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1. 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.
2. A beginner's sushi-making kit that'll let you take the fate of your rolls into your own hands by working with whatever ingredients you have on hand, so you can have hours of delicious sushi experimentation.
3. A trio lasagna pan designed so you can have not one, not two, but *three* kinds of lasagna — meaning you can make one normal one as a fail-safe and get wild throwing all kinds of ingredients into the other two.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. A meat cooking temperature magnet if you, like me, are always vaguely intimidated by the idea of cooking meat without accidentally giving yourself salmonella poisoning and need the extra confidence boost to try new recipes.
7. 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.
8. A weekly meal planner you can use to map out all your grocery needs in advance — particularly handy if you're trying to get more ambitious about your dishes and the prep work seems intimidating.
9. A silicone donut pan that can also be used for homemade! bagels!! that you can jazz up however you like, so breakfast can be served with a side of ~adventure~.
10. A mini waffle maker to churn out adorably-sized, perfectly cooked-through waffles in mere minutes — not to mention hash browns, paninis, biscuits, and even (gasp) PIZZA, so you can stretch your cooking abilities without feeling like you're committing to *too* much of a shakeup.
11. 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 — *plus* a whole bunch of ridiculously delicious fast food dupes you can test out, no oil or waiting in line required.
12. Plus a magnetized air fryer cooking cheat sheet so the next time you play my favorite game — "indiscriminately shove things in the air fryer and hope for the best" — you can actually experiment with confidence (particularly when it comes to meat and frozen foods!).
13. 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.
14. A silicone baking mat for your sheet pan, so you can roast big experimental batches of veggies with all new sauces and seasonings without worrying about your pans (or wasting parchment paper).
15. A silicone muffin mold, because sometimes all you need to think out of the box is to start thinking *inside* a muffin. This mold is handy enough to cook single-sized portions of eggs, pastries, and muffins, and since they're all individually baked, you can get crafty with what ingredients you put in each of 'em.
16. The Always Pan from Our Place perfect for anyone who has big culinary ambitions, but needs a (highly functional!) nudge. This 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.
17. A stone mortar and pestle set perfect for grinding and mashing ingredients like nuts, seeds, roots, and garlic so you can unleash the best flavors for foods like homemade salad dressing, guac, pesto, salsa, and soooo much more.
18. A three-in-one avocado slicer, because truly, what meal hasn't been improved by adding gobs of avocado to it? This little gadget will more than earn its keep by taking care of those pesky pits and giving you slices so perfectly portioned you'll be tempted to tackle every wacky avocado toast combo you can think of.
19. A reliable little food scale to help you portion out all your ingredients for new recipes that get *suuuper* specific (or recipes that measure in weight instead of fluid ounces, which actually makes a lot more sense precision-wise for dry ingredients!).
20. A rapid egg cooker that I am warning you right now is going to become your only personality trait. It can make soft, medium, *and* hard-boiled eggs in addition to poaching, scrambling, and making omelettes out of them. Not only will it amp up your breakfast game, but it'll amp up your ramen, egg salad, and even burrito game, too.
21. A tortilla press kit that might make you use your One Ticket on a time machine to go back and ask your past self why you weren't making homemade, crispy-edged, chewy-middled tortillas the whole time.
22. A panini press to make you gorgeous, evenly-cooked, Panera-level sandwiches you can get much more adventurous with, since you can fit a ton more ingredients in the press than you can when you're grilled with a regular ole pan.
23. A nine-in-one pressure cooker equipped to make *deep breath* stews, soups, rice, eggs, yogurt, porridge, and veggies, among a bajillion other ideas you can try in the free recipe book it comes with.
24. A veggie spiralizer and chopper with five different thickness settings, so you can make your meals all the more colorful (or just find an excuse to say the word "zoodle" more often).
25. Or for smaller spaces, a *super* compact eight-in-one spiralizer that also grates cheese, juices fruits, and cuts ribbons, and more. All you have to do is change out one of the interlocking caps for a new function. Fresh squeezed OJ? Zoodles in the air fryer? Grated Parmesan on your pasta? Done, done, and done. (And you never have to say "when"!!)
26. 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.
27. A set of foodie dice you can use to challenge yourself to expand your culinary horizons (and low key pretend you're in a cooking reality show). Also a great cure for those nights everyone in the house is like, "I dunno, what do you wanna eat?" like a bunch of Libras (yeah, I said it).
28. A pineapple cutter that will peel, core, and slice up your fruit in a matter of seconds, so you can stop ~pining~ for your pineapple and start adding it to your dishes for an unexpected tangy twist.
29. 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, so you can get as wild with your cooking experiments as you want without spending two hours prepping for it.
30. A small but effective rice cooker that steams meat and veggies in one compartment while the rice cooks below, so you can make a full-fledged fancy meal with one tiny appliance.
31. A pair of shredder claws that carve all your meats up faster than Wolverine can blink, so you can start adding it fresh to your sandwich, taco, and chip dip creations.
Me teaming up with Remy the rat the expand my cooking abilities once and for all:
