Our 30 All-Time Favorite Kitchen Tools

Pans and pots and molds, oh my!

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Gadgets Galore!

We'll admit it — here at Food.com, our cupboards are stuffed full of the coolest kitchen gadgets and gizmos we can find. From skull pans to cannoli molds, here's where you can find all of our faves.

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SKULL PAN

Behold the only pan you need to make our epic pizza skulls, aka the recipe that broke the Internet. While these faces are stuffed with gooey cheese and pizza toppings, you could just as easily use the pan to make sweet treats too!

ROSE BUNDT PAN

No tricky sculpting or carving necessary to recreate this floral stunner. This bundt cake gets its festive shape from a rose pan.

Jell-O MOLD

A decorative silicone mold makes it super-easy to remove this boozy jelly crown in one piece.

SPRINGFORM PAN

A springform pan is so versatile in the kitchen, perfect for cakes and even to support the crust of our royal crown pie.

EMOJI COOKIE CUTTERS

We made adorable emoji cookies using an easy cookie cutter. No need to fuss with a knife or a template with this great tool.

INSTANT POT

We use the Instant Pot three ways, but as perhaps the most versatile tool, it can make tender meat and fluffy pancakes with minimal effort.

KITCHEN TORCH

A kitchen torch gives s'mores and crème brûlée a toasty crust. Try it to make a banana s'mores sundae, crème brûlée sheet cake, champagne crème brûlée and s'mores cream pie.

DOUGHNUT PAN

Baking ingredients in a doughnut pan is the simpler alternative to frying. Use this pan for our stunning galactic chocolate doughnuts.

ICE CUBE MOLDS

Concept: use ice cube molds to freeze more than water to mix up your drink routine. Use them for coconut cold brew ice cubes and color-changing witch's brew.

BUNDT PAN

Bundt pans bake cakes and breads evenly, giving you a killer result every time. Check out our stromboli ring, taco ring, tunnel of fudge banana cake and the buffalo chicken monkey bread for some sweet and savory bundt treats.

BLENDER

This powerful kitchen gadget gives you caramel iced coffee and frozen unicorn hot chocolate in seconds. Just add your ingredients and watch it whirl.

POPSICLE MOLDS

So simple to make and freeze, we made cold brew mocha, frozen s'mores and watermelon popsicles with popsicle molds, the best accessory for a summer day.

FOOD PROCESSOR

Fine and fast chopping has never been easier with a food processor. Try it to make healthy cauliflower tots or creative apple pie with cheddar crust.

CAST IRON SKILLET

Cook and serve Irish bread pudding in the same cast iron skillet, for easy cooking and less cleanup.

CAKE TURNTABLE

Create even frosting between layers and on the outside of your s'mores drip cake using a turntable.

WAFFLE IRON

Calling all breakfast fans: You need a waffle iron. A nonstick surface gives you well shaped red velvet waffles every time.

IMMERSION BLENDER

The trick to a white chocolate mirror cake is a smooth glaze, and with an immersion blender the recipe is #flawless.

CANNOLI MOLDS

Cannoli molds help hold the shape of the dough while frying chocolate eggnog cannoli, giving you crisp and perfectly shaped shells.

GINGERBREAD MAN PAN

Serve the cutest giant gingerbread man calzone using this pan and fill with your favorite toppings.

PUMPKIN PAN

The only thing better than carving a real pumpkin is carving into these realistic pumpkin cookie butter cakes baked in individual servings.

LOAF PAN

A creative spin on an annual necessity, birthday cake babka bakes best in a loaf pan so it can hold its shape.

SPIRALIZER

Step aside, zoodles. Try using a spiralizer to cut potatoes into carbonara curly fries.

SUSHI MAT

Sushi rice can be sticky, but with the right mat, it's so easy to roll a sushi burrito.

HOUSE COOKIE CUTTERS

Our peppermint hot chocolate recipe is decorated with sugar cookie houses. With these cutters, all you have to do is cut, bake and ice to make some next-level cookies.

GINGERBREAD MAN SILICONE MOLD

The silicone mold not only gives these gingerbread whoopie pies the most adorable shape, it also makes them easy to remove.

MINI MUFFIN TRAY

Mix up your cookie routine by making milk and cookie cups in a muffin tray.

CASTLE COOKIE CUTTERS

Add a little fantasy to your next dessert with castle shaped cookie cutters. And remember: you can use them for more than just cookies! We use these detailed tools to shape our swirled marshmallow castles.

FRENCH PRESS

Make coffee without an expensive and complicated machine using a french press. Try out this recipe for Thai iced coffee for your next caffeine fix.

RAMEKINS

Red velvet lava cakes are simple and impressive, and with these ramekins, they're also a piece of cake to serve individually.

FONDUE SET

Keep your retro boozy chocolate fondue warm with this serving set, and dunk away.

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