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Best Kitchen Items

Proper kitchen tools affect how comfortably and confidently we cook in the kitchen. From a fish spatula to the best flour sack dish towels, our favorite kitchen companions are these tried-and-true tools.
under cabinet kitchen lighting with green smeg water kettle
One Simply Terrific Thing: Under-Cabinet Kitchen Lighting
How to solve hard brown sugar by using a brown sugar keeper. The lid is open and it is filled with brown sugar.
One Simply Terrific Thing: A Container That Keeps Brown Sugar Soft!
One Simply Terrific Thing: This Affordable Bamboo Cookbook Stand
Dreamfarm Supoon scraper spoon
One Simply Terrific Thing: The Supoon Scraping Spoon
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epicurean cutting board
One Simply Terrific Thing: Epicurean Cutting Boards
One Simply Terrific Thing: The Kuhn Rikon Vegetable Peeler
duralex picardie glasses
One Simply Terrific Thing: Duralex Picardie Glasses
Chef'n citrus juicer
One Simply Terrific Thing: The Chef'n Citrus Juicer
budget chef's knife
One Simply Terrific Thing: The Victorinox 8-Inch Chef's Knife
Escali kitchen food scale
One Simply Terrific Thing: Escali Kitchen Food Scale
One Simply Terrific Thing: The Norpro Nut Chopper
One Simply Terrific Thing: Quarter Sheet Pans
One Simply Terrific Thing: The Chef'n DishGarden Dish Rack
One Simply Terrific Thing: Precut Parchment Paper
The best garlic press set on wooden slats.
One Simply Terrific Thing: OXO’s Garlic Press
What is a fat separator? Side view of the OXO fat separator.
One Simply Terrific Thing: OXO's Fat Separator
One Simply Terrific Thing: The Sweese Butter Dish
One Simply Terrific Thing: Weck Juice Jars
Essential Tools
One Simply Terrific Thing: Winco's Fish Spatula
oven mitts
One Simply Terrific Thing: Homwe Silicone Oven Mitts
Kei & Molly Textiles
One Simply Terrific Thing: Flour Sack Towels from Kei & Molly Textiles
Oxo metal cake tester
One Simply Terrific Thing: A Metal Cake Tester (But Not For Cakes!)
jars to store spices
One Simply Terrific Thing: A Great Way to Store Spices
thermapen mk4
One Simply Terrific Thing: The Thermapen Instant-Read Thermometer
oxo tongs
One Simply Terrific Thing: OXO's Stainless Steel Locking Tongs
Food Storage Containers - Round glass containers for easy reheating
How to Choose the Best Food Storage Containers
Cuisinart Air Fryer
Say Hello to the new Air Fryer + Toaster Oven from Cuisinart!
One Simply Terrific Thing: A Discount On Our Favorite Flour Sack Towels!
Made-In skillet
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Three of the best dough scrapers set overlapping each other on a marble countertop.
One Simply Terrific Thing: A Flexible Dough Scraper
A Ravioli cutter set on a marble background.
One Simply Terrific Thing: Pastry and Pasta Wheel
The best rubber spatula set in the center of a counter with ingredients around it.
One Simply Terrific Thing: Rubbermaid’s Commercial Silicone Spatula
An Ateco offset spatula
One Simply Terrific Thing: Ateco’s Offset Spatula
One Simply Terrific Thing: Wüsthof Kitchen Shears
A wooden scraper set on a marble background.
One Simply Terrific Thing: Earlywood’s Tera Scraper
nut milk bag on table
One Simply Terrific Thing: Nut Milk Bags
Our Favorite Back-to-School Lunchboxes
Thanksgiving Checklist
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How to Make Yogurt in the Pressure Cooker set to boil
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