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    41 Innovative Products That Are Basically Next-Level Genius

    "It's brilliant, brilliant, brilliant I tell you. Genius I say." — Yzma, you, and me

    1. A car vent dip clip so you can dip 👏 those 👏 fries 👏 without fumbling with the barbecue sauce and spilling it all over your car. May your commutes home be tolerable and filled with endless chicken nuggets.

    reviewer dipping fry into sauce that's placed in the dip clip and attached to car vent

    2. Aaaand — to meet your in-house dipping needs — a dip clip that attaches straight to your plate so you're able to properly eat your nuggets, dumplings, veggies, and so on without making a total mess.

    reviewer image of the dip clip attached to plate

    3. A stainless steel insert that'll transform your charcoal grill into a PIZZA OVEN. Yes, you can make pizza on your grill, and dinner is at your house!

    Kettle Pizza attachment attached to grill to make pizza oven

    4. Super strong magnetic strips designed to hang beer bottles and keep them off your shelf so there is more room in your fridge. I mean, this is the kind of six pack I'm striving for in 2020.

    5. A faaaancy automatic spice grinder with interchangeable pods that easily click in and out, so you can swap in the salt, grind, and swap out for the pepper. It's *truly* that simple.

    6. An automatic pan stirrer your arms will be forever thankful for when a recipe calls for continuous stirring.

    pan stirrer placed in pan of sauce

    7. A portable, all-in-one golf cleaner with a scrub pad, towel, brass groove cleaners, and spray bottle for a ~hole-in-one~ cleaning right there on the spot.

    8. A moisture meter for us no-matter-how-hard-we-try-our-plants-die people that you place deep down into the soil to get a reading of how much water your plant is receiving, so you can adjust your watering frequency accordingly!

    A reviewer's plant with the meter inside, showing it is slightly over watered

    9. A (beautiful!) stoneware strainer you can easily wash, clean, and drain berries with thanks to the built-in drip catcher and spout. That quick afternoon snack is just a strain away!

    Hand tilting the strainer into the sink to drain water out as cherries sit inside the deep bowl

    10. A rechargeable, waterproof cooler light to illuminate your cooler and help you find the beverage you WANT (none of that root beer nonsense*) without freezing your hands off.

    11. A portable solar-powered light and charger that can actually inflate/deflate, making it ideal to bring along on all your outdoor adventures.

    people sitting on mountain at dusk with lamp lit up

    12. A double oven mitt so there's zero panic when you can only find one or none at all. Let's leave the dirty dishrag in the laundry, and keep that bread from burning. 👏

    13. An under-cabinet lid opener so you don't have to spend your peaceful evening battling a jar. That, my friend, is a waste of time.

    14. A collapsible colander with extendable handles to conveniently catch food scraps, wash fruits and veggies, and save room in jam-packed cabinets. A space-and-time-saving product? Sign me up.

    strainer placed over sink with extendable arms

    15. A bagel slicer that'll give you that perfect, bagel shop cut, creating a perfect surface for your elaborate cream cheese spread.

    person holding clean-cut bagel after using bagel slicer to evenly slice it

    16. Or! A rapid food slicer because it's this, or individually cutting each cherry tomato, ultimately increasing the likelihood you get juice sent straight to the eyeball. This is just so much more efficient!

    17. A baggy rack that can clip to bags and prop them up so you can get all your leftovers safely inside without the fuss of spills.

    person trying to pour sauce into a bag and spilling it, and then trying again with the baggy holder and no spilling

    18. A brush spinner that'll clean up every last bit of makeup from even the dirtiest brushes AND then dry 'em — all in less than a minute. And to even think we've been cleaning our brushes BY HAND this entire time.

    19. A USB lightbulb adapter because we will no longer accept hunching over the side of the bed just to reach our phone while it's charging. Now, you can utilize all your chargers (short and long). <3

    two plugs plugged into the USB adapter that&#x27;s connected to the light

    20. Heat-resistant toaster bags for reheating sandwiches, fries, and other should-be crispy foods the RIGHT way — aka, not in the microwave where they tragically turn soggy. You can also make a quick grilled cheese with these things, you're welcome.

    toaster bags placed inside a toaster with bread inside

    21. A silicone place mat that'll suction to the table so your kiddo has no chance of throwing their food as you turn your head away for a nanosecond.

    toddler sitting at table with their hands on the dinner plate/place mat that&#x27;s suctioned to the table

    22. A paw cleaner with soft silicone brushes to quickly and efficiently clean your very bad dog's* muddy feetsies.

    23. Silicone eyeglass sleeves to prevent your glasses from slipping and digging into your ears. Now, that's something pretty spectacular, ~eyed~ say.

    24. A double-sided, dressing aid tool with one side for assisting with buttoning, and the other for zipping up jackets. You know, because the last thing you want on sluggish mornings is to get into a war with your clothes!

    person using dressing tool to pull button through closure

    25. A splurge-worthy wine preservation system that'll allow you — the biggest wine fanatic — to pour a glass without having to remove the cork, so you can enjoy your expensive bottles over time (and not in one sitting).

    person pouring wine from bottle with wine preserver attached to spout

    26. A phone light featuring three light intensity settings for taking your selfie game to the next level.

    27. And! A selfie stick with an attachable tripod and Bluetooth remote that'll capture Insta-worthy pics so you don't have to ask total strangers to take a photo — which always ends up being a blurry mess anyway.

    28. A digital measuring tape you'll be ~inching~ to get your hands on so you can quit squinting at those extremely tiny lines.

    digital measuring tape measuring piece of wood with digital screen reading

    29. Slow-cooker liners that I personally consider a miracle in a box. Simply remove after cooking, and you won't have to fight to get off any baked-on residue!

    liners in crock pot with two different foods

    30. An eyeglass holder you can safely clip onto your clothes thanks its teeny but mighty magnets. Long live the days of always knowing where your reading glasses are!

    person attaching glasses to holder on shirt

    31. A three-in-one burger press for easily making *STUFFED* (think cheese, jalapenos, and omg I am hungry) or regular patties and sliders.

    32. Shower curtain clips that simply attach to your shower walls to ensure water stays on the *inside* of the tub. IDK about you, but I sure don't want to spend my mornings moppin' up water.

    person sliding shower curtain in holder

    33. A food slicing board with a stainless steel blade that'll quickly cut up veggies (AND CHEESE) in uniform slices thanks to its built-in measuring scale. It's literally a paper cutter...but for food.

    34. A multipurpose moldable glue that'll seal, repair, bond, and solve tons of tiny household problems. Frayed cables? Use this!

    person molding the glue on a cable

    35. Bra strap extenders to give you room to breathe (like, literally breathe). It won't be quite as great as the feeling of whipping your bra off at the end of a long day, but it'll come veeeery close.

    reviewer image of extenders attached to bra strap

    36. And! Bra strap clips so you can wear all your best tanks *AND* best bras at the same time, and not worry over the straps peeking out. Many reviewers even mentioned they're great at offering a little extra support.

    37. LED-dimming stickers so you can sleep in complete peace (and darkness!) and not be bothered by obnoxiously flashing router and console lights.

    product shot of person using stickers to apply on router

    38. ~Handy~ nail clippers featuring a rotating swivel head and extra-long handles that'll give you easier access to hard-to-reach nails so you can get a clean cut for once.

    person using swivel nail clippers to clip nails

    39. An herb stripper designed to easily pluck your favorite greens that can otherwise be extremely time consuming (and annoying!!!) to do by hand. Making dinner after a long day doesn't seem so daunting now!

    40. A handy tool so you can ditch the struggle that is fake eyelash application. It holds the falsies in place so adding glue is easy, and actually attaching them to your lash line is even easier. Thank the heavens, honestly.

    reviewer image of clamps holding fake eyelashes

    41. And lastly, "The Cut Buddy" — your foolproof way to get clean, precise grooming lines that are totally barber-worthy. Save yourself an expensive trip to the salon and use your newfound time to get some relaxin' in.

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