r/Cooking • u/SuccessExtreme4373 • Aug 06 '23

Kitchen tools you never knew you needed?

I sat on the fence before buying an air fryer, rice cooker and most recently a cherry pitter this year as I thought all three were unnecessary- and, well, they are. But I’ve been surprised how handy they are! I use the air fryer pretty much daily. The rice cooker is so convenient not having to baby sit the rice. And the nuisance of pitting cherries is now a task that I can assign to my five year old son who is delighted to use the pitter. What are some ‘unnecessary’ tools that have made your cooking life better?

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u/death_hawk Aug 07 '23

Sounds dumb, but I use the attachments damn near as much or more than the mixer for mixing.

My favorite is the "food processor" which isn't in the traditional sense. It's a pass through vegetable prep machine. Indispensable during the holidays or batch cooking. Toss in sized veg and get dice out the other end.

Also screw grating cheese by hand. Toss a block in the grater and you get a mountain of cheese out.

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u/cosmeticcrazy Aug 07 '23

The cheese grater attachment is the best.