11 kitchen gadgets for serious home cooks

Many “unitasker” kitchen appliances, such as egg yolk separators and salad cutters, are not worth the money. But the pineapple slicer is an exception. This sophisticated equipment extracts all the juicy pulp of your pineapple without any hassle.

Elevate your home cook's knife skills to restaurant-quality cuts with this chef-favorite gadget. He is one of the essential tools in restaurant kitchens for slicing things quickly and consistently. Endo also uses a mandolin to make pickles that go well with burgers.

This small food processor is one of the most used tools in Endo's home kitchen. It's much easier to operate than larger, bulkier versions, and easier to clean. Below, watch Endo make queso using mini chops.

Making a simple soup isn't difficult, but it can sometimes feel like a daunting task. This gadget allows you to blend instantly in the pot. Is it that easy?

The Instant Pot is one of the hottest gadgets of the year because it allows you to pressure cook, slow cook, steam, and do it all with ease. Most home cooks take advantage of the programmable pressure cooker feature to significantly reduce cooking time for a variety of favorite dishes.

This high-tech device bills itself as “the first tabletop centrifuge made for cooking.”the fast, It can also be used to make butter, herbal oil, etc. that does not require stirring. Sure, the Spinzall is expensive, but as Endo points out, this machine is worth every dollar for modern restaurants and cocktail bars.

Because induction burners heat the pot directly, they generate significantly less heat than other burners, and heat up quickly. The speed heat setting on this temperature-controlled induction cooktop takes just a few minutes to bring the pot of water to a boil. “There's a reason this is so expensive,” culinary engineer Dave Arnold said after testing the device. But for serious cooks, it's worth it.