I wasn’t a breakfast person until I had kids. When your day starts at 6 a.m. or earlier, food doesn’t sound so bad when 9 a.m. rolls around. And while I love cereal (with an ice cube), sometimes I want something hot and satisfying, and that’s where these kitchen tools and gadgets come into play. If you want to treat yourself right and make a morning meal worth waking up for, buy these Amazon must-haves.
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There are so many reasons to buy a DASH. Even the little song it plays when your eggs are done is worth the cost. Available in a range of extremely cute colors, this little flying-saucer-looking gadget hard-boils eggs to your precise preference. It also poaches eggs and even makes McMuffin-esque omelets. I have bought one of these for most of the people in my life.
I have had this extremely unnecessary-sounding tool for over a decade now and I use it more than I use my KitchenAid mixer. This little machine cooks all your breakfast sandwich ingredients in a stack—toasting the bread, frying the egg, melting the cheese—then you simply slide the middle griddle out and you have a perfect English muffin breakfast sandwich. It’s incredible. You won’t regret this.
I can’t tell you how many times people have asked me about these seasoning miracles. Not only are they battery powered, making pepper grinding a breeze, but they also have little lights on the bottom so you can see exactly where you’re seasoning—or possibly cook in the dark. They take a ton of batteries but I love them and I will never go back to hand-grinding my salt or pepper.
I don’t own this pricey toaster but my mother does. And I love using it when I visit. I covet its sleek design. I adore its precision. It toasts the perfect anything—pizza, bagel, pizza bagel, actual toast—through the power of steam. I’m a food writer, I’m not a scientist. So I won’t try to explain any more. All you need to know is that it works. So stop looking so skeptically at the $300 price tag. It’s worth every penny!
For the most part, I drink my coffee black. But when I want a special treat, that’s when this beauty comes into play. It has four settings, so you can froth your milk for a latte, a cappuccino, a cafe au lait (my favorite), or even an iced espresso drink—all with just one push of a button. It’s quiet, it’s sleek, and it’s even easy to clean. Treat yourself to some fancy, frothy milk.
Hi! I’m the editor-in-chief of Sporked. I will never turn down a fresh-shucked oyster but I’ll also leap at whatever new product Reese’s releases and I love a Tostitos Hint of Lime, even if there is no actual lime in the ingredients.
Why you should trust me: I have been writing about food and beverages for well over a decade and am an avid at-home cook and snacker. I began my career writing about fine dining and recipes, moved into cocktails and spirits, and now I talk about groceries. If you can eat it or drink it, I’ve probably written about it.
What I buy every week: Trader Joe’s dried okra. Appleton Farms prosciutto from Aldi. Some sort of Trader Joe’s cheese (I’m into the aged gouda at the moment). Frozen waffles (usually the Eggo Cinnamon Toast Minis). Spindrift water (loving the Cosmopolitan right now).
Favorite ranking: Smoked salmon. Imagine me as Scrooge McDuck but instead of coins I’m diving into a vault of slippery smoked salmon slices. Pure joy. I also found some real steals in that taste test!
Least favorite ranking: Canned oysters. I had such high hopes for this but it quickly became a chore. The kitchen smelled like an uncleaned aquarium.
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