The Best Kitchen Gadgets You Can Buy For Under $100
We rounded up a list of products people are raving about on Twitter.
Recently, someone on Twitter posed the question, “What is an item under $100 you purchased that made your life noticeably better?” The answers ranged from acupressure mats to electric kettles and blackout blinds — and more than a few people mentioned the adoption fees they’d paid for their beloved four-legged friends — but the number of nifty kitchen gadgets we’d never even heard of before is what what really caught our eye.
From a silicone microwave popcorn maker to a cast iron skillet-cleaning gizmo made from what looks like chain mail, here are seven amazing — and amazingly affordable — items that have the potential to change your life (or at least make it a little easier). We’ve included the tweet that inspired each pick, along with the product, below. Keep scrolling to shop Twitter’s favorite kitchen gadgets that all cost less than $100!
If you love making popcorn in the microwave, but don’t love the taste of microwave popcorn (and want to avoid the chemicals), you need this popcorn maker.
This excellent popcorn maker. I give them as gifts now pic.twitter.com/fmSnLBTt3z
— Slinky Minky part deu (@BeckyFSinWA) June 14, 2020
Zulay Kitchen Collapsible Silicone Popcorn Maker
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Where to buy: $13.99, Amazon
- Available in three colors
- Dishwasher safe
- Comes with a lifetime guarantee
Buttering your morning toast has never been easier than with this handy gadget!
A butter bell, because nothing is nicer than fresh and immediately spreadable butter. Plus, it comes in lots of colors and finishes and looks very cottagecore. pic.twitter.com/QfjQJLOfi4
— Heather Hunter (@fr3ckledfriend) June 14, 2020
The Original Butter Bell Crock
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Where to buy: $26.95, Amazon
- Available in 10 colors and designs
- Made of high-grade, durable ceramic
- Keeps butter at the perfect temperature
If digital thermometers are always conking out on you, try this fancy model that people are passionate about.
A Thermapen. It will change the way you cook.https://t.co/qnRcvuvuh5
— Andrew Certain (@tacertain) June 14, 2020
Thermapen Mk4
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Where to buy: $99, ThermoWorks
- Reads in 2-3 seconds
- Waterproof
- Requires one AAA battery and has a 3,000 hour battery life
Level up your pizza night game with this heavy duty device!
I bought a baking steel and have been making pizzas like 3x week and my life is 150% better because of it
— Rebecca Eisenberg (@ryeisenberg) June 14, 2020
NerdChef Steel Stone
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Where to buy: $74.99, Amazon
- Made of solid steel (it's heavy!)
- 20x higher conductivity than ceramic baking stones
- Creates gorgeous crusts, better blistering, and faster cook times
The proper way to clean a cast iron skillet is a frequent subject of debate, but everyone seems to agree that this medieval-looking gizmo works great.
The, uh, chain mail cast iron skillet cleaner thing. pic.twitter.com/Ai0EPRZ8pt
— Jeremy Let Your Colors Burst (@vaultground) June 14, 2020
Original CM Scrubber Chainmail Scrubber
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Where to buy: $19.99, Amazon
- Measures 4"x4"
- Lifetime replacement guarantee
- Recommended by professional chefs
Although, this person prefers to use a Lodge scraper. At this price, why not try both and see which one you like best?
Honestly, I have found this to even be more helpful. Nylon, with four different edges to get under the muck. pic.twitter.com/Teu2YylszB
— Benjamin Johnson (@Bwjstpaul) June 14, 2020
Lodge Pan Scraper
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Where to buy: $9.99, Amazon
- Set of two includes one red and one black scraper
- Dishwasher safe
- 4 different shaped corners can clean pans of any shape
- Also removes gum and stickers
Does a travel cup qualify as a kitchen gadget? Enough people are crazy about this one that we thought it was worth including.
Yeti cup. I love ice cold water and my drink stays cold all day and the cup doesn’t sweat on my desk. It seems silly to spend $35 on a water bottle/cup, but got it as a gift and use it EVERY DAY!!
— Christy Mitchell (@schiermitchy) June 14, 2020
Yeti Rambler 30-Ounce Tumbler
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Where to buy: $34.98, Amazon
- Come with the YETI MagSlider Lid that uses a magnet to keep the top locked down
- Dishwasher safe
- BPA-free
