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Stockings are being hung up on fireplace mantels, stair railings, or stocking holders, and it’s almost time to fill them with all kinds of goodies. And although you can add candy and the like, home cooks love to receive handy gadgets that they can use year-round when baking or cooking.
With that in mind, we delved into Amazon and found stocking stuffers galore that are ideal for filling up the stockings of the cooks and bakers in your life. Think of essential yet nifty tools like measuring cups, pastry brushes, collapsible funnels, and baking cups. Best of all, these items are all under $10. Keep scrolling to shop 10 of our favorites below.
Take your favorite hot beverages to the next level with this Zulay milk frother. With this handy tool, you will get creamy silky foam to top off your lattes, cappuccinos, and hot chocolate. This shopper’s favorite has raked in over 56,900 perfect five-star ratings, with shoppers saying it makes “perfectly frothed milk and creamer, every single time.” This milk frother comes in a variety of colors, but snag the metallic silver at the highest discount. Your coffee lover will be ecstatic to find this item in their stocking.
A set of our favorite best-value measuring cups is an essential stocking stuffer for a home cook, so pop this one by KitchenAid in your shopping cart. It’s highly discounted at 56% off right now, too. The set includes a ¼, a ⅓, a ½, and a 1 cup measuring cup, which will cover all the bases when measuring out wet and dry ingredients. We love this set for how lightweight it is (5.3 ounces), making it ideal for little ones to help in the kitchen. They also stack together for easy storage and are dishwasher-safe.
Instead of trying to muddle through mashing up meat with a fork or spatula, home cooks who receive this in their stocking will reach for this meat chopper instead. It easily chops and crumbles up ground beef and other food, including fruits, vegetables, and potatoes, and does it much faster and efficiently. This chopper is made from durable BPA-free nylon and has five pinwheel beveled blades that have a sharp edge, which is the genius behind why this works so well. It’s a great deal at 47% off and is sure to become a go-to gadget for any cook.
A kitchen timer is one of those no-brainer items that can easily be stuffed into a stocking at the last minute. This one is digital with large numbers for effortless readability. It has several functions, including a loud and silent mode, built-in memory settings, and a countdown timer. Every color is discounted by 46% off right now, including white, clear blue, fresh purple, and light green.
When it comes to baking, having a good set of measuring spoons that measure those dry and wet ingredients accurately is essential. These spoons are magnetic and stack together for compact storage. They have dual sides: One side is ideal for measuring dry ingredients and is oval-shaped, ensuring an easy fit into narrow spice jars, while the other is round and geared toward measuring liquid ingredients. The set of eight includes spoons that measure, ⅛-, ¼-, ½-, ¾-, and 1 teaspoon, and a ½ and one tablespoon. These are currently 25% off in gold, and will be a popular stocking stuffer, so don’t wait to put a set (or two) in your shopping cart.
Opening a bottle of wine requires the right tool, and this Hicoup wine opener has over 19,500 perfect five-star ratings and is the No. 1 bestseller in waiter corkscrews on Amazon, too. The stainless steel opener is easy to use with an ergonomic handle made of Pakka wood for a beautiful accent. Plus, according to the brand, the corkscrew is designed to remove corks from bottles in five twists or less. The double-hinged fulcrum on this wine opener makes it easier to pull out the corks. There is a built-in serrated foil cutter also. This is the perfect gift for the wine connoisseur in your life.
Pastry chefs will be ready to rush into their kitchens to create delicious concoctions after they pull this silicone pastry brush set out of their stockings. These brushes are made of BPA-free silicone and can be used with any type of cookware. This set contains two brushes — one small 5.6-inch and one large 6.7-inch brush. Each brush has silicone bristles that are soft and ideal to use to brush on delicate pastries. They are also ideal for spreading marinades and sauces. At $4 for the set, this is an easy addition to stocking stuffer goodies.
There never seems to be a funnel around when you need one, and the plastic ones take up so much space in drawers, but not these funnels. This 4-piece silicone funnel set is compact, taking up very little room because they are collapsible and lay flat for streamlined storage. In fact, they take up less space than one awkwardly shaped plastic funnel does! Each funnel is a different color that is bright and cheery: red, orange, blue, and green, and has a hole if you prefer to hang them up for easier access. Transfer olive oil or into a cruet or spices into a narrow shaker jar. And at 33% off, these are too good a deal to pass up. You just might decide to get two and keep one set for yourself.
Grab these BPA-free silicone baking cups for the bakers and cooks who love to make cupcakes, muffins, or egg bites. No more dealing with the mess of greasing or paper cups that stick and pull off pieces of the baked ingredient. This set contains twelve baking cups that measure 3 inches by 1.5 inches each and fit nicely into a muffin pan or just sit on a baking sheet by themselves. They are a bestseller, scoring over 59,800 five-star ratings, with shoppers raving about how well these work and make for easy cleanup.
Every home cook should have a pastry scraper in their kitchen. And this one by Sevnde is a shopper's favorite, holding over 28,100 perfect five-star ratings. This scraper is made of stainless steel and has laser-etched measurement markings on it that can be used for measuring the thickness of rolled-out dough. But this tool is quite handy to have around and is quite versatile. It can be used to slice pizza, level dry ingredients, cut pieces of dough, chop vegetables, and scoop them up. It also works well to wipe off the counter after a round of baking. Shoppers say that this is “a must-have multipurpose tool to have in any kitchen.”
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