Really useful SMALL kitchen gadgets?

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Help me out would you Mumsnet? I'm wanting stocking filler suggestions of little kitchen gadgets. What can't you do without when you're cooking? Looking for ideas for both 'essentials' and quirky novelty things that are fun but will actually get used.

Those of you who use a garlic crusher, do you have to peel the cloves first or does the outer papery stuff just get left inside the crusher?

A tiny whisk for salad dressings

Another vote for toast tongs.

Wooden lemon juicer, useful and not plastic

My favourites are"
Tiny whisk
Silicon spatulas in different sizes
Nesting magnetic measuring spoons. Got those from Lakeland.
I also have the Lakeland strawberry huller which is nifty.

I think I'm going to buy a mini dustpan and brush now

Two things that I like to use:
an egg slicer - You put your hard boiled egg in the indentation and pull over a top which has a number of wires, it slices the egg neatly for sandwiches.
A microwave tray for bacon - bacon cooks quickly and isn't fatty

I had one of those egg timers that changes colour depending on how cooked the eggs would be and I found it genius and used it a lot.

I hate garlic crushers, I never use mine.

This trivet is very handy and folds down small. I have the blue one!

www.josephjoseph.com/en-gb/stretch?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgbmK2OyF5QIVVuDtCh0jHAllEAQYAyABEgI4vfD_BwE#207=53&92=18?glCountry=UK

My favourite kitchen item is my avocado saver. I bought it in Australia but you can now get them here.

Look for Lid Sid.
Little red and white people who hang over the edge of the pot so the lid isnt fully closed.

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/3158/Egg-Perfect-Colour-Changing-Boiled-Egg-Timer-?src=gfeed&efid=EAIaIQobChMI2KiQ2O6F5QIVgrHtCh1AtgaiEAQYAiABEgLXIDDBwE:G:s&skwcid=AL!49!3!251304404576!!!g!42447069540!&evvchn=shop&efid=EAIaIQobChMI2KiQ2O6F5QIVgrHtCh1AtgaiEAQYAiABEgLXIIDBwE:G:s&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2KiQ2O6F5QIVgrHtCh1AtgaiEAQYAiABEgLXIID_BwE

Not sure if my link works!

Also had cheese slicer as my first thought!

An egg separator, a tiny bit of plastic that is perfect for separating eggs without risk of breaking yolks

Avocado gadget, halves, destined and slices in a few seconds.

*De-stones

Egg cups? Egg timers that change colour are very handy. Runner bean stringer/slicer?

If you or the recipient like runner beans this little fellow is invaluable:www.johnlewis.com/kitchen-craft-kirsk-bean-slicer/p178724?sku=230700506&s_kwcid=2dx92700046357847423&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7OCIkPGF5QIVCbrtCh33VgmXEAQYASABEgITHPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

it slices the bean, and discards the edges all in one move.

The IKEA milk frother is a big hit here, £3!

Pineapple corer.

Tea bag tongs, they are very useful. Handheld cheese slicer.

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Like this. Mine is from the aisle of crap in Aldi a few years back but they’re all basically the same thing. You use them over pans when frying/simmering to stop grease/sauce spatters on the worktops/backsplash.

Herb scissors - life changing!
Pretty much any gadgets made by Joseph Joseph

Champagne stopper, magnetic measuring spoons, mini measuring jug, le Creuset bottle opener, alcohol jigger, nutmeg grater, long handled teaspoons, red wine collar, egg piercer, hard boiled square-shaped egg moulder, red wine circular drip stop (personalised?), beeswax wrap, mulled wine kit, knife sharpener, circular cocktail recipe disc from Sainsburys, palm peeler, tea towel with favourite recipe printed on it, can you get personalised clip-it’s?, teeny tiny bottle of good balsamic vinegar and/or evo, s&p mill tray, home-made soup kits (lentils, dried veg, stock cube etc in a pretty jar,

Etc etc

Bodum herb chopper is great for onions as well as herbs.

Why in god's name would you want a square hard boiled egg?? Genuinely baffled .