14 Brilliant Gadgets That Make Life Easier in the Kitchen

Of course we have everything under control in the kitchen! But a little help from technology helps a lot of people, doesn’t it?

1. Painlessly squeezed lemon

It sounds so obvious and simple, but it can make a real difference in the salads of your life. The spray prevents you from messing up the juicer – or having to do it by hand just to use a little bit of lemon juice.

Sterm Quirky Citrus Spray, Designware, $11.99*

2. Yolk Separator

Although there are traditional manual techniques and also the plastic bottle, we never know if this will work (and it won’t make the worst mess in your kitchen). So a separator is a hand on the wheel!

Gem Separator, Quirky, $33*

3. Breakfast kit

Have you ever thought about how wonderful it would be to wake up and have coffee, toast and even scrambled eggs ready? Too bad it’s not available here :(.

4. Pan that drips water

No more agonizing over looking for a pasta colander around the house (which you probably forgot to include on your list). The deal is having a pan that eliminates all the cooking water from whatever ingredient you are cooking!

Pasta Pot, Bialetti for Amazon, $29.95*

5. Noodle Measuring

Are you the type to put half a box in the pot at once to make pasta for two people? Alright, we understand that it’s hard to figure out small amounts when we live alone. The bright side is that there’s always a tool that can do it for you!

Spaghetti Measurer, Etna, $39.99*

6. Sushi Roller

May we be forgiven sushimen and sushi women for this heretical invention, however, how wonderful!

Sushi roller, O Segredo do Vitório, R$ 29.90*

7. Pot opener

No running around in the final minutes of the competition to ask someone for help opening pots: the market already has good options for this ingenious technological device.

Chef’n’ Pot Opener, Pie, R$88*

8. Butter meter

For those who like confectionery, the experience of precision may not be so easy at first. Especially when the measures are butter! This problem would be great to solve – even if the measurements were in English.

KitchenArt Butter Meter, amazon$10.66*

9. Corn Cutter

Everyone knows that corn on a plate tastes better (yes, let’s start a fight over that), so why suffer eating it on the cob?

Brinox Corn Cutter, Walmart, R$46*

10. Herb Scissors

If you don’t have great cutting skills either, it’s better to bet on those little scissors there, my friend.

Herb Scissors with 5 blades, Americanas.com, R$25.41*

11. Pizza Scissors

While you cut it, you already separate the slice to leave it on the plate!

Pizza Scissors, Mobly, R$55.79*

12. Utensil support

Cooking requires spoons, spatulas and fouets in the palm of your hand – or, better yet, on the edge of the pan.

Utensil support, Etna, BRL 12.99*

13. Instant wine chiller

This doesn’t make life in the kitchen any easier, but it sure does make your life! It’s a shiny thing that you attach to your wine bottle and it freezes instantly.

Ravi wine cooler, Kylix Vinhos, R$225*

14. Boiled egg timer

Make no mistake: it may even seem like making an egg is easy, but it’s not. It takes a whole technique and time for it to be in the perfect spot. Therefore, a timer that indicates the point (hard, medium or soft) is a brilliant artifact.

Timer for cooking eggs, MegaTNT, BRL 34.90*

🇧🇷Prices researched in March/2016