These days, there is a bewildering number of kitchen gadgets and utensils out there. While a lot of them may be unnecessary and take up extra space, quite a few of them can make life a lot easier and help prepare food faster. Here are my favorite seven kitchen tools and why I like them.

Bread Maker: Imagine getting up in the morning to the smell of freshly baked bread, ready for you to take out of the machine and slice up for toast or for lunch sandwiches. And all you had to do was load the ingredients the night before, then set the timer.

Automatic Coffee Maker: This goes well with the bread maker. Add coffee grounds and water, set the clock and have coffee waiting for you when you stumble out of bed in the morning. Rise and shine!

Kitchen Knives with Block: For safe storage of your knives, you need a knife block. This way you won’t reach into a drawer and stab yourself, and they are easier to get at too. A high quality set will last a lot longer and stay sharper.

Food Containers: A set of plastic food containers is great for storing leftovers and such. They are also great for vegetables like baby carrots, and for berries. You can also freeze food in them.

Immersion Blender: These hand held gadgets can be placed in large drinking glasses, pots, or mixing bowls. You can mix drinks, baking ingredients, gravies or even whip potatoes. They take up less space and are easier to clean than traditional blenders as well.

Classic Toaster Oven: These aren’t as popular as they used to be, but they are still pretty useful to toast or bake small items like sandwiches and such. The main advantage to a toaster oven is that it is suited to cooking for one or two people in small portions. If you want to make big batches, the conventional kitchen oven is more suitable.

Sandwich Grill: I love the way my grilled cheese sandwich comes out with the edge sealed when I use on of these. That way I can use more cheese!

And that gives you a rundown of my favorite kitchen gadgets. I hope you got some ideas of what you would like in your own kitchen. I have never regretted buying any of these, and we use most of them on a daily basis, especially the coffee maker!

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