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1. A beginner-friendly fermenting kit complete with everything you need to "set it and forget it," so you can serve yourself lil' sides of pickled things with your dishes like a fancy farm-to-table restaurant.
2. A set of restaurantworthy shallow pasta bowls to make you feel like you're genuinely ~plating~ all your meals like a professional — this is like a bowl and a plate had a very stylish, SUPER-convenient baby for all your pasta and salad needs.
3. Or a deep, bizarrely chic salad bowl that'll make your work-from-home lunch feel like it's getting served to you at a fancy café.
4. A stainless-steel slicer to get you *chef's KISS* levels of perfectly sliced cheeses without struggling to eyeball them with a knife, whether you want the thick "I'm putting you on a Ritz cracker immediately" kind or the paper thin "mayhaps I will top my pasta with Parmesan" variety.
5. A color-coded Cuisinart knife set so not only will you have the perfect blade for each task like a true profesh, but you'll be able to avoid cross-contamination without having to pause and wipe everything down every time you transition to a new food 🌈.
6. Plus a two-stage knife-sharpener, because those blades you bought back in the day?? They're probably super dull by now, even if you haven't noticed since it's happened over time. But as all the pros know, sharper knives = faster, safer cooking, so you can ~refresh~ them with this.
7. Aaaand a pair of cut-resistant gloves for anyone whose hands aren't quite as steady as their love for thick-cut meats and thinly sliced veggies — these are designed to be four times stronger (!!) than leather to keep your digits safe.
8. A two-pack of TikTok-famous Dan-O's seasoning to instantly make any "blah" dish feel like it came straight out of a fancy restaurant kitchen — this low-sodium, hecka flavorful option is made with dried herbs, citrus, and granulated onion and garlic that reviewers love to jazz up everything from fish to beef to eggs to veggies.
9. A tin of cocktail sugar or salt for the rims of your at-home cocktails that come in so many inventive flavors you'll probably start inviting people over for fancy themed cocktail nights.
10. A ridiculously popular (like, over 80,000 5-star reviews) Lodge pre-seasoned cast-iron skillet you can use to sauté, sear, bake, broil, braise, fry, *or* grill. It's also built to last for decades, whether you're using it on the reg in the oven to make pillowy biscuits or on the stove to make the kind of steak that'll waft through your whole house.
11. Salt and pepper grinders for ridiculously fresh, delicious seasoning on everything you make — a nice bonus is that these are an *excellent* dupe for other grinders that can get upwards of $100 with the same functionality and look.
12. A sushi-making kit perfect for beginners or intermediate sushi makers, so you can finally mix and match the exact ingredients your adventurous heart desires.
13. An air fryer that can cook so many different dishes using the power of rapid air technology that it'll spoil you for other methods of cooking forever. Perfectly crisped french fries, veggies, and chicken wings in less than 20 minutes — no oil required.
14. Plus an easy-to-follow magnetized air fryer cooking cheat sheet so you can can mix and match your basic meats, veggies, and frozen foods to your hungry heart's content.
15. A trio lasagna pan designed to perfectly crisp all of your edges, because TBH, life is too short to settle for soggy lasagna.
16. A bottle of Mike's Hot Honey to instantly elevate every dish you make to "my compliments to the CHEF" level. You can add a pinch of sweet and a kick of spice to anything from pizza to salads to tacos to — be still my '90s bb heart — grilled cheese.
17. A set of hand-blown crystal wineglasses with a depth that will feel ooooh so satisfying when you're using it to swirl red wine with your hand.
18. A jar of za'atar, a Middle Eastern spice blend of thyme, toasted sesame seeds, and sumac that you'll find yourself sprinkling on just about every meal your whip up to add a little extra savory, spicy depth to it.
19. A ceramic "Grate Plate" that comes complete with a silicone garlic peeler and a wooden handle gathering brush. You can use this to properly grate garlic for your toasty bread, ginger for your hot tea, lemon zest for your baked goods, and more. Pro tip from the seller: add olive oil for the perfect garlic dip 😋.
20. A world-rocking Zhong sauce that TBH will keep all your local restaurant fare on their toes — this is slow-brewed with brown sugar, mushrooms, garlic, and a blend of spices so you can get all the kick of spice and comfort of umami flavors in one ridiculously delicious bite.
21. An electric potato peeler that, whoops, just got a permanent spot on your counter. Not only does it effortlessly peel potatoes, but it can handle pretty much any peeled produce you throw at it, from apples to kiwis to oranges to tomatoes. All those dinner parties you wanted to throw but didn't want to cook for just got a *whole* lot more feasible.
22. A stuffed-patty mold to elevator your burger game like WHOA. These are specially designed to hold the contents of the patty in place so you can truly go to clown town experimenting with the inside of your burgers, whether you're stuffing them with cheese, veggies, or — dare I suggest!! — Ritz crackers??
23. A panini press that'll make you crispy gourmet sandwiches with the *chef's kiss* perfect amount of crunch, unlike the boring ones you were grilling in a pan.
24. A set of three dough presses in different sizes perfect for hand pies, dumplings, ravioli, calzones, empanadas, and truly any delicious thing you can think of that you want tucked into a pillow of warm carbs.
25. The Always Pan from Our Place, a game-changing solution for anyone whose culinary ambitions are high but kitchen space is low. This compact, BuzzFeed-beloved nonstick pan is actually eight pieces of cookware in one, and is designed braise, sear, steam, strain, sauté, fry, boil, serve, and store. Basically, if you can dream it, you can cook it in this bb.
26. A compact AeroGarden so not only will you have a ton of mouthwatering fresh ingredients for new dishes on hand, but you'll be motivated to actually use them to their full potential, because you are a Proud Plant Parent (TM) now. Each of these comes with basil, parsley, dill, thyme, and mint, so basically you're the fanciest chef on your block.
27. Or even a mushroom-growing kit that grows right there in the packaging, so you can add some sweet, sweet umami flavors to new dishes by sautéing, roasting, or air frying them up.
28. A set of customizable spice labels so you can organize your kitchen to your *precise* aesthetic and really commit to your "I'm a professional chef now" self-insert fanfic.
29. A set of porcelain ramekins to experiment with single-serving foods like mac 'n' cheese, quiches, and desserts, so you can inspire yourself to mix things up by letting your usual plate take a vacation.
30. An egg waffle pan to help you make Hong Kong–style egg waffles, a popular street food you can wrap around something sweet or savory.
31. A Basbaas sauce that can complement preeeetty much any dish you throw at it, and comes in two varieties: Coconut Cilantro Chutney and Tamarind Date Sauce. Each has a unique flavor profile, and is also vegan, gluten free, and made with organic ingredients.
32. A tiny milk frother that makes rich, creamy froths in seconds, making you as powerful as the Starbucks mermaid herself. It also doesn't need to be plugged in, cleans with a quick stream of hot running water, and is teensy for storing.
33. A pair of herb scissors with five blades, so you can have fresh! garden! herbs!!! in all your salads and sprinkled on all your favorite dishes, with so little effort that you'll be whipping this out out three times a day.
34. A rapid grape, strawberry, and tomato cutter so you can safely get perfect halves for any genre of salad you're consuming, whether it's a straight up fruit one or a traditional veggie one.
35. An ingenious ceramic bacon cooker you can pop right into the microwave to get perfectly cooked bacon just like your favorite deli makes it — the ceramic evenly heats and cooks the bacon while the lil' drip tray catches all those extra bacon tears. It's BLT O'Clock, y'all.
36. A magnetic hanging utensil set that includes (*DEEP BREATH*) a slotted spatula, spaghetti server, slotted spoon, solid spoon, and a ladle, all designed to nest into each other so you'll have them at the tip of your fingers whenever you get ambitious in the kitchen.
