The Gimmicky Kitchen Appliances You Definitely Don’t Need

Your kitchen should have the right tools. Welcome to A Guide to Gearing Up Your Kitchen, a series where I help you outfit the space with all the small appliances you need (and ditch the ones you don’t).

It may not come as a big surprise, but I’m a kitchen nerd. Every time I bring home a new knife or appliance requires that I use it immediately and talk at people about it until their ears shrivel up and die. But while a new air fryer or wok might deserve such excitement, not every kitchen tool deserves it.