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Many of us got into cooking during quarantine, whether it was recreating dishes from our favorite restaurant cookbooks or making our own sourdough starter.
But for a lot of people, cooking can be kind of intimidating. If you know someone whose culinary skills stop at popping ramen noodles into the microwave or burning most of their meals despite their best efforts, a cooking gadget or accessory can go a long way and fill in some of those gaps.
It can be as simple as a strainer that sticks to your pot to avoid spilling pasta into the sink or this apron with built in pot-holders. There’s also this vegetable chopper with different blades to julienne, chop and slice vegetables without ever having to pick up a knife.
Of course, there are also cookbooks that make good gifts, including everything from “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” to “The Complete One Pot,” which includes more than 400 meals you can make in a single skillet, sheet pan or Instant Pot.
We’ve rounded up some of the most useful kitchen gadgets for the non-cook in your life.
Take a look below:
A strainer that fits on all pots and pans
A cookbook for one-pan recipes
A spoon with the rest built in
A cutting board with juice groove and phone stand
A dish towel to keep conversions handy
A microwave pasta maker
An apron that does it all
An easy way to chop veggies
A pan that does it all
A smart meat thermometer
A book on the basic elements of cooking
An adjustable rolling pin for perfect dough
An automatic stirrer
A way to make clean up easier
A book on the science of cooking
A place to read Pinterest recipes
An easy way to clean the microwave
A great cookbook for beginners
