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    23 Genius Products That Will Improve Your Cooking Skills

    This will separate the cooks from the chefs.

    1. A microplane for restaurant quality grating.

    2. A sturdy mortar and pestle for making pastes and mixes the traditional way.

    3. A box of EveryPlate meals for when you want to whip up restaurant-quality meals without much mess, stress or expense.

    4. A shaker of absolutely incomparable fleur de sel salt.

    5. A premium tin of saffron that will impart flavour like nothing else.

    6. A food dehydrator to unlock a whole new method of preserving and concentrating flavour.

    7. An oak barrel to really age and infuse alcohol.

    8. An iconic Le Creuset cast iron casserole dish because it should be part of every home cook's set of equipment.

    9. A mandolin for slices so uniformly thin that even the most proficient knife user couldn't replicate.

    10. A cold pressed olive oil where you can really taste the olives.

    11. A food scale for precision cooking.

    12. A three-in-one smoker if you're ready to explore the next realm of flavour infusion.

    13. A bottle of Japanese mirin for that singularly sweet, umami wine taste.

    14. A yoghurt making set if you've already mastered kombucha and sourdough.

    15. An immersion blender that is a lumpy soup's worst nightmare.

    16. A Black & White truffle oil set for the home chef with finer tastes.

    17. A Tasty non-stick cooking set for those of us whose cookware is in serious need of a refresh.

    18. A snazzy little cheese board for the diehard entertainer.

    19. A bottle of Meluka Raw Honey for someone with a real sweet tooth.

    20. A bottle of TRUFF Hot Sauce — the world-famous lovechild of truffle oil and hot sauce — for the foodie who can't get enough heat.

    21. A chic set of chef-quality knifes to up your kitchen game.

    22. A DIY hot sauce kit for the homemade heroes.

    23. And finally, a salt block to grill on because flavour should come from within, not sprinkled on top.