Cooking preparation tools
Essential kitchen tools
Find everything you need to prepare the perfect meal in your kitchen, from help organising and prepping ingredients, to miscellaneous items that you can’t go without, from can openers to cheese graters and spatulas.
Cooking tools that make every chop, peel and mash a little easier
Good food starts with good prep—and the right cooking tools can turn chopping, peeling and stirring into a surprisingly satisfying part of the process. Whether you’re making a midweek pasta or prepping spuds for a Sunday roast, our range of cooking preparation tools is made to help you move smoothly through your recipe. They’re smart, sturdy and ready for anything your kitchen throws at them.
Which cooking preparation tools are essential for everyday meals?
From the first slice to the final sprinkle, the right tools help keep things flowing. Our collection covers all the key moments of prep and beyond:
- Peeling tools: Sharp, comfortable to hold, and made to glide through tough skins—perfect for carrots, apples or potatoes.
- Pressing tools: Think garlic presses that get every last bit without the sticky fingers.
- Mashing tools: Like our classic potato mashers, designed to create smooth, fluffy mash with less effort (and less elbow grease).
- Graters: For cheese, zest, chocolate or veg—fine or coarse, we’ve got the texture you need.
All our tools are made with everyday cooking in mind—easy to clean, simple to store and tough enough to keep up with years of home-cooked meals.
How do I choose the right tools for specific tasks?
Not all cooking tasks are created equal—so we offer tools with different features to match different needs:
- Comfort-grip handles for longer tasks like peeling or grating.
- Compact, foldable designs for smaller kitchens or minimal drawer space.
- Dishwasher-safe finishes for quick and easy clean-up.
If you’re making pasta night a regular thing, a spaghetti server will help you lift, serve and swirl like a pro (without chasing noodles around the plate). And if batch cooking’s your thing, sturdy prep tools can save time—and your wrists.
What materials and designs should I look out for?
We design tools that feel good in your hand and look right at home in your kitchen.
You’ll find:
- Stainless steel finishes for strength and durability.
- BPA-free plastics in soft neutrals and clean lines.
- Thoughtful design details, like hanging loops or stackable shapes, to keep your drawers tidy.
Our cooking tools aren’t about bells and whistles—they’re about function that feels good and lasts. So, whether you're grating cheese onto hot soup or mashing potatoes to perfection, you'll have the tools that help make every meal feel like a win.
Make classic or modern dishes with these kitchen gadgets
Use these convenient kitchen gadgets while preparing a variety of dishes. The garlic press that you can break out to help build sauces for pasta dishes or for meats and fish can be used to add rich flavour to mashed potato recipes aided by the use of a potato masher and potato peeler. Maybe you’re doing pasta with garlic and clams. A citrus squeezer resting over a glass dome can help you fly through juicing as many lemons as you need.
Doing a big dinner party? Find squeeze bottles that help you easily store and apply juices and sauces of any kind while cooking.
Time to grill? Get meat tenderisers to prep cuts for grilled kebabs, barbecue brushes to lather on sauce for chicken and digital meat thermometers to help you know when that leg of lamb is done.
Frequently asked questions about kitchen gadgets?
What kitchen gadgets are most commonly used?
That depends on what and how you cook, as well as how many people you cook for. If you love to bake, you can find spatula sets with varying designs as well as cake decorating sets and apple slicers. While a knife could suffice when you need to cut one onion for a recipe, scaling that out for a dinner party means getting a mandolin with various settings to get through dinner prep faster.
What is the use of a pestle and mortar?
For quickly crushing spices such as black peppercorns, cardamom pods, and cloves, as well as mashing ingredients for salad dressings, guacamole or different types of pesto.