There is an admirable, spartan beauty to the single-use kitchen tool, otherwise known as a unitasker: the zester that remains ever monogamous to zesting its fruit, the cheese knife that begs for Brie, or the corer that makes a parade of apple pies possible at Thanksgiving. Not that I’m turning my nose up at multitaskers and trendy hybrid kitchen tools — at their best, they save you time, money, and space. But there’s a special place in my heart for the noble unitasker.
My fellow Eater staffers agree. And as we swapped stories of stand-out tools, we realized that so many of us sang the praises of tried and true unitaskers, including garlic presses, kettles, popcorn makers, and more tools that have the potential to make your life a whole lot easier while pouring olive oil, making German egg noodles, and whatever else you have in store.
