The kitchen tools you didn't know you needed in 2025

While cooking can be a fun time, cooking after a long day can feel tiring and arduous.

Thankfully, there are a lot of tools and gadgets that can make it that little bit easier, and we're all for cutting down time in the kitchen for those nights when you just want to eat.

We've scoured the internet for the things that'll make cooking – and also storing food – a little bit easier.

NOTE: Prices are accurate at time of publishing.

Joseph Joseph GoAvocado 3-in-1 Green Avocado Tool

Just $19.95 here

There's nothing quite like cutting into a perfectly ripe avocado, but only if you've got the right knife. The GoAvocado from Joseph Joseph can easily dismantle the fruit, offering a knife, pitter and scoop head to ensure you can enjoy your avocado fully. Use the folding plastic blade to cut through the skin, the pitter to de-stone, and the scoop to remove the flesh. Easy!

Amir Mini Bag Sealer

$15.70 on Amazon

Coming in at under $20, this helpful tool both cuts open bags and then re-seals them via heat. You can switch between the modes using the two different heads. Use it to store leftover snacks, ingredients or pet food and keep them fresh for future use.

Gemsie Strainer and Pasta

Get yours for $16.99

If you're anything like me, straining pasta means both heavy lifting and unavoidable burns. This clever strainer clips onto the side of your pot, allowing you to gently tip the water out, holding just the pot handle, keeping the pasta inside. Genius!

KitchenAid Go Cordless Top Down Chopper With Battery

On sale for $158

A member of the KitchenAid 'Go Cordless' range, this top-down chopper is powered by a battery that can be used across multiple devices. With one-touch control, a 3.5-cup reservoir bowl and a stainless steel S-shaped blade, you can easily chop your ingredients with this top-down chopper.

Joseph Joseph M-Cuisine Microwave Rice Cooker

$59.95 on Joseph Joseph

Cook rice quickly and efficiently in the microwave with this appliance from Joseph Joseph. Coming with a two-litre cooking pot, colander, measuring cup and rice paddle, you'll have fluffy, delicious rice ready to eat in no time.

READ MORE: The best multi-cookers on the market

Jiaedge Herb Stripper

Just $8.87 here

Herbs add life and flavour to our cooking, but they can be messy to prepare, which is where herb strippers come in. The curved edge is sharp enough to use as a kitchen knife, but also comes with a protective cover to help avoid accidents. The bladed circles can be used to remove leaves from stems or help cut other vegetables as needed.

NileHome Egg Separator

$11.89 on Amazon

Egg separation can be a real pain without the right tool. The funnel shape of this egg separator allows the egg white to drain while holding the egg yolk in the well. It also has a long edge and a hook on the head of the tool, which means you can rest it on a bowl to completely avoid making a mess.

Rainstone Trading Pro Chicken Shredder

Buy yours for $24.99

A quick and safe way to shred chicken and other meats, simply turn the knobs on this shredder to get thinner strips of meat. Perfect for use in salads, wraps, or pastas, you'll save the time you'd otherwise spend shredding by hand.

Musotica 5-in-1 Electric Cheese Grater

$106.99 on Amazon

Although technically a cheese grater, this fancy machine can also be used to chop vegetables and do a range of other things. With an electric motor and a rotary switch, it chops through food quickly to save you time. It comes with a slicing blade, a wavy slicing blade, two shredding blades and a grinding blade, which you can switch around as needed to chop vegetables and grate cheese.

Joseph Joseph Measure-Up Adjustable Measuring Spoon

Save 40% here

This innovative measuring spoon features a sliding mechanism that allows for changing the volume measurement. It can measure wet ingredients from 1mL up to 15mL, and dry ingredients from 1/4 teaspoon up to 1 tablespoon. Ditch your range of measuring spoons for the one simple device.

Dreamfarm Spina 2-in-1 Collapsible Salad Spinner & Straining Colander

$42.95 on Amazon

Both a colander and a salad spinner, you can use the Dreamfarm Spina to drain your pasta and rinse vegetables, and also dry your washed produce. The attached handle rotates the bowl, drying your lettuce leaves so you can make a delicious, crunchy salad with freshly washed produce.

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