out and into your serving bowl. Why waste time hand chopping your vegetables when you can let this little machine do all the work for you?

Cut up carrots, onions, garlic and more in a jiffy, or use it to make your own salsa or purees for baby. In just a few dips, your tea is ready to sip. Never lose a measuring spoon again. This magnetic, food-grade stainless steel set is a game changer for not only keeping track of your measuring spoons more easily, but scooping out hard-to-reach ingredients thanks to its double-headed design.

Reviewers report how easy it is to wash and clean too. If you have a small kitchen you need this compact strainer in your life. It has a built-in spout to maximize water drainage and clamps to the edges of pots, pans and bowls for a secure grip.

Sick of seeds getting in all your yummy lemon recipes? Because same. These hybrid pressure cookers have been around for decades now and for good reason. The multicookers are easy to use and will turn tough, cheaper cuts of meats into meals you can cut with a butter knife.

Beyond the Instant Pot's prowess for turning budget ingredients into toothsome food, these lil' cookers also use less energy than a wall oven. We did the math to see how much you can save using an Instant Pot over a big oven. If you're still drinking bottled water, a filter pitcher and reusable water bottle will put money in your pocket.

If you're still drinking single-use bottled water around the house, or even outside of the house, it's time to kick that nasty habit. Saddle yourself with a reusable water bottle and a water filter pitcher and you'll eliminate loads of plastic going into landfills and clogging up the recycling systems.

You'll also save yourself some serious dough and have great-tasting water, to boot. If you're buying coffee at Starbucks or another coffee shop even once a day, the total spend over a year is astronomical.

Luckily, coffee can be made at home for a fraction of what the chains charge and all you need is a good coffee maker and a steady supply of beans to make it happen. We crunched the numbers to see exactly how much making coffee at home will save you in a year.

Cocktail culture has exploded in the past few decades and with it the prices for vespers, sazeracs and sidecars on bar and restaurant menus.

OK, so you're going to need more than just a shaker to create bar-level cocktails, but almost nothing is as inflated as alcohol served in restaurants so, even with the cost of booze, mixers, bitters and glassware, you'll still be saving major moolah making happy hour at home. Why You Can Trust CNET.

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Redeem now. Learn more A stainless steel muddler with a nylon head brings out the flavors of citrus, herbs, and spices. This set also includes a swizzle spoon, so you can stir drinks like a professional.

A fish spatula is not just for fish —you can use it for eggs, stir fries, and burgers. The triangular shape means it can get fully under food and still is easy to maneuver. These silicone farm animals raise lids slightly off of pots and pans, which allows steam to escape, and reduces the chance of anything boiling over.

A simple bench scraper is a great multi-purpose kitchen tool. I use mine to manage sticky bread dough, smooth icing, and cut up logs of cookie dough. With reusable baking cups, you'll always be cupcake-ready.

Plus, this set is dishwasher safe and is stable enough to be used on a cookie sheet, even without a muffin tin. A sharp peeler will save you time and effort during food prep.

OXO has a peeler for every style cut or slice you could dream of. This ravioli wheel lets you cut pasta shapes quickly and easily.

You can also use it for pie crusts and plenty of other pastries. Insider's favorite budget wine opener is a must have for any kitchen. The TrueTap corkscrew has a bottle opener, foil cutter, and an easy-to-use double hinged corkscrew.

If you have an old oven, you may be surprised how far off the internal thermostat is. An oven thermometer is a cheap way to make sure you're cooking at the temps you want to be cooking at. I love a flat whisk for making gravies or rouxs because it's suited to using inside a pan while you're cooking.

The flat shape means optimal mixing and limited mess.