Lwb1QPGPK1
I like these when I'm using my cast iron skillet
www.amazon.com/dp/B001E9MAYU/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_R-7LwbC1PYYFX
A butter bell
www.amazon.com/dp/B000A1APL8/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_U.7LwbWRKK03K
Wusthof take apart kitchen shears
Silpats
Microplanes
Pasta maker