Friday faves - kitchen gadgets

I am a sucker for a good gadget...I think I get it from my parents. There are some, however, that really make my life easier in the kitchen. A lot of these could be replicated or the tasks could be done another way, but I think the gadget adds that special touch. I'm featuring primarily non-mechanical gadgets in this post. 



A good knife is not optional. Henckels via

 

Call it what you will - meat tenderizer, meat pounder, meat mallet...whatever it is makes the job wayyyy easier than trying to use a frying pan to flatten pieces of meat! via

This is a wooden reamer, used to juice citrus fruits. I actually don't own one but have always loved how they look! via

This is what you use if you really want all the juice out of a lime! A heavy metal juicer like in Mexico. via

I prefer a carafe to other water containers because the wider neck allows you to put ice in it. via

 

A good pastry blender is key to easy (and delicious) pie dough. via

What are some of your favourite yet simple kitchen gadgets??