Refresh Your Kitchen With These Must-have Cooking Tools

Cook up a storm in the kitchen with these foolproof tools

As the cooler seasons settle in, cooks are usually eager to head back into the kitchen, but lately we’ve been cooking at home far more often than usual, and lethargy may have settled in. A great solution is to head to your local cook shop, or peruse online—if that’s your thing—and add a few new items to your kitchen drawers, counters and cabinets. You’ll be far more excited to pop in there to cook up something delicious when you’ve got some new toys to play with.

1. The Ninja Foodi Cold and Hot Blender, $159.98

This Ninja smart blender does more than whip up a morning smoothie! It cooks soups and sauces with a precision heat function. The 800-watt heating element helps the blender’s contents boil in minutes—try melting cheese or chocolate for a fondue. There’s also an ice cream function in this powerhouse kitchen aid.
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2. Zwilling Fresh and Save Vacuum Food Storage, $149.99

If you’re making the effort to create culinary delights, you might as well make extra and refrigerate or freeze for another meal… or two. With this Zwilling vacuum sealer, your leftovers stay fresh days longer and your frozen items will emerge without that nasty freezer burn. The starter set is the perfect entry into this superb food waste fighter. 
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3. Emile Henry Blue Nuit, from $31

Emile Henry’s new Blue Nuit colour line gives you many gorgeous reasons to get baking. Available on Zestspot.com—a newly launched premium kitchen product site full of all sorts of delights—the bread baker, pizza stones and ramekins will have you baking more frequently in no time.
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4. Yeti Sandstone Collection, from $35

In the morning, I need coffee when I’m baking, and I might sip on wine, a cocktail or mocktail at night. Crystal glassware and breakable coffee cups have no business in the kitchen when you are in cooking mode. The new Yeti sandstone colour collection means you’ll have a gorgeous—and sturdy!—mug to keep coffee warm in the morning and tumblers to keep beverages cool and spill proof at night.
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5. Cutluxe Ergonomic Knives, $115.03

Sure, you might keep your knives sharp and have a few favourites, but occasionally you really do need a new one. Cutluxe are affordable, durable and pretty to look at. Forged from high carbon steel, with a wax injected olive wood handle, these knives have an exceptionally comfortable grip. We’re loving the pairing and Santoku knives. 
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6. Shark Vacmop, $449.99

While no one is going to do your dishes for you, once you leave the kitchen, you can skip the vacuuming and mopping with the Shark-1 Vacmop robot vacuum. This super cool gadget has laser vision, which detects and avoids objects, while the sonic mop scrubs your floors to break down messes. 
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7. Kitchenaid Cordless Appliances, $139.99

Have you ever been tied to certain areas of your kitchen when mixing and chopping because that’s where the electric outlets were? Kitchenaid just came out with a cordless line that includes a five-cup food chopper, seven-speed hand mixer, hand blender and hand blender with chopper and whisk attachments. They come in all sorts of beautiful colours, including blue velvet and empire red.
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