A lovely mini-funnel, made for pouring Dad's special medicine into a hip flask, but just dandy for filling salt and pepper shakers or anything else with a little yap. Stainless steel with a 1-3/8" ID intake mouth and a 5/16" ID outlet. 1-7/8" tall OA.

Pickles, tamales, red cabbage and the like keep getting tougher to open, so why not give yourself a little help with this (4)-size jar opener? It’s (2)-sided with one side handling 1-1/2” and 2” lids, and the other opening the 2-1/4” and 3" lids. The handle provides you with extra leverage, and a comfortable grip. Comes in an attractive red and gray, and it’s easy to store.

You'll need a set of tiny strainers. This (3)-piece, all-metal set includes (1) strainer each at 3-1/2” dia, 3” dia, and 2-1/2” dia. Cute as a bunch of baby buttons, and the current favorite of the artisanal cocktail crowd for keeping coffee crumbs out of the espresso martinis.

Our hand-held knife and scissors sharpener has a pair of tungsten carbide heads pre-set at the correct angle for keeping an edge on things. Just rest the blade in the notch and pull. Pistol-grip style with a guard, in black plastic. Measures 6" x 5/8" wide, with reversible and replaceable carbide cutting heads.

These silicone hot pads double as trivets or oven mitts. Measure 7-1/8" dia x 3/16" thick with 1/4" honeycomb indentations to further dissipate heat, plus a 3/8” hole near the edge so you can hang them up. We’ll pick one in red, blue, green or orange, and you can redecorate your kitchen to match. They also double as the world’s safest frizbees.

Look, Ma – no lava! Our Volcano microwave cleaner won’t melt your shoes off, but it will clean the spills and splatters in your microwave while you work a crossword puzzle or whatever you do in your downtime. Measures 5” x 5” x 5-1/2” and only requires you to fill it with vinegar and water and microwave for 5 to 8 minutes. It’ll start steaming after about 2 minutes, and soon your stains and dried food will be softened and ready to quickly wipe clean. Has a blue bottom and a white top, unlike the volcanoes in nature.

That's Nyoh-kee to you if you didn't have an Italian nonna. If you did, she probably got her grooves on with a fork. Unless she was a stylish, latter-day nonna, in which case she made her little grooved potato dumplings with something like this board, made of beech wood with a grooved surface 4-3/4” long x 2-3/8" wide on a 3-1/4” long handle. Faster than a speeding grandmother with a floured fork.

This handsome, well made sommelier’s corkscrew (the kind that looks like a nice pocket knife) will have you pulling corks like a pro. Foil-cutting knife, corkscrew and double-hinged fulcrum/bottle opener all have flip-out action. Ergonomic handle is made of attractive polished wood and brushed stainless steel. Measures 4-3/4" long when closed, and approx 7" when doing its thing. Says “Vesper” on it, and comes in a nice cardboard box with a foam insert for storage. Now you just need a towel to drape over your forearm.

Who needs a barista? Well, a coffee shop does. But your kitchen doesn’t—as long as you have a Chef’s Drawer Profrother. We think there should be a space after “Pro” but what do we know about frother-spelling? This stainless steel frother, pro as it may be, is a compact 9” long overall, including a thin rod with a crown-like frother on the business end. Stores away nicely in a stainless steel cap that turns the whole thing into a 9-1/2” x 1-1/4” tube. Uses (3) “AAA” batteries, which you supply. Simple push-button operation. Now, go froth and conquer!

You know the problem with adorable cat-shaped ceramic salt and pepper shakers sitting in little baskets? They never come when you call them. Impossible to walk on leashes, too. Great for seasoning your food, though. Each measures approx 3" tall and 3" around, in white with nice, painted details. You'll get one that has (2) holes and one that has (3), but we can never remember which is salt and which is pepper! Just fill the (3)-holer with whatever you want more of.