Kitchen Accessories You Didn’t Know You Needed

There is a myriad of kitchen accessories out there for home cooks and professional chefs. Some may seem completely useless to the home cook while being prized by professional chefs (yes, those tweezers are meant to be in the kitchen). Others may seem incredible at first sight, but simply end up standing around gathering dust (we see you grape slicer). Then, there are those kitchen accessories you didn’t know existed, and when you discover them it’s like the heavens resound with singing angels. These accessories can turn you from an amateur cook into a master chef in an instant.

BATTER MAKER-DISPENSER

Say hello to 100% uniform cupcakes and pancakes and goodbye to kids fighting over who gets the biggest one. With a batter dispenser, you can make every cupcake, waffle, pancake, or muffin exactly the same size. 

You start by mixing your batter in the dispenser jug. The jug even does the mixing for you. By changing a single attachment on the jug, you then dispense the batter into each cupcake holder. A setting allows you to choose the dispensing quantity so that every time you pull the handle the exact same amount of batter is released. This also prevents the batter from spilling on the floor or kitchen counter.

It can be used for sauces, frostings, and fillings too. Once you are done, there is only one jug to wash. Voila.

SPIRALIZER

Spiralizers can turn most fruits and vegetables into noodles or exotic garnishes. Say cheers to spending all your time chopping veggies and trying to find better ways to enjoy carbless spaghetti. Cucumber, sweet potatoes, courgettes, pumpkin, apples, butternut, and carrots can all be effortlessly turned into strands of perfectly curled noodles with the turn of a handle. Not only is it a fun way to get the kids to eat their veggies, but you save on prep time and open up a whole new world of pasta-alternative recipes to try. You can even fry them for gorgeously crispy veggie snacks. 

COOKBOOK STAND

I bet your cookbook, tablet or laptop gets placed on the kitchen counter with all your ingredients when cooking. Whether you’re following a recipe or a live cooking demo; spills, splatters, and accidental dustings of flour are inevitable. While cookbooks with splattered pages may mean they’re simply well-used, it’s not so endearing when you can’t make out the measurements or the pages with your favorite recipes are stuck together. Tech is even less forgiving. 

A cookbook stand won’t only help to keep your recipe books intact, but you can position your tablet to follow live demos without having to bend over the counter to see the screen. Positioned correctly, you can even do a virtual cook so that you and your virtual cooking buddy can see each other cheffing around. Most of all, your tech will stay clean and splatter-free.

When you’re not cooking, the stand can serve as a place to display cookbooks, art, or other inspiration. 

Next time you want to show off your culinary mastery, position your tablet towards the stove and call your bestie just in time to see you plate your perfectly spiralized butternut noodles. Proceed to lather each bowl with the exact same amount of luscious sauce and sprinkle over a little smirk as the angels start to sing.