40 Best Kitchen Gadgets to Buy in 2025
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While kitchen appliances like blenders and oven ranges are staples for cooking, there are plenty of other gadgets that, while not strictly necessary, can make life in the kitchen so much easier.
From tools that whip up fluffy, velvety hot chocolate to gadgets that chop garlic and herbs with ease, we've tested some of the coolest and most practical kitchen gadgets in the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab. While our team consists of trained food experts with years of experience, we’re also home cooks who understand that every kitchen has unique needs. To compile this list, we selected gadgets that our staff has found especially useful for everyday cooking — products that streamline tasks and make time spent in the kitchen more enjoyable.
Here’s our curated selection of the best kitchen gadgets worth buying, including those we always keep within arm’s reach, both in the Lab and in our own homes.
Why have just normal square ice when you can have fun, cocktail-ready ice? Store extra in the ice box. It's great for freezers that don't have a built-in ice maker.
Hamilton Beach Electric Breakfast Sandwich Maker
Breakfast sandwiches are one of the the best grab-and-go breakfast options, especially when you can make them at home with your own ingredients. This small appliance allows you to do just that by cooking your egg, gently toasting your English muffin and even heating your Canadian bacon or melting your cheese all at once. In our tests, it worked well and made deliciously warm sandwiches.
Simple Spreading Butter Spreader Knife
Easily shred cold butter for smoother toast application with this nifty spreader.
Leftover soup, broth or sauce? No problem. This cube tray allows you to freeze and cover soup for later.
A spoonful of sugar is fine and all, but this handy tool lets you sprinkle cookies and cakes with confectioners sugar or cocoa as if you were a fairy. Plus it takes up way less space than a traditional sifter.
Everyone will ask where you bought this gizmo from; trust us, we know from experience. It wraps around your cookware lids to make transporting pots full of stew, or anything else, possible.
The perfect sandwich knife: The serrated blade is great for cutting bread and tomatoes, the length gets to the bottom of jars easily and the wide blade allows for effortless spreading into thin layers.
This little tool has a tiny ceramic blade that can open all of your packages, including plastic clamshells. It's magnetic and comes with a hole on the end so you can store it on your keyring. We were so impressed with it, it won a Good Housekeeping Kitchen Gear Award.
Anova Culinary Culinary Precision Port Handheld Vacuum Sealer
This handheld vacuum sealer can be used in combination with Anova reusable bags to help keep food fresh longer, ideal for storing meats, vegetables, leftovers and more.
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Take Taco Tuesday to a whole new level with this tortilla press. Add dough to the center of the disc and push down for a thin, uniform tortilla that’s ready to be cooked.
This top-selling waffle maker comes in more than 20 different colors and patterns as well as shapes like hearts or stars.
Talisman Designs Bacon Bin Grease Strainer & Collector
Whether this silicone tub sits on your counter or is stored away when not in use, it's a fun way to collect your bacon grease. We've used it for months and noticed no odors; plus, it's easy to wash in your dishwasher.
Evo Oil Sprayer
We love our air fryers around here and the Evo Oil Sprayer makes the perfect companion. Fill with your favorite cooking oil and use to evenly spray foods for perfectly golden results. Each propellant-free spritz claims to dispense 1/4 teaspoon.
This gadget stops food splatter when cooking and reheating —the SplatterDom can be used to cover pots and pan or in the microwave to keep messes at bay. This is a must for Deputy Editor Sarah Gregory who named this as one of her favorites for keeping a tidy kitchen, "I use it basically every day, and it's holding up great, keeps foods moist and — importantly — that means I rarely have to clean my microwave".
This mini food processor from Zyliss is favorite of GH editors and perfect for cooking small or quick meals. "I use mine all the time to quickly chop garlic or herbs. It's easier than taking out my electric one," says Nicole Papantoniou.
Microplane Classic Zester and Grater
A zester and grater are essential for adding fresh lemon zest to give food dimension, giving a dish a salty bite with freshly grated parmesan cheese and more. This one from Microplane has sharp blades to help zest and grate with ease.
Struggling to open jars is a thing of the past with this cool gadget from OXO. The opener allows you to get a sturdy grip on the lid, while the base pad keep the jar in place for stress-free opening.
Not to toot our own horns, but these micro sheet pans come in a set of three and are perfect for cooking small meals, roasting vegetables and more.
This nifty gadget presses peeled and unpeeled garlic without bending. It performed well in our side-by-side garlic press tests.
Remove stuck-on food and batter from your whisk's loops, cutting cleanup time and waste. The plastic piece catches drips before they hit the counter and detaches to scrape inside the bowl, too.
Nicole (she/her) is the director of the Good Housekeeping Institute's Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab, where she has overseen content and testing related to kitchen and cooking appliances, tools and gear since 2019. She’s an experienced product tester and recipe creator, trained in classic culinary arts and culinary nutrition. She has worked in test kitchens for small kitchen appliance brands and national magazines, including Family Circle and Ladies’ Home Journal.
Trish (she/her) is the deputy food editor at Good Housekeeping, where she covers all things food, from cooking trends and delicious recipes to top-tested kitchen products and grocery finds. She has more than a decade of experience writing about food for GH, Women’s Health, Prevention, Redbook, Woman’s Day, The Daily Meal and Food Network. When she’s not at the supermarket or trying out a new recipe, you can find her at the beach, in her backyard or on the couch — typically with a glass of wine in hand.
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