kitchen gear

Here are some of the sharpest ideas for arranging your kitchen—straight from real homes.

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This leather knife grabber is a life-saver in two ways: it saves countertop space and saves your knives from clanging around a drawer, where the blades will dull and are prone to nicks. This grabber is made by stacking sheets of sturdy blonde leather—the same leather that is used for the heels of shoes—and finished with glinting brass mounting screws. Along with the included drywall anchors, hang it close to your knives’ best friend (a cutting board, of course!), or get a little creative…

This unique spin on the traditional knife block is high-design and high-function. The wooden wedge is fully magnetic, so you can line both sides with up to 5 knives (10 total), making them easy to grab and keeping them visible so you'll always know which knife you're grabbing for. The space-saving block can lay flat against your backsplash, or can even be used as a bookend to hold up your favorite cookbooks! Use your block safely! Blades should be placed in a fan arrangement and pushed down…

Your breakfast is about to be bested. This mini griddle, a personal-sized version of this shop favorite, is small in stature but mighty in cooking utility. On one side is a classic baking steel; flip it over and the other side is a versatile cooking surface with a moat to catch drips. Its small size is where it really kills in the kitchen. Use it as a stovetop griddle and do your best diner impersonation—pancakes, bacon, eggs, the whole nine. Stick it in the freezer for a while and use it as…

Unfortunately, pie insurance doesn't exist yet. (Someday...) Enter the PieBox (the next best thing): a handcrafted, reusable raw pine box designed to safely and stylishly transport your pies. And to make it extra handy, you can opt for including the leather strap, which loops around the box for easy toting. When we first launched the PieBox, we thought it was pretty much perfect. So did a lot of you! Including one very thoughtful husband who gifted a box to his wife, who happened to be the…

While you're making room for all of your prepwork (this board is two full feet long, so you get plenty of it!), Proteak is making room for indigenous South American animals and plants by growing sustainable teak forests. Proteak's plantations are FSC certified and devoted to environmental responsibility: Each of their cutting boards is made from the wood leftover from making furniture. The board itself is highly resistant to moisture due to its natural oils, and it’s sturdy enough to hold up…

Radically designed with an ultra-large 2" display that automatically rotates depending on how it's held, Javelin PRO Duo is also the first thermometer to have an intelligent stabilization feature which alerts and holds the settled readout for you. Voted #1 mid-priced thermometer by America's Test Kitchen and Wirecutter and #1 overall thermometer by NBC News.

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