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A utensil drawer organizer, a handheld knife sharpener, and a breakfast sandwich maker that'll change your kitchen for the better.
Promising review: "I thought all hope was lost until I saw this on one of the BuzzFeed lists of things to get to change your life. It’s totally my fault for letting my stove get this bad, but I’ve been trying so many other products, with no change, so I just dealt with it. Two hours and a sore back later, It looks usable again! I still have some work to do on it, but I’m so proud of this change!" —N Jones
Get it from Amazon for $18.35.
Promising review: "If you are new to hot sauce in general, or looking for a safe thing to try or gift to an enthusiast in your life, give the original bottle a try. If you handle heat well and are looking to venture into flavor country, the Red Bottle is life changing. Truff is an experience that all hot sauce enthusiasts to try at least once." —Spacemonkey
Get Truff from Amazon: the black truffle hot sauce for $17.98, the "hotter" sauce for $17.98, and the white truffle hot sauce for $34.99.
BuzzFeed writer Chelsea Stuart has used this product to make her kitchen feel less chaotic, "Just got this and it has freed up SO much space in our cutlery drawer that we can now store teas, small Tupperware, etc. vs. before it was just a mess of utensils."
Promising review: "I had never seen this before I bought it, and holy crap it changed my life. So. Much. Room. There is so much room left in my drawer now that I moved stuff from another drawer and I have an entirely empty drawer in my kitchen now. Now only HALF the drawer is silverware and the other half is spatulas and cooking utensils. It is great. It also seems very sturdy. Highly recommend." —van31050
Get it from Amazon for $9.99+ (available in four sizes and three colors).
Promising review: "These are amazing! I bought one in New York at a winery not thinking it would change my life but it did! This is the perfect topper so you can put your wine back in the fridge on its side and not have to worry about it spilling. It was a great aerator too. You don't need all the tools when you have this little guy. I bought three in total. One for my mom, too!" —Jenna
Get it from Amazon for $9.59.
Each sponge from this woman-owned small business will arrive in a surprise pattern — delightful! BuzzFeed writer Daniel Boan can vouch for these useful sponges. He said:
"If you have a dishwasher in your home, I want you to go up it to right now and give it a giant hug. Don't you EVER take that beautiful appliance for granted ever again. Hand-washing dishes is my least favorite daily task, so I've been looking for products to make it a bit less of a hassle. I've also been trying to switch to more eco-friendly items when possible, so I knew these washable sponges from PorterLees on Etsy would be right up my alley. I was right — they're pretty life-changing. It takes a few uses to get used to the thin design, but they work just as well as regular sponges and are so easy to throw in the washing machine once they start getting a little gross — which means I can cross off sponges from my shopping list forever!"
Get it from PorterLees on Etsy for $9.
BuzzFeed writer Jennifer Tonti credits this burner cover for helping her cook with ease:
"OK so I just bought this for my own tiny apartment (pictured above) and OMG you guys. Life = changed. Food = chopped. Counter space = doubled. I mean the math is all there."
Promising review: "This is so perfect for extra space. It covers the top of my apartment-sized stove so I can then use my stove space for my Instant Pot and food prep. The best space-saving and cosmetic thing I have ever gotten for this tiny apartment." —Talyn Amber Skye
Get it from Amazon for $27.95+ (available in four styles).
Promising review: "I’m the type of person who loves ice coffee any day and I like to take my time drinking it. This Hyperchiller has truly changed my life! It’s super easy to put together and clean! Also the fact that you can pour your hot coffee directly into it is amazing! It’s super fast at making your coffee cold, and it never tasted watered down at all! I am so amazed and happy by this invention, 100% recommend everyone buys it." —Catherine D.
Get it from Amazon for $24.99
I bought this for myself (since I'm clearly a REAL adult) and OMG. This thing REALLY works. Usually when my husband makes sauce from scratch I'm left with chunks of tomatoes throughout my sink and water that WILL NOT drain — that was until I bought the SinkShroom. My mom was so impressed she bought one, too. It's a serious game-changer.
Promising review: "I've gone through quite a number of sink strainers in my life and ALL of them have either broken or the little pop-up part won't stay in the up position... especially when there's a couple of pots in the sink that have been soaking. It doesn't seem like a big thing, but day after day, cleaning out the sink drain, trying to get the little bugger to stay in the 'up' position, wrapping rubber bands around that pop-up thingy, only to have them become really yucky from the stuff I'm attempting to keep from going down the drain and I'd about had it! Then I find this SinkShroom. It's been about two weeks and yes, it has CHANGED MY LIFE! I keep expecting a mini mess in the morning (my kids are usually up late at night, cooking and then cleaning their mess so it's usually full in the a.m.) and there's my SinkShroom... half filled with food pieces but EASY TO EMPTY!! No yucky wet mess. Just a simple flick into the garbage can. HALLELUJAH!" —Elizabeth B.
Get it from Amazon for $12.99.
Promising review: "Best air fryer ever. I got this as a gift last year for Christmas, and it changed my life. I’m a 22-year-old nursing student, and I don’t have a lot of time to cook. This drastically cuts down time and makes food so crispy. Great for reheating leftovers (pizza). Preheats in minutes. I almost never use my oven anymore!" —TonyaM1973
Get it from Amazon for $99.99.
Check out our full review on the Instant Pot Air Fryer, plus some air fryer recipe suggestions.
One little machine that can whip up hard-boiled eggs, poached eggs, scrambled eggs and omelets? Sounds magical! And let me tell you — it is. Get one of these egg-cellent appliances ASAP.
Promising review: "This little egg cooker has changed my life. I love eating healthy hard-boiled eggs but hated the time and effort it took to cook the eggs and cook them well. In the past it was a 'hit or miss' ordeal — sometime over-cooked or under-cooked. No more!! With the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker I get perfect hard boiled eggs every time and the shells nearly fall off. I could not be happier with this product. It makes the perfect hard-boiled eggs nearly 'set and forget.' I even love, and laugh at, the 'wrath of a 1,000 demons buzzer.' You can't miss it no matter where you are in the house! Don't think more about it...just buy one!!" —FRANK H DRIES III
Get it from Amazon for $19.99 (available in five colors).
Check out our deep dive into the Dash Rapid Egg Cooker here.
I invested in one of these this year and I'm so glad I did — I use it to make lattes at home and have saved a lot of dollars without having to run out to Starbucks every morning (just...once a week or so instead hehe).
Promising review: "OMG, this milk frother makes my homemade latte taste like it was made by a barista. It was perfect. So perfect that I bought a second one for my brother who loves coffee to use. I've already recommended it to some coworkers. It has changed my coffee-drinking life. This comes highly recommended." —Michelle Pirestani
Get it from Amazon for $11.99 (available in 17 colors).
Promising review: "Before receiving this item I was unable to wash dishes and utensils on my own due to a disability causing weakness to the right side of my body. I was unable to hold a sponge and coordinate my hand to wash dishes properly. This scrubber changed my life in that sense because now I can easily dispense soap and wash dishes at the same time without having to worry about coordinating my hand to hold the sponge and grab/squeeze dish soap onto it." —Julie
Get it from Amazon for $6.99.
Promising review: "After years of buying brushes specifically to clean my drink bottles (mostly Nalgene — and yes, they do get stinky) and dreading the actual cleaning — I go through all my bottles before I actually clean them because I hate the process so much. This has changed my life! Seriously!! Just fill with warm water, drop a fizzy tab in, and get back to living. I come back to a clean bottle that just needs to be rinsed. No smell, no taste. It’s probably the most perfect product I’ve purchased as a BuzzFeed click. I just bought more." —Michelle C
Get it from Amazon for $21.68 for three packs.
I have this can opener and recently bought it for my parents when their old electric one died. It may not seem like the most essential purchase but when you've watched your dad try to open a can of tuna with a butcher knife, you'll realize it's best to have one on hand.
Promising review: "This is a top-notch can opener. Gone through several other cheap brands that have broken and left me nearly cutting a finger off trying to finish opening the half mutilated can, but this guy knows how to get the job done and the handle is much more ergonomic in my opinion. Do yourself a favor and buy five, one for yourself and four for people in your life because this guy will change their life." —AK
Get it from Amazon for $14.95.
Promising review: This made it so simple to sharpen my knives and it has been life changing. Not sure why I felt this was so hard or complicated before. This is an awesome little product. Stores away nicely, sharpens with only a couple of turns. Huge value for the money!" —RTRae
Get it from Amazon for $5.99+ (available in four colors).
Check out our full KitchenIQ 50009 Edge Grip 2-Stage Knife Sharpener review.
Promising review: "Words cannot truly express how much I love this machine. It has changed my life. I had never made fresh pasta before and now that I have the Atlas 150, my family and I make fresh pasta or ravioli several times a week. We are never going back to boxed pre-made pasta again. The machine is easy to use, easy to clean — just wipe it down with a damp cloth and dry it, and you can tell it is well made." —Ashley Coley
Get it from Amazon for $79.99.
BuzzFeed writer Danielle Healy is passionate about these pans (yes, seriously):
"These responsibly-sourced and crafted pan/pot hybrids arrived looking even more beautiful than I'd imagined. I cooked dinner with them immediately and then proceeded to get rid of the mismatched collection of various skillets and unused pots my boyfriend, roommate, and I had brought into this apartment and accumulated since living here. It was a life-changing moment. Not only are my cabinets gloriously uncluttered and organized (this set nests together like a dream), but these just work better and feel like they're going to last a lot longer than the non-stick iterations we had collected before. One, if not both pieces, get near-daily use and no one in the apartment has any complaints! They heat evenly, clean easily (especially considering it doesn't have that nonstick coating), and really are designed to cover the vast majority of your cookware bases. Plus, Proclamation Goods Co. is a 1% for the Planet member, meaning they contribute at least one percent of their annual sales to environmental causes. Need I say more?"
Get a set of two pans from Proclamation Goods for $379.
My mom swears by these wipes and I've also used them myself, specifically on the stainless steel fridge in my apartment before we moved out. It completely removed any sign that we had our fridge covered head-to-toe in magnets. It really was a life-changing experience watching the imprints be completely wiped away. I've already got this set on deck to buy for the appliances in my new home.
Get it from Amazon for $15.98.
Promising review: "These liners are life-changing! I never thought I needed them until a friend raved about them. Clean up is so simple, no more melted cheese or sauces burnt to the bottom of my ovens. I love that I can cut them down to size to fit my toaster oven. My husband enjoys grilling with the liners now, he doesn't have to line the grill with aluminum foil which he found so annoying, deterring him to grill. This product really has simplified my life in the kitchen and I love it." —Kindle Custommer
Get a pack of three from Amazon for $12.99.
You can even pop these in the washing machine for a thorough cleaning.
Promising review: "Not sure how these gloves would work with a buzz saw, but wearing them has changed my life as an oyster shucker (which is why I bought them). Absolutely perfect! I can hold the oyster in my hand and go for it without fear of the shell slicing my hands. The knife has slipped a few times to stab me, and it stopped that as well. Super easy wash up as well." —Footsie
Get them from Amazon for $11.49 (available in sizes S—XL).
It heats up in 15 seconds and has a 40-ounce water tank so you don't have to fill it every morning.
Promising review: "Before COVID-9 quarantine, I have never owned a coffee machine or made my own coffee. I was a daily Starbucks or Alfred’s person. This machine blows my mind. It changed my life. I make my own bulletproof almond milk mocha every day and choose it over my Starbucks." —Petra Starke
Get it from Amazon for $178.95+ (available in three colors, plus in bundle options with the Aeroccino milk frother).
Promising review: "This product will change your life. When I’m at work I would only have 15 minute breaks and I would quickly stress what I would eat in that short time. This Magic Bullet allows me to make smoothies, dips, etc., and pre-pack my foods so I can eat healthier on the go. If you’re thinking about getting this blender, don’t hesitate!" —Valyncia Blackston
Get it from Amazon for $36.63.
Promising review: "It seems silly to say that some plastic boxes are life-changing, but these really are! Haha! My refrigerator is so organized now — and best of all, it STAYS organized! The boxes are the perfect size for all those condiments and jars, etc that get pushed to the back of the fridge and forgotten about. Who would have thought that I would love having my eggs in a special egg container? I do! I don’t have to deal with the flimsy Costco egg cartons anymore. I seriously love this product." —E. MacK
Get a set of six from Amazon for $34.99.
I have one of these and it has been a game changer when making cookies. I love that each one comes out the same size, making it easier than ever to know precisely how many will fit on my baking sheet.
Promising review: "This scoop changed my life. First off, it feels incredible. From the thick spring to the gear at the handle, this thing is sturdy. I wasn't sure how the cookies were going to turn out (I was a bit worried with how small the balls looked coming out of the medium scoop), but they produce perfectly sized cookies when done baking. After making my first dozen of picture-perfect cookies, I could not believe I previously embarrassed myself and insulted my friends by serving spoon-formed cookies. Like other reviewers say, uniform scoops yield uniform cookies, which makes baking so much easier. I wish I would have found this sooner." —maj
Get it from Amazon for $14.99+ (available in sizes S–L).
Promising review: "This is by far my most-used kitchen appliance of all time. I use my real oven only one quarter of the time. I have had this oven for one year, and I love it, love it, love it. Best Amazon purchase of all time. I can sear meats on broil, slow cook, bake quickly, toast, literally, the best kitchen tool I own. The best part, for me, is that it is extremely accurate, even at low temps. I do some modernist cuisine style dishes, and many require steady heating at low temperatures. This oven is ideal for that. My best steaks of all time have come out of here. I sear while frozen, then slow cook them in this thing. Super amazing meals. This will change your life, I am 100% behind this product. Kicks the butt off your big oven, that's for sure." —Marcus Twain
Get it from Amazon for $269.95.
Using this lil' grill is so simple! Throw your meat on, close the top, and BOOM — dinner is served. I've been using one for years and it's wonderful for making grilled chicken, burgers, grilled veggies, and paninis.
Promising review: "Besides a good chef, this machine has been the most used and most beloved instrument in my kitchen! From grilling to toasting and everything in between. The addition of reversible griddle irons and the flat laying top handle has been a major boost to the utility of this product. Additionally, having the grease catcher as an internal bucket (and a much larger one at that) makes clean up much easier. I use this product literally every week and have no complaints. Great for cooking quickly and healthily. Buy this now! It will change your life!" —AddieO
Get it from Amazon for $65.99.
Promising review: "I purchased this glorious breakfast sandwich maker and I have to tell you, it's changed my life. It's slightly contraband being located inside my cubicle and plugged in next to my monitors — but what it's cost me in work appropriateness it's more than made up for in deliciousness, fame, and glory. I've become a hero among the other analysts: one of them even erected a cardboard idol of my head in tribute. The sandwiches emerge perfectly cooked and heartily delicious. I keep a small spray bottle with a vinegar solution on-hand for easy cleaning and to ward off unwelcome visitors and lurking spectators of my epic breakfast delights. And so, I salute you, breakfast sandwich maker — for making me a better and fuller person. I'm now 100% less hangry and enjoying greater and greater work satisfaction as well as positive interactions with my peers. Who knew you'd make a good person out of me." —Catherine J.
Get it from Amazon for $24.99 (available in five colors).
Promising review: "I love pasta, but I hate *making* pasta. Too many pots, pans, strainer, cleanup, etc. Forget it. And after a long day at work when I am craving pasta, all I want to do is eat right away. This pasta cooker cooked pasta better than I have ever cooked pasta in my life. I am Italian, so as you can imagine I have eaten (and made myself) a LOT of pasta. This product is a game changer. It was extremely easy to use, cooked quickly, and it came out PERFECTLY. Not over cooked, a little al dente, but not firm. Perfection. Now I have no excuse not to cook pasta for myself (and my husband) practically every day. BUY THIS. It will change your life." —Hope Lanza
Get it from Amazon for $16.98.
My mom got one of these and continues to rave about it to me each time she uses it. I wasn't sure what all the hype was about until I watched how easily she was able to squeeze a slew of lemons for a recipe she was working on. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Promising review: "This thing changed my life! We have a very high yielding lemon tree and I dreaded the though of hand squeezing hundreds of lemons this year. This tool makes it effortless to get all the juice out of citrus. I ordered one for my mom who has arthritis in her wrists and she loves it too." —Amazon Customer
Get it from Amazon for $16.99+ (available in eight styles).
BuzzFeed editor Sam Wieder has been using this gadget to whip up one of her favorite snacks at home.
Promising review: "This has changed my life. Instead of hauling out and warming up the air popper (which took forever and shot kernels across the room), I use this ingenious contraption and have popcorn in about three minutes. And this thing almost never leaves kernels un-popped. It's easy to clean too. I've bought it as a gift since purchasing for myself. Highly recommend." —fox1at
Get it from Amazon for $15.90 (available in 21 colors).
Promising review: "These straws completely changed my life and I can't imagine living without them. You don’t even understand how astounding these straws are!!! I LOVE THEM! Never could go without them !!!!" —Amazon Customer
Get a pack of 10 from Amazon for $10.95.
Promising review: "Um this has changed my life. I love cold brew so much but was sick of spending so much at cafes or going to Target every week to pick up Chameleon cold brew concentrate (which is my favorite store bought brand). I bought this and have been brewing Stone Street course ground cold brew blend per the instructions. It is perfect! Tastes just like the ones I buy for 5+ dollars elsewhere and I get the added benefit of full customization in terms of strength/how concentrated. The jug is easy to clean, easy to use, and shatter-proof. Would recommend :)" —KC
Get it from Amazon for $19.99.
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