Creative kitchen gadgets and cooking tools that will help you prepare food faster and with less effort.
Strawberry Huller
Removes leaves and stems while leaving as much fruit as possible. [buy]
Rotato Potato Peeler
Take the drudgery out of peeling potatoes with this cool invention. [buy]
Universal Dish Rack
Dense concentration of rods is useful for holding cutlery, glassware, bowls, plates and pans.
Wine Bottle Holder
Self balancing wine bottle holder that you can rock with a little push.
Ice Straw Tray
Great for summer parties, frozen straws add fun to any occasion. [buy]
Nesting Pans
Set of three pans that neatly nest in the space of one, lids and all.
Microwave Pasta Cooker
Do not wait for a pot of water to boil. Cook pasta in a microwave. [buy]
Egg Cracker
This kitchen gadget will help you crack an egg without the mess.
Spiral Hot Dog Cutters
Not only do the cutters increase the surface area, the cut also allows the hot dog to unwind and better fit inside the bun.
Silicone Oven Shield
Makes scorching hot oven shelves cool to touch for sliding out without the need for oven mitts. [buy]
Star Trek Pizza Cutter
Pizza cutter in the form of the famous Enterprise ship from Star Trek.
Banana Slicer
Just squeeze the handle to create five thin, uniform banana slices.
For more inventions, check out: 15 Unique Products for your Kitchen
Me
Looks really cool. I’d like the ice straws. I also like the universal dish rack.
Oct 6th, 2010
jonas
the ice straws is a interesting concept but it seems like it would be a little too cold for someones mouth. not practical
Oct 6th, 2010
chelseafc
Some of these just scream laziness.
Oct 6th, 2010
Shannon
Laziness I too agree with, but for someone with extreme OCD I wish I had the banana cutter. I hate how I always get uneven slices.
Oct 6th, 2010
The Klutzy Cook
Mmmm, I like them all, but if I had to pick one, it would be the silicone oven shield. I’m always burning myself.
Oct 7th, 2010
Rubens
I don’t know if the Star Trek Pizza Cutter is funny or usefull. Or…..both.
Doesn’t matter. Very nice.
Oct 7th, 2010
rachael
Having a few neat gadgets doesn’t make one lazy :P I so do want that potato peeler and ad dish rack. It’s a pain trying to stack everything in a wire one.
Oct 7th, 2010
Benjamin Christine
Universal dish rack does it for me! nice stuff! thanks
Oct 7th, 2010
Linda
The universal dish rack is a total waste of space and unless items are carefully propped against each other they will all come crashing down!!
Oct 7th, 2010
Ging
love that universal dish rack and the banana slicer!
Oct 7th, 2010
ben
Great a load of useless gadgets that you use once and then live in the cupboard
Oct 7th, 2010
Pluto Nash
That hot dog cutter is worthless. Just cook the hot dog. Using that thing just takes more time and effort to make a mediocre food taste equally as mediocre.
Oct 7th, 2010
Kirvi_Inci
The pasta thing does not work very well. It cooks the pasta but they have a very rubbery feel to them.
The banana slicer could even be used with eggs or cheese I would think!
Oct 7th, 2010
Raads
LOL i like the name of the ‘rotato potato peeler’ not so much the product itself…..and the universal dishrack is totally the coolest. if ure gonna dry the dishes, so it in style!
oh and plus the way the dishes have been thrown on the dish rack totally shouts RAADS!
Oct 7th, 2010
Gert
My mom had one of the pasta cookers, took longer to use it than it did to make a pot of hot water.
the ice straws might be handy for pop bottles though.
Oct 7th, 2010
Karin L.
Great ideas!
Oct 7th, 2010
Shea
I own one of the pasta cookers and love it. When you live in a place with hot, humid summers and a tiny Manhattan apartment (with an even more tiny kitchen), it’s wonderful to not have to steam up the kitchen cooking pasta, especially if your face is over the stove throwing together a sauce. If you’re mindful of the timing, water levels and your particular microwave (just took a couple batches to perfect), the pasta comes out perfectly al dente. I have some top-of-the-line professional cookware, but still wouldn’t want to give this little gadget up.
Oct 7th, 2010
Doink
I have those ice straw trays. I tell you, those things cool your beverage in a uniform way, since it goes through all the liquid, not just the bottom.
I have also star-shaped trays, but i dont really make much use of it.
Oct 8th, 2010
Rose
Ice Straw – Ikea sell them for 99p, got mine YEARS ago.
@Doink – agree, the ice straws are excellent at cooling your drink.
Oct 8th, 2010
hersheylover
i want one of those
they look helpful
Oct 9th, 2010
James
The universal drying rack has it’s problems, sure it looks great, but I can see how it could easily be overcrowded, leading to improper drying. I think I’ll stick to the one that came with my apartment.
The hot dog cutter is quite nifty, the sausage is never long enough for the bun, looks like it could help catch the ketchup and mustard, less spillage while eating.
I normally say no to uni-taskers, but I’d make an exception for a few of the ones here.
Oct 9th, 2010
jason
All these things suck. So bad in fact, I’m going to waste my time commenting on how bad they are because my bitterness is more creative and important than these ACTUAL PRODUCT INVENTIONS. As usual, negative comments to profitable solutions.
Oct 15th, 2010
Paramesha
thing is who wants to do so much comfort for them this is best solution, but normally these thing will not be used in routine,
Jan 27th, 2011
Leia
The only thing i was looking at was the food
Jun 4th, 2011
HSJ
i have one of those banana slicers , they work , they are amazing
Mar 1st, 2012
Enrico Martinez
Ice straws are impractical. Ice should be in the beverage.
Rotato Peeler digs into the fruit’s/veggie’s skin, leaving more of the desired flesh; less waste than peeling with a knife.
Egg cracker is impractical. Just practice cracking eggs for breakfast.
Apr 2nd, 2012