Leela's artful chopstick collection/wall art!

Most non-Asian cooks aren't aware that chopsticks are more than just an eating utensil. They also make great cooking tools. In fact, there are special cooking chopsticks (saibashi in Japanese) that are a little longer and sometimes joined at the end with a string for just that purpose. More

The Blackcreek Mercantile & Trading Co is all about wood—not surprising considering its founder is Josh Vogel, the man behind "woody American design" company BDDW. But instead of crafting furniture, Blackcreek Mercantile (which is based in Kingston, New York) focuses on small goods for the kitchen, most notably wooden spoons, cutting boards, and their proprietary-blend cutting board and knife oils. More

I love the look of copper, even though I currently don't have any copper elements in my kitchen (cookware, lighting, or otherwise). But this copper pipe utensil rack just went to the top of my wishlist. See where it's installed in the kitchen below: More

Want to eat more salad? Then learn how to prepare all the ingredients faster! The following tools are our go-to kitchen essentials for quick salad making. They'll help you clean lettuce, chop veggies, and whiz salad dressing in no time. More

A few weeks ago we asked Kitchn readers who cook in small kitchens to share their most essential "pry-it-from-your-fingers" multi-tasking specialty tool or gadget. There were plenty of opinions, but one gadget kept coming up again and again, which gives us confidence to declare it the #1 essential tool for small kitchens. Can you guess what it is? More

If you don't have parchment paper at home (and I'm guessing many of you don't), you've likely seen it lining the trays at your favorite bakery. Moisture-resistant and grease-resistant, it really shouldn't be relegated to professional kitchens any longer. Home cooks and bakers need the stuff, too, for many reasons. Let's discuss why, shall we? More

Serving a green salad with grace and competence is actually a tricky thing to do. Success ultimately depends on how comfortable you are with your salad serving implements. The classic salad server set usually consists of one spoon-like and one fork-like implement, but these days there are a dizzying number of options to choose from, including spoon, fork, and flat implements as well as the short, chubby salad 'hands'. And for some, a pair of tongs or chopsticks is the only way to go.

Why is there a dirty rag in the freezer? was my first thought. I was cooking at work, so I knew who it belonged to: my co-worker Shanti, who is known for her ingenious solutions to common kitchen issues. You see, this isn't just any dirty rag. It is an indispensable tool we pull out every time we use the grill pan. More

Are you in the tongs or spatula grill camp? If it's always been tough for you to decide, or you're tired of juggling two or three tools around the grill, maybe you need the Stake! It's an all-in-one grilling tool that functions as a spatula, tongs, and fork. Sweet! More

When Geoffrey Lilge agreed to help outfit Highlands Kitchen, his wife's award-winning restaurant in Edmonton, Canada, he had no idea it would lead to a new career for him. He became obsessed with finding the perfect cutting and charcuterie boards, which eventually led to OnOurTable, a collection of handcrafted wooden kitchen objects that Lilge makes in his Alberta woodshop. More