Kitchen gadget

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A kitchen gadget is a hand-held, typically small tool or utensil that is designed to perform a food-related function. While appliances and small appliances are powered by electricity or gas, gadgets are hand-powered. Some gadgets, such as the hand mixer, have corresponding electric appliances, such as the electric mixer.Therfore, Other gadgets, such as the citrus zester, do not have a corresponding appliance, except perhaps at the industrial level, which would be considered an industrial machine.

List of Kitchen Gadgets

Gadget	More information / Links	How used	Picture
Apple peeler
Apple slicer / corer
Avocado slicer
Bagel slicer
Bottle opener
Brush	Types: pastry brush grill brush vegetable brush dish brush
Can opener
Canning equipment	Types: funnel lid lifter jar lifter jar wrench rack tongs
Caviar spoon	Made of bone so as to not react with the caviar
Citrus juicer
Citrus zester
Cheese grater (rotary)
Cheese grater (plane)
Cheese slicer
Cherry pitter
Citrus fruit sectioner
Citrus reamer
Coffee maker	Types: Espresso maker Percolator French press
Colander (strainer)
Containers	Types: jug butter crock cheese crock tea pitcher carafe salt cellar lettuce keeper grease trap cruet soup tureen canning jar plastic bag freezer bag
Double boiler
Egg shell piercer
Egg slicer
Egg timer	Types: in-pot wind-up hourglass
Egg topper
Fork	Types: pickle dinner salad seafood carving ice cream
French fry cutter
Frosting spreader
Funnel
Garlic peeler
Garlic press
Grape leave stuffer	Also know as Dolma maker
Grapefruit spoon
Hand mixer
Herb grater
Ice cream scoop
Ice pick
Knife	Types of kitchen knives: butter knife cleaver chef's knife bread knife tomato knife citrus knife paring knife ham knife oyster knife sandwich knife mezzaluna Kitchen knives can be made of: steel (forged stainless steel) ceramic stone
Knife sharpener
Mandolin
Mango slicer
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Meat grinder
Melon baller
Molds (moulds)	Types of molds: butter cookie falafel wonton
Mortar and pestle
Oil spray pump
Pepper grinder
Pan	Types: roasting pan cookie sheet bread pan cake pan pie pan springform pan souffle pan non-stick omlette pan grilling pan sheet pan Bundt pan broiling pan
Pasta roller	Usually has matching cutting rollers and attachments such as: angel hair cutter, spaghetti cutter, fettucine cutter, lasagne cutter, ravioli press
Pineapple eye remover
Poaching spoon
Pot	Types: stew pot pasta pot popcorn pot asparagus pot pressure cooker steamer
Pot holder
Rolling pin
Salad spinner / dryer
Salt grinder
Sausage stuffer
Shears
Sifter
Silpat (silicon) mat
Skillet	For types, see Pan
Spatula
Spoon	Types: teaspoon tablespoon soup spoon wooden spoon caviar spoon grapefruit spoon gravy spoon salt spoon baby spoon slotted cooking
Spoon rest
Spork	A combination of spoon and fork, usually disposable
Strainer	Types:< yogurt pasta / vegetable tea
Strawberry "cap" remover
Sushi mat
Tea pot
Tea strainer spoon
Thermometer	Types: meat candy frying instant read remote / roasting
Timer
Torch	A small butane torch most frequently used to create crisp caramelized sugar on top of creme brulee
Tortilla press
Whisk