Hanna’s Specialty Gadget Roundup

Hi, it’s Hanna. This morning I went hunting for the clever little tools, the ones that do a single job and do it properly. A thermometer that reads in half a second, scales that take the guesswork out of baking, a garlic press you rock instead of squeeze. My favorites are right up top. Tap any deal to open it on Amazon.

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The ones I’d grab first, the little things our readers actually buy.

Instant Read Meat Thermometer, Reads in Half a Second

You slide the tip in and the number is already there before you have finished leaning over the pan, half a second, accurate to half a degree. No more cutting into a good piece of chicken just to see whether the middle has caught up with the outside. It folds shut and hangs on the oven handle where you will actually find it, and it sits under ten dollars this morning, which is the part that made me put it first.

$9.99$13.9929% off

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Wireless Kitchen Scale with a Display That Lifts Off

The clever bit is the little screen that lifts off the base, so you can set a big mixing bowl down on the scale and still read the number instead of squinting around the side of it. It weighs up to twenty two pounds, which covers the holiday turkey with room to spare, and it is a few dollars off this morning.

$22.99$25.9912% off

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Stainless Garlic Press Rocker with a Peeler

You lay the clove down and rock this back and forth, no squeezing and no strength needed, and it is minced in a second. The little silicone tube that comes with it rolls the skins off for you. Under eight dollars for something you will reach for every week.

$7.98

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Solar Ground Lights for the Path, 12 Pack

Twelve little lights you press into the ground along the walk, and they drink up the sun all day and come on by themselves at dusk. No wire, no plug, nothing to remember to switch. The evenings are drawing in early now, and they make the path to the front door easy to see.

$18.69$21.9915% off

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HexClad Green 6 Piece Japanese Damascus

This one is a splurge and I am putting it in anyway, because it is the set you buy once and then keep. Japanese Damascus steel, six knives, and that lovely rippled pattern running down the blade. If there is a serious cook in the family with a big birthday coming, have a look at it.

$439.00

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Garlic Grinder

Three pieces that grind, slice and mince the garlic without your fingers carrying the smell around for the rest of the day. Drop the cloves in, twist the top, and it comes out fine and even. Under nine dollars for the set, and they come apart to rinse.

$8.99

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Puozult Digital Kitchen Scale 30kg/66lb Large

This is the sturdy one, a wide stainless platform that takes up to sixty six pounds, so it handles the roast, the bread dough and the parcel going out in the post. The display is large and easy on tired eyes, and the top wipes clean with a cloth.

$34.99$36.995% off

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