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Promising review: "I love that the strainer has a lip for easy use in a bowl." —Target Reviewer
Get it from Target for $10.99
These are also great for making empanadas and pierogis.
Promising review: "I absolutely love this product. I prefer making my own dough when I make empanadas and this thing made them look beautiful like I was a professional chef. It's super easy and saves time when assembling your empanadas. I highly recommend buying this awesome set of three." —Adams0322
Get a set of three from Amazon for $7.99.
I'd personally go with either the everything bagel or the stick of butter, but a real serious baker might be delighted by the croquembouche!
Get it from Food52 for $22 (available in 17 styles).
Promising review "This cutting board–style wood cookbook and iPad stand holder is very nice! I like the style and the convenience of having it in the kitchen. It doesn't take up too much counter space and works very well for my cookbook." —Jynnifer
Get it from Amazon for $25.99+ (available in three styles).
Promising review: "Buying this knife sharpener has changed my life! I used to burn water, but now I'm on par with chefs like Gordon Ramsay! ... Paper thin tomatoes and onions for a tuna fish sandwich? Not a problem! Thank you KitchenIQ, my life will never be the same." —J.W.
Get it from Amazon for $5.99 (available in four colors).
Check out our full review of the KitchenIQ 50009 Edge Grip 2-Stage Knife Sharpener.
Promising review: "I expected to be happy, but I'm thrilled! Each mat is pliable and fits the entire width of my standard oven. When the mat is against the back wall, it extends up to but not over the front lip of the floor. On first use, pizza cheese and sauce dripped onto the front edge of the mat and onto that uncovered lip. The baked-on cheese and sauce slid right off the mat! Effortlessly! After I cleaned up the lip, I layered a second mat to cover the lip. These mats are so great that I almost want food to drip on them so I can show off how wonderful they are." —Artset Outset
Get a pack of three from Amazon for $13.99.
Promising review: "This was a gift for my musician/chef fiancé and he absolutely loved them! We have not used them yet, but they look quite durable and also the design is great. I like that there are holes at the top of each one, so they can be hung on the wall if we choose to do so. Functional art! He left them out when we had friends over and we had quite a few compliments and people asking where I found them. Thank you so much!" —Ellen
Get a set of four from Amazon for $18.99.
Promising review: "These REALLY work! We have to move them away from our fresh fruit so it would ripen! My produce is lasting at least three times as long without spoilage. This is a great product, and I have already bought many as gifts. They don't seem to work on tomatoes, but they are great with bananas, apples, kiwi, pears, grapes, plums, peaches, lettuces, mushrooms, and many more fruits and vegetables." —Jacki
Get a pack of two from Amazon for $19.99.
Promising review: "Bought this brownie pan for many different uses, but have used it only for banana bread, in the first month. We always fight our loaves of banana bread to get them baked in the center, without burning the outside. This pan is PERFECT!!! One banana bread recipe fills the 12 spaces just right. We love having 12 baby loaves that are baked perfectly, with lots of good edges. Can't wait to try some other foods in this fabulous pan." —Grammy of four
Get it from Pampered Chef for $25.
You can also go for a holiday-themed set!
Promising review: "These shakers are so fabulous in our new restaurant!!! They go perfectly with the decor because they are smaller than a regular shaker but not tiny! They are feminine and petite, which is great for our French bistro. Working with Poppy was great!!! She answers questions, finished my order of 20 sets very quickly and kept an eye on shipping and informed me of any delays. She is great to work with, does a beautiful job on the product, and I hope I can purchase from her again soon!!!" —Laura English
Get them from ShabbyhappyDecoupage on Etsy for $49.32 (available in 15 colors).
Promising review: "All around FIVE STARS! Great price, super easy to use — even for a first-timer like myself! Everyone complimented the cake and thought the grandma that usually makes them made this one. I would definitely buy this again if needed or gift it if I knew anyone looking into baking." —Kev&Britt
Get it from Amazon for $19.99.
Promising review: "After multiple containers for my brown sugar and continuously throwing my brown sugar away due to giant hard lumps, I began to wonder why our brown sugar never lumped as a child. That's when I remembered a weird brown bear in our sugar. After a quick Google search I found this! I soaked it in water for 30 minutes and then added to my lumpy brown sugar...two days later there is not a single lump in my sugar! Yay!" —Sneezeloaf
Get it from Amazon for $4.78.
Promising review: "This is one of my favorite things I have purchased for our tiny apartment! It's a pretty good size cutting board and I can see it fitting over most sinks. I LOVE the bowl inside that can let wet ingredients drain liquid directly into the sink. It's seriously SO nice to have this when you're limited on counter space!" —Atara
Get it from Amazon for $19.99 (available in two colors).
Promising review: "This is the second ideal bookshelf print I've ordered — the colors are beautiful and it's now framed and hanging in my kitchen. The print also gets paired with a cute different little postcard-sized print, which you can either use to frame or whatever your heart desires. It's always a nice surprise!" —KT RYAn
Get it from janemount on Etsy for $34+ (available in three sizes).
Promising review: "This mini torch is easy to use with an adjustable flame. It's not too fancy shmancy, but it's not expensive either. It does everything I need it to do including lighting candles that have burned too far down to reach with a match. (although I know that's not its intent at all) Unfortunately it doesn't arrive with butane; but once you fill it, it lasts a pretty long time!" —Vero
Get it from Amazon for $17.99.
Promising review: "Bought donut pans for baking vegan donuts!! Amazon delivered them, gave them a quick wash, and got our first two dozen baked the same night! We baked a lemon with a lemon zest glaze and a pumpkin spice with cinnamon maple glaze! The pans are of great quality, no sticking, even baking and easy clean up! Perfect! Can’t wait to try some more recipes! So much fun!!" —J
Get a set of two from Amazon for $15.99.
And it's way less wasteful and more environmentally friendly to reuse those colorful cups instead of paper ones!
Promising review: "I have always wanted to buy silicone cups because I love to bake (but hate foil and paper cups), so I'm glad I finally got around to it. These are perfect. They are fun and colorful, and despite feeling thin, they are very durable and hold up to oven temperatures no problem. I didn't have to adjust baking times, or grease the cups. My muffins came out really easily with minimal residue. A little tedious to clean because the crumbs get caught in the grooves, but not a huge deal. I just flipped them inside out, and scrubbed with hot water and soap. I would definitely recommend these for any baker!" —Paula
Get a set of 12 from Amazon for $7.99+ (also available in a set of 24).
Promising review: "OMG! I have been looking for this my whole life! I make sugar cookies and I like them pretty thick and it is hard to roll them out evenly. This is PERFECT...and I mean PERFECT!! I baked three batches of cutout sugar cookies in less than an hour and a half!!! No joke! I was going to buy one of those cookie things with the side bars, but they are over $50. This works amazingly well and the price is perfect. Great product!!!" —L. Stanley
Get it from Amazon for $19.99 (available in two styles).
Get it from Anthropologie for $32.
Promising review: "I highly recommend this product to everybody! It's very convenient and it takes up less space. I just sit it right on the counter and my kitchen and just grab it when I need it. It's ideal for everything — it's perfect!" —jennifer h.
Get it from Amazon for $11.99.
Promising review: "I do drag, cosplay, natural, and full glam makeup very often on myself and others. Taking pics in various places with various lighting can be a pain in the butt, but this ring light has three settings of light brightness. It's super helpful!" —pairofcds
Get it from e.l.f. Cosmetics for $12.
Promising review: "Finally a kitchen utensil that saves time, mess, and frustration! I ordered this because my 10-year-old daughter loves to make pancakes but she also leaves an incredible mess. She also loves to make cupcakes and that's even a double mess. Upon receiving the batter dispenser, my daughter took it out of the package and started making pancakes right away without my instructions. She loved the ease to make the pancakes in the container and then one click on the pan with no mess." —Jim Hudson
Get it from Amazon for $18.99.
Promising review: "I got this for a friend who is a cat lover and it was one of her favorite presents. She mentioned her sister and friend were jealous and loved them too! They came well-packaged in bubble wrap and are so cute and a great price." —Lisa Meade
Get them from Amazon for $25.
In her debut book, Claire unveils over 100 (!!!) recipes like how to make babkallah (a babka-challah mashup) and a crispy mushroom galette in addition to sharing her pro-baking wisdom with us all. I, for one, can't wait and I know I'm not alone in this excitement!
Get it from Amazon for $17.98, Bookshop for $32.20 (to support local bookstores), or check your local library.
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Promising review: "These are absolutely adorable! Haven’t cooked with them yet but what a perfect gift. They came adorably wrapped with a sugar cookie recipe. Love them!" —Shana
Get them from RollWithOurPins on Etsy for $17.75.
I was given this as a stocking stuffer one year and surprisingly use it a lot! It latches onto any tray or dish and helps safely pull them closer so I don't have to reach deeply into a hot oven.
Promising review: "It is exactly as advertised. I have a double oven and find that sometimes there just isn't enough space between the rack and the coils and often burn myself trying to take things out (on the small oven part), this has greatly reduced my injury rate :)" —Megan
Get it from Amazon for $4.49.
The mat also features guidelines for how far apart to space your cookies so they won't melt into a lumpy mess (which has happened to me on multiple occasions).
Promising review: "Love this mat! The cookie layout is super helpful. The mat is easy to clean with a little soap and water. I use these mats for all things oven related and have seriously cut down on parchment and foil costs. We own two already and have two more on order." —Erin
Get it from Pampered Chef for $30.
Why yes, that lil' penguin IS chugging eggnog.
Promising review: "Absolutely precious! Washing the spatula was initially a fear of mine, but it handwashes beautifully with no damage to the little penguin. The cookie cutter is quite large, so keep that in mind :)" —skyedot94
Get it from Anthropologie for $7.95.
Promising review: "These bowls are AWESOME! Whether I'm mixing cake batter or cookie dough, putting together pasta salad or mixing nuts before baking them for hostess gifts this past holiday season, these bowls were phenomenal. You can really get in there and stir up the contents whether you're using a hand mixer or a spatula. These were a great buy and I am delighted with them. I honestly use them every other day and they are great to store the finished product in until you're ready to pretty it up for serving. Can't say enough good things about this set of bowls." —Ema Nnep
Get a set of six from Amazon for $24.99.
Get it from StompStamps on Etsy for $19.30+ (available with or without 11 cookie cutter styles and with 1 or 2 sets of letters).
Promising review: "I really like the clever and functional design of this cooling rack, especially for limited counter space kitchens as mine. I use this for lightweight baked goods such as cookies and croissants. I have not tried it yet for heavier items such as pies, but for those, just attach the racks on both sides for support. What I love most is this rack folds up for storage — a clever space saver when stored too. All around, great product design with good quality construction. Highly recommend for lightweight baked goods." —myreview
Get it from Amazon for $20.99.
Anything I've ever tried from Stonewall Kitchen has been *so* good. These blueberry scones are no exception. Toss this into a gift basket with other baking items and you'll have a deliciously customized gift for your pal.
Promising review: "So freakin' good. Very moist! As an experienced baker and foodie, I must recommend that you shred the butter into the mix so it's even and I substituted half-and-half instead of milk that instructions call for. Also drizzled a homemade vanilla cream cheese buttercream glaze on top, used my ceramic scone pan and...best scone I EVER had. Will purchase other flavors for upcoming ladies brunch and especially for holidays when family comes." —Vivian
Get it from Amazon for $10.95.
Promising review: "The print on the apron looked and felt like it was on there really well. Just a super cute item for cooks/bakers who are a fan of the show!!!" —Andrea Lishen
Get it from HumorStyle on Etsy for $21.24.
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