17 Essential Gadgets for the Man in the Kitchen

When a man steps into the kitchen, he often needs help. And what better way to help than with tools that are useful and will enable him to eat food he actually enjoys eating. Creative, and useful gadgets and tools geared towards a man’s needs are few and far between. With regards to barbecuing, filleting a fish, or frying a hot dog, sure there is a gadget for everything but, for the indoor, every day use the list grows smaller. The following are seventeen of the most useful gadgets that every man ought to own.

Sharpening Stone

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A sharpening stone (also referred to as a whetstone) is a great gadget that allows you to actually re-sharpen your blades without having to take them to a professional. Unlike a sharpening steel (the metal rod you’ll see in most kitchens), a sharpening stone is actually shaving your blade to re-align the edge, as opposed to a sharpening steel simply straightening the edge already on the blade.

Vegetable/Fruit Juicer

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Typically looked over by the male of the household, a juicer is a great gadget for a man on the run. Not only is it a very healthy way to get fruits and vegetables, it is also a quick and efficient way to get the maximum value out of them. Whether you’re adding protein powder, drinking your juice on the go, or using a juicer to make a new sauce or marinade, this is a great tool to have in your belt.

Color Coded Cutting Boards

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Having a cutting board for every color in the rainbow isn’t just for looks anymore, it’s a necessity for the cooking man. Let’s say you’re preparing a meal with chicken, shrimp, vegetables, and cheese- but you only have one or two cutting boards. The last thing you want is to send you’re guests home with food poisoning, but it’s easy to do if you don’t have any way to know whats been where. This way, you’ll never have to guess again.

Silicone Oven Mitts

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Too many times has man reached for a pot’s metal handle and pulled away in pain. Too many times has a man reached for a shish-kabob handle in the BBQ and run to the freezer for ice. Well, now every man has an alternative that is water proof, heat resistant, and allows you to put your hand in boiling water (mitt on of course) up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.

Self Cleaning Automatic Garlic Press

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No more peeling garlic manually and trying to wash the garlic smell off your hands for the next three days. A garlic press is a pretty standard gadget in any modern kitchen, but now all you have to do is put the garlic in, and put the press back in the drawer. You don’t have to squeeze or clean modern day garlic presses, eliminating any possible way for you to wind up with eau de garlic for the rest of the week.

High Powered Blender

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A high powered blender is an invaluable necessity for any man in the kitchen. Not only do you need it to make your marinades, soups, and sauces, but you also need it to create all the frozen drinks you can dream up. Plus, who doesn’t want a kitchen tool that has more horsepower than their grandfathers car?

The Breakfast Center

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This gadget is the perfect all-in-one breakfast addition to any man’s kitchen. You want your sausage, toast and coffee every morning, but you don’t want to dirty a dozen dishes and waste valuable time and energy with all that cleaning and cooking. Well, this breakfast gadget is a 4-cup coffee maker with permanent filter, a 8×10½” griddle, and a 4-slice toaster oven all in one. Afterwards, you may actually have time for the gym.

The Counter-top Rotisserie

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A rotisserie is a necessary for any hunter or fisher, or any man who wants to get a standing ovation when he brings dinner to the table. Not only does a counter-top rotisserie make it easy to put dinner together before leaving for work in the morning, its also a great way to make your house smell like meat consistently.

Automatic & Cordless Cheese Grater

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Not just automatic, this automatic and cordless cheese grater makes creating the perfect nachos as simple as pressing a button. No more standing for twenty minutes at the kitchen counter bloodying your knuckles and cursing your delicious cheese before being able to indulge. Now, all it takes is pressing a button, and laughing at those who are still scraping their knuckles.

Food Dehydrator

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For any hunter-gatherer, a good food dehydrator is a must. Not only does it allow you to keep the efforts of your hard work long after you would have, it also allows you to devour them and reminisce of the time you shot the animal that became the jerky you’re munching on. Also a food dehydrator is a great way to save money, and make great snacks for the rest of the family. Bonus: it will become increasingly difficult to accuse you of never helping out around the house.

Food Processor, with Attachments

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Every kitchen needs one, and a man’s kitchen needs one even more. Without a food processor, there are no shredded potatoes for hash browns, there are no pesto for pasta, there are no aoli for steak. Just make sure you get one that has attachments for making pasta and grinding sausage, that way none of your buddies will question who the gadget the food processor truly is.

Large Crock Pot

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One of the most indispensable gadgets ever designed, the crock pot is your best friend once you step into your kitchen. Small, compact, one know, three settings, and only one dish to clean, the crock pot may as well clean your bathroom while its at it. Make dinner while you’re throwing together breakfast, and have all the time in the world to watch football instead of craning around the corner to see the score. Make sure your crock pot is sizable, you want to be able to fit a whole roast with accompanying vegetables in it without having to butcher your meat.

The Smart Measuring Cup

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No more throwing your back out to see if you have 5/8ths of a cup or an even 1/2 cup with the flashy LCD display on this measuring cup. Easy to use, easy to clean and exacting, you may find yourself regularly baking cakes and muffins with how easy it is to get measurements right with this cup.

The Ultimate Espresso Machine

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Made from the same Italian company that brings us some of the fastest, most sleek, most reliable racing cars in the world, this espresso machine will let no man down. Although the price tag is a little steep ($1,300), your friends are sure to be over bright and early for an americano and to admire your superiority in the espresso brewing world.

The No Mess Vegetable Peeler

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Every peeled a carrot? Ever peeled a carrot and not bent down a dozen times in failed attempts to scrape the suctioned peelings off the floor and toss them in the garbage you continually miss? Anyone who has will love this peeler all the more. Now you don’t have to worry about cleaning the floor when you peel a cucumber.

Mesh Frying Pan

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A great gadget for indoor or outdoor, the mesh frying pan gives you the ability to grill vegetables without the pain of losing them. Who hasn’t cursed the barbecue gods when your perfectly caramelized onion slides between the slats of your grill? Who has had their mouth water as they watch the flame slowly blacken and char their bell peppers, just to deliver a grand total of one slice to the table? The owner of this simple tool, that’s who.

The Wind Washer

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Washing dishes by hand is the worst. No one likes doing it, but it has to be done even with a dishwasher. No more. No, all you do is put your dishes in the Wind Washer, and your troubles are over. The washer works by using steam, UV rays, and wind to clean your dishes to a sparkling sheen. Plus, you can stand over it with your buddies drinking beer as you watch it produce.