We are constantly testing out new products and looking for better tools for our kitchens. We try to avoid unitaskers and to focus on time-tested tools, but every now and then a really great new thing comes along. We review these and write about the classics every week, here at The Kitchn, and we like to cover our favorite food products too.

Here's a look back at 25 (or so) of the food products, gadgets, and kitchen tools that we wrote about in 2008.

The four products pictured above the fold are in bold below.

Food Products We Liked

• Trader Joe's Wild Rice

• Tabasco Brand Pepper Sauce

• Maple! Maple sugar and Grade B maple syrup.

• Orange Muscat Champagne Vinegar from Trader Joe's

• Good Product: Muir Glen Organic Fire Roasted Tomatoes

• Good Product: In Praise of Old Bay

• Zingerman's Italian Wild Cherries

• Pearl Sugar from IKEA

Good Kitchen Tools

• VeggiChop: A Manual Food Processor from Chef'n

• Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless Lunch Jar

• Aeropress Coffee Maker

• Keepeez Vacuum-Sealed Lids

• Beater Blade+ for KitchenAid Stand Mixers

• Soda Siphon for Homemade Fizzy Water

• UtiliTea Electric Kettle

• Cuisinart Automatic Ice Cream Maker

• Benriner Mandoline

• A Cleaver For Small Hands: Calphalon's LX Series Nikiri Knife

• Best Blender: Professional Series Vita-Mix

• r: CUTCO Vegetable Peeler

• The Magic Bullet Blender

• BonJour's Insulated Rhône French Press

Have a new favorite product from this past year? Tell us about it here!