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Welcome to Buy This Thing, a column dedicated to the kitchen products and home goods Eater writers and industry pros obsess over.

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Why Don’t You Have a Bread Box? 

By Pelin Keskin

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These Ikea Serving Trays Give My Pandemic Meals Some Much-Needed Variety

By Abigail Koffler

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I’m Baking the Hell Out of This Quarantine Thanks to ‘BraveTart’

By Adam Moussa

This Salad Dressing Bowl Turned Me Into a Person Who Eats Salad Every Night

By Caleb Pershan

Bring Back the Celery Vase

By Jaya Saxena

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Kitchen Towels Are My New Savior, and Other Lies I Tell Myself

By Lesley Suter

Pizza Wheels Are Inadequate — Use a Rocking Pizza Cutter Instead

By Madeline Muzzi

A Butter Dish Is the Only Hyper-Specific Kitchen Item Worth Buying

By Gray Chapman

Take It From Private Chefs: Buy a Foot Mat

By Rachel Leah Blumenthal

This Zojirushi Rice Cooker Is an Utterly Perfect Machine

By Meghan McCarron

I Dedicate This Black Friday to the All-Clad Fry Pan

By Emma Alpern

The Only Spatula Brand This Professional Baker Uses

By Peggy Truong

These Beautiful Cups Are Only Upstaged by the Restaurant That Uses Them

By Missy Frederick

This Gadget Takes Sushi to the Next Level

By Gray Chapman

Montmorillonite Clay Is This Chef’s Holy Grail Self-Care Product

By Nina Bahadur

This Pastry Chef Relies on Rose-Scented Bath Salts to Survive the Week

By Abigail Koffler

This ‘Sick’ Japanese Can Opener Might Truly Be the Best

By Monica Burton

This ‘Sick’ Japanese Can Opener Might Truly Be the Best

By Monica Burton

The Spill-Proof Notebook Designed Specifically for Chefs

By Gray Chapman

This Simple Silicone Mat Takes the Stress Out of Pie Baking

By Monica Burton

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The Thin, Bendy Mat That Will Replace Your Pizza Stone

This simple copper "grill mat" works high-heat, non-stick wonders

By Stephanie Ganz

The Vietnamese Coffee Tool That Lets You Take a Breather

By Peggy Truong

The $12 Essential That Gets a Chef Through a Long Day in the Kitchen

By Abigail Koffler

This Coffee Tool Is Like a Shower Head for Your Pour-Over

By Ellie Krupnick

This $4 Tool Is a Stealth ‘Tomato Shark’

By Nina Bahadur

The Ideal Gift for the Knife Obsessive in Your Life

By Nina Bahadur

Treat Yourself to This Chic Li’l Paring Knife

By Nina Bahadur

The Grater for When a Food Processor Is Just Too Much of a Hassle

By Nina Bahadur

The Mandoline Slicer That’s Sharp, Easy to Use, and Pretty

By Nina Bahadur

The Most Comfortable Shoes, According to One Restaurant Professional

By Cory Baldwin

A Jar Opener That Will Make You Feel Like Less of a Weakling

By Nina Bahadur

Up Your Japanese Cooking Game With This Rolled Omelet Pan

By Missy Frederick