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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- DASH Rapid Egg Cooker
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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.
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- Hamilton Beach Breakfast Sandwich Maker
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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.
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- Battery Powered Salt & Pepper Grinder Set
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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.
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- Balmuda Toaster
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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!
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- Nespresso Milk Frother
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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.
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