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    22 Useful Kitchen Products That'll Actually Teach You Something

    From quantum mechanics to football plays, you've got some learnin' to do. The products in this post were updated in October 2017.

    1. This BBQ apron to school you on delicious recipes and cooking methods.

    2. Some glowing coasters as a bright reminder for which elements are radioactive.

    3. A pair of heat-changing Schrodinger's Cat mugs to spur on a ~deep~ convo about quantum mechanics. Or just coffee.

    4. Some wine-pairing dish towels as a detailed resource for your next dinner party.

    5. A set of geeky ceramic bowls with classic theorems on the outside and their solutions at the bottom -- as if you needed more motivation to finish your cereal.

    6. An instant-download vegetable print so you can finally practice your French for carrot... and the like.

    7. A kid's tablecloth to help satisfy their inquisitive nature -- and maybe learn something yourself?!

    8. A non-slip pastry map perfect for rolling out dough and calculating liquid measuring conversions.

    9. A pair of martini glasses so you can train yourself to make a martini *just right*.

    10. An angular cheese board that'll make you a pro at cutting the cheese.

    11. Some football-play pint glasses for some ~refreshing~ football info so you can talk some SPROTS.

    12. Or a chemist-approved pint glass decked out in the molecular structure of ethanol.

    13. A mixologist set to help you finally get down the recipe for a Peach Passion.

    14. And in case you want some more recipes, this charming bar towel will provide some intoxicating info.

    15. Some Old Fashioned glasses that show the law never goes out of style.

    16. A weather-centric placemat with info on the seasons (which you know) and The Beufort Scale (which tbh, you don't know).

    17. An educational tea towel filled with tidbits like the name of the evergreen shrub that produces leaves that become tea (Camellia Sinensis).

    18. This romantic coffee mug can serve as a math lesson while you inhale your morning caffeine while spending some time with your beau.

    19. A travel mug as an excuse to explain that yes, you *do* know the periodic table of elements.

    20. A custom wood tray of your favorite coastal waterway so you can finally memorize all the nooks and crannies you're used to seeing from the view of a boat.

    21. A clever mug that combines three great things -- cursing, coffee, and equations.

    22. And this set of eight wine glasses to give you and guests a learning curve on making sweet, boozy music together.

    Bystanders once you wow them with your cooking skills and newfound knowledge:

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