My old electric kettle was plastic so I started to use a small pot, but after almost burning down the house a few times, I decided to search for a stainless steel electric kettle. I was down to the Breville's Ikon Electric Kettle, the Breville's Variable Temperature Kettle and the Hamilton Beach Cool Touch Electric Kettle.

I use this small but mighty tool just about everyday -- and most of the time, more than once a day -- so I figured it deserves a place on this site.

Instead of purchasing olive oil in aerosol cans, use an air pump like this one. This gives you the freedom to choose high quality oils instead of being stuck to the brands that put oil in cans and you can do without the propellant that comes in those cans. You do have to pump the bottle a few times before spraying onto a surface but it's minimal effort for low-oil meal preparation. The total amount of oil misted onto a pan probably measures less than a quarter teaspoon.

One of my most-used tools, this 2-in-1 lemon&lime juicer from Amco is a handy little tool will cut out the messy, acidic clean-up required every time you need fresh lemon or lime juice! I've been using mine almost everyday for the past 2 years and recently, a small piece of the pretty yellow enamel chipped off, exposing the aluminum inside.