Building your fall hosting checklist? Invest in a few kitchen gadgets that make holiday food prep quick and easy this year.
Tools like spiralizers and hand mixers are huge time-savers for prep work, especially when preparing multiple dishes. Fortunately, you’ll find them (and thousands of essential gadgets) in the Amazon kitchen and dining section, just in time for the holidays.
We’re sharing our top five picks for the best kitchen tools and appliances under $35 — including a mini Crock-Pot that I use (and totally love) for warming homemade dips.
Best Kitchen Tools and Appliances for Easy Holiday Food Prep Under $35
Fullstar The Original Pro Vegetable Chopper and Spiralizer, $27 with Prime
Swap your kitchen knives for this chopper and spiralizer, the number one best-seller on Amazon’s seasoning and spice choppers list. It slices and dices four ways within seconds, so it really cuts down prep time. It’s especially popular for making salsa and zucchini pasta. The entire chopper, including the BPA-free basket, is dishwasher-safe.
Ovente Electric Hand Mixer and Whisk
The five-speed handheld mixer easily handles holiday cooking and baking, from whisking mashed potatoes to whipping peaks in meringue pies. It has an ergonomic handle and earns praise for its accessible controls. Plus, the mixer’s plug and attachments fit into a storage base that doubles as a measuring cup.
Oxo Good Grips Vegetable Chopper
This one-cup chopper efficiently dices small ingredients, like garlic and nuts. Simply pump the handle to cut food into fine, chunky, or coarse bits as needed. One shopper, who called it the “best chopper of all,” said it’s already lasted through a full year of heavy use.
Poromi Herb Scissors Set
When you buy these nifty scissors, you can officially retire your knife and cutting board for chopping herbs. It has five super-sharp blades that even cut through stubborn rosemary stems. They’re dishwasher-safe, but most people simply rinse them off and use the tooth cleaner to reach nooks and crannies.
Crock-Pot Electric Lunchbox
While you could use this small Crock-Pot for lunch on the go, I’ve embraced it as my go-to slow cooker for holiday entertaining. The 20-ounce pot is the perfect size for warming dips, chili, and gravy. It has a storage-friendly design with a small footprint and a detachable power cord.
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