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    21 Products That'll Actually Help You Enjoy Cooking Dinner

    So you can stop spending all of your money on takeout.

    1. An Instant Pot to make prepping all types of meals so easy and fast, your other kitchen appliances are gonna realize that yes, their parent (YOU) does have a favorite child and its name is INSTANT POT.

    2. A rotating pizza oven that'll have you whipping up homemade pizza so yummy, your pizza delivery person is gonna start coming to your house to eat dinner rather than bring it.

    3. An 11-piece non-stick cookware set for ensuring you have the best and prettiest pots and pans at your disposal.

    4. A panini press to make dealing with the fact the only "dinner" foods you have in your fridge = the same cold cuts and bread you use to make lunches way better. After all, a panini is its own superior food group.

    5. A cutting board knife that'll make slicing up veggies, fruits, cheese, and more super easy...and maybe even kinda fun!

    6. A cookbook filled with 50 delicious recipes for helping you solve the biggest problem you face when it comes to making dinner each night... what the FORK YOU'RE GONNA MAKE?!

    7. Special scissors for quickly cutting up herbs — because cutting up the yummy things you use to make your food taste good should not be time-consuming.

    8. A 19-piece utensil and gadget set to give you peace of mind that you have what you need to prepare all of your favorite dishes. From measuring spoons and cups to strainers to tongs and more — you're gonna wonder how you lived so long without these colorful items.

    9. An electric slicer and shredder that'll literally shoot your cut-up ingredients right into the food — so you don't need to use extra plates and bowls while prepping AND you can have some fun.

    10. A Crock-Pot for putting in your slow cooker recipe ingredients in the morning, heading off to work for the day, and coming back to a ready dinner.

    11. A sushi-making kit to make you wonder if you're ever gonna eat anything but sushi ever again — this is gonna become your new favorite toy, trust me.

    12. An air fryer for simply turning any food into a delicious fried version, minus tons of oil.

    13. A veggie spiralizer to churn out super yummy and nutritious "pasta." Voluntarily making vegetables for dinner? We're so proud of you.

    14. A two-level steamer that'll allow you to steam things like protein on one level, and veggies on the other, and enjoy both elements of your dinner at the same time when they're done, rather than doing it one at a time.

    15. A two-piece bowl and colander for quickly and easily rinsing, draining, and even serving your food.

    16. An electric peeler that'll quickly remove the peels off of your produce so you can cut back on meal-prep time, and increase eating time.

    17. A salad spinner for making the task of cleaning your greens as simple as the push of a button.

    18. A five-piece dough press set to make dinnertime more fun — ditch the same ole' meals you eat every day for some dumplings, pierogies, calzones, and mini pies!

    19. A dice and slice tool that'll have you cutting up produce, meat, and cheese so fast and easily, you might find yourself cutting up things like onions just for the fun of it.

    20. A sectioned skillet for cooking your whole meal in one convenient place, rather than having to pull out several different pans and turn on multiple burners.

    21. A jar of chipotle mayo to truly make any dish you prep a million times more delicious. I'm convinced chiptole mayo is manufactured in heaven.

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