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Our favorite cheap kitchen tools include a Victorinox serrated paring knife, small prep bowls, a magnetic white board, funnels, deli containers, squeeze bottles and a ceramic ginger grater.

Our favorite cheap kitchen tools include a Victorinox serrated paring knife, small prep bowls, a magnetic white board, funnels, deli containers, squeeze bottles and a ceramic ginger grater.

Doing what I do means my kitchen is stocked with a variety of big-ticket pieces of equipment, whether that be my beloved stand mixer or colorful enameled cast-iron Dutch ovens. But as any cook will tell you, some of the best, most functional tools are the ones that cost a fraction of the price.

I do get a thrill out of kitchen gadgets whose usefulness is inversely proportional to the amount of money I spent on them. Makes you feel like you’ve outsmarted the system, you know?

Here is a roundup of some of my favorite inexpensive kitchen tools, which we’ve capped at $15.

Serrated paring knife. I used my Victorinox serrated paring knife so much that I bought a second one — and it’s still not enough. This little blade slices with ease through almost anything you can throw at it. I use it most for prepping fruit for my son. It’s also perfect for slicing tomatoes and dividing sandwiches in half. ($6.99.)

Magnetic whiteboard. A while back, I decided I need to bring a little order and awareness about everything going on in my kitchen. I bought a whiteboard sheet to stick to the side of the fridge, where we can jot down ingredients we need to buy as soon as we realize we’re out (and before I forget). It’s also handy for keeping track of what’s in the freezer. Or use it to share the week’s menu, assign chores, anything you want. (Prices vary, generally $15 or less.)

Glass prep bowls. We have a whole shelf of these in our Food Lab, and my colleague Aaron Hutcherson reminded me I should really have them at home, too. Prep bowls (sometimes called pinch or finger bowls) come in a variety of sizes and are great for prepping ingredients. We especially like to have them filled for quick-cooking recipes such as stir-fries when you want all your items — spices, garlic, ginger, etc. — ready as soon as you need them. I also like to portion salt and pepper into them when dealing with raw meat to avoid cross-contamination in the larger containers. (Individual bowls from $1 to $2, with sets around $10 and up.)

Deli containers. You may not need to buy this favorite of assistant recipe editor Olga Massov if you get takeout, especially soup, with any regularity. They’re clear, lightweight and stackable. Pint and half-pint sizes are helpful. You can store just about anything you want in them. Many bakers like them for sourdough starters or discard, as long as you puncture the lid with a few holes to allow the container to ventilate — and prevent it from exploding. I use mine to freeze batches of cooked beans or soup. Just be sure to leave a little head space to allow for expansion. (Free if you re-use what you have, or multi-packs starting around $6.)

Ceramic ginger grater. Food editor Joe Yonan has for years sung the praises of this tool from Kyocera. If you’re consistently frustrated by grating ginger on a rasp-style grater (i.e., Microplane), having to clean it in particular, you may appreciate the ceramic grater. It helps you get the parts of the root you want and not the fibers you don’t. (About $15.)

Funnel sets. Decanting can be a messy business, whether it’s for dry or wet ingredients. A narrow-mouth funnel is ideal for filling spice or other small bottles. Joe, who is an avid fan of Mason jars, also recommends metal canning funnels that can be used to fill regular- and wide-mouth jars. When you have a neat pantry of jars filled with rice, beans and other dry goods, you’ll appreciate their utility. (Starting at about $13.)

Y peeler. Olga has a specific favorite among this style of vegetable peelers, the Kuhn Rikon Original Swiss Peeler. She sings the praises of its finger divots, which, combined with the fairly slim handle, make it comfortable to hold for even those with smaller hands. She notes that the carbon steel blade stays sharper longer. One of her biggest reasons for going with a Y peeler as opposed to the swivel style is the wider strips of food you can remove with the blade. ($5.)

Squeeze bottles. They’re not just for ketchup and mustard! Ann Maloney likes to stash salad dressing in hers. Or take a page from the many chefs who keep cooking oil in squeeze bottles for quick, easy and neat transfer to a hot skillet. They come in various sizes, and smaller ones are ideal for drizzling melted chocolate or piping thin icing onto cookies. (From about $2.)

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All the real news out there, and the FNP runs space wasters like this. Why?

None of the news right now fits the narrative. Plus FNP has enough money, they arent worried about what is and isnt news. Probably have less employees editing the paper than ones selling ad space.

"None of the news right now fits the narrative." That's exactly right. Biden continues to make news, and the Durham Report is a major news break, yet they they don't fit the narrative of the liberal left. The silence is deafening, so to say.

If the mainstream and drive-by media report on the Durham investigation, it makes them look like the fools they were and are for perpetuating the Russia Russia Russia hoax and for ignoring the real story of the Biden Crime Family and their dealings with Russia and China.

I wonder if Bob Woodward is even interested in a story bigger than Watergate since it will make the DemoRats look like the crooks and hypocrites that they are

However, the timing may be right for some hearings after the house and senate flip. Somebody besides Shifty Schiff will be in charge of the irrefutable proof.

Shifty Schiff, W.T.F.? Oh, you mean Schiff For Brains. [thumbup] And yeah, it's going to get very interesting after the mid terms. Very interesting.

It can’t all be hard news, C.D. Even the Wall Street Journal has recipes and food-related articles.

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