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10 amazing kitchen gadgets you never knew you needed

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10 amazing kitchen inventions you never knew you needed

10. Herb scissors

Forget trying to cut your herbs with a knife on a chopping board, and get uniform, finely cut pieces of leaves with these fancy five-blade scissors.

Kilo Herb Shears in Green, $15.95

9. The ultimate “tea break” mug

Tucking into a muffin while you sip your tea might just be the best mid-afternoon pick-me-up. But a warm muffin? Even better! Thankfully this mug has been designed to keep your muffin, doughnut, cookie or pastry toasty warm without a microwave, all while keeping your drink hot too.

The Best. Morning. Ever. Mug $19.95

8. A corn butterer

Have you ever noticed how a normal knife isn’t curved enough to completely encase your barbecue corn in butter when spreading it on? We certainly have. This knife cuts the perfect curl of butter, which you can then spread on your corn without missing a spot.

Williams Sonoma Corn Butterer, $16

7. A herb stripper

Why waste time picking leaves off the stem when this handy tool can do it for you. The different sized holes work for different herbs, and you can even measure how many leaves you have because the collection bowl features measurements on the side.

Chef’n Zipstrip Herb Stripper, $16

6. A self-heating butter knife

You’ll never have to try and spread cold butter again with this self-heating tool in your oddments drawer. It also works with cheese and ice-cream.

Antizer Butter Spreading Knife, $25.99

5. Melon corer and fork

Slice and eat your melon wedge all in one go with this convenient combo. You can also use the ‘blade’ part of the utensil to create nice, thin ribbons of fruit for fancy platters.

Melon Corer and Fork, $12.61

4. A biscuit dipper

How annoying is it when you drop your biscuit into your cup of tea? Yeah, very. This curved device cradles your bickie, so you can dunk away until your heart’s content. And you won’t burn your fingertips!

The Dipr, $2.99

3. Special cereal bowl

Soggy cereal is a thing of the past with this handy invention. You simply put your cereal in the smaller side section, then slowly slide it into the cold milk as required (which you do by gently tipping the bowl). It can even be used to store biscuits or another things you want to dip into milk.

Obol, $14.95

2. Pizza scissors

Does your family always argue about the size of pizza slices being even? Argue no more with these scissors that help you get regular slices, every time. They also work as a server and are dishwasher-safe. Handy.

Kitchen Maestro Pizza Scissors, $29.99

1. An ‘edge’ pan

If you are always fighting over the best piece of brownie (AKA the edge) then this is the pan for you. Now every piece is an edge piece! It also works for lasagna, pasta bake and anything else that you need to cook evenly and quickly.

Baker’s Edge Brownie Pan, $49.95

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