Take kitchen tongs, for example. These workhorses are great for grilling, browning meat, lifting corn out of boiling water, blanching veggies, tossing salads or pasta, and even destemming kale.

A chef husband and food writer wife cook with these affordable kitchen tools nearly every day. Simple yet beyond useful, ...

Amazon is stocked with clever kitchen gadgets, including eight multi-use tools that give you back your kitchen storage space.

Don’t: Spend more than you need to on, say, a pair of tongs. And if you’re lucky enough to have a grandpa with a sick filet knife, maybe ask him about it. Hot Bread Kitchen is a NYC-based ...