10 best kitchen gadgets to make dinner times easier

Joseph Joseph Extend Expandable Dish Rack | £50 at John Lewis & Partners (opens in new tab)
Whether you have a dishwasher or you prefer to hand wash your dishes – perhaps you do both? This extendable dish rack will prove handy when you have large items to wash every now and then –vases, roasting tins and more. It can extend to twice its size, it comes with a cutlery basket and it has a plug for easy draining. No more stagnant water build-up...

OXO Good Grips Etched Fine Zester | £15 at John Lewis & Partners (opens in new tab)
This handheld zester is here for when you've got a small job to tackle, or if you don't fancy having to wash up that four-sided grater again. Perfect for parmesan, garlic, limes and more, it's a helping hand when cooking and baking. It also takes up less space in the dishwasher...

üutensil Stirr Automatic Pan Stirrer | £18.99 at Amazon (opens in new tab)
After a long, hard day of working (from home) no one wants to stand in their kitchen stirring their dinner in the pan for 20 plus minutes, right? With this automatic pan stirrer, you needn't worry. It has three speeds, it comes in three colours and it's dishwasher-safe. Simply pop it in your soup, risotto, pasta sauce or whatever else and put those feet up.

John Lewis & Partners Stainless Steel Egg Topper | £5 at John Lewis & Partners (opens in new tab)
Has anyone ever successfully (and tidily) cut the top of an egg off? Not without using this egg topper, that's for sure. Essentially, these are scissors for your boiled egg. And they work a treat – no eggshell remnants insight.

Tefal K1330404 Manual Food Chopper | £14.99 at Amazon (opens in new tab)
This food chopper will make your life ten times easier while in your kitchen, and you needn't get your knifes dirty. Simply add your ingredients, close the lid and start pulling the handle. The more you pull, the finer your ingredients will come out. Simple.

OXO Good Grips 3-in-1 Avocado Tool | £5.99 at John Lewis & Partners (opens in new tab)
Avocado lover or not, this is a handy kitchen tool to own. And it can prevent a nasty avocado seed accident with ease. Use one side of this tool to de-seed the avocado, and the other side to slice perfectly. For toast, salads and more.

AnySharp World's Best Knife Sharpener | £8 at Amazon (opens in new tab)
You're most likely to cut yourself on a blunt knife than a sharp one, so it's smart to give all of your knives a quick health check every now and then. Use this sharpener to do so hands-free, and it'll fit in your drawer after use.

John Lewis & Partners Lemon Squeezer | £7.50 at Amazon (opens in new tab)
A lot of recipes require fresh lemon or lime juice, and unless you fancy getting your hands sticky or losing half of the juice to your kitchen surface, you should probably buy one of these squeezers. This one is dishwasher-safe and it doesn't let the pips out.

HapiLeap Plastic Kitchen Refrigerator Fridge Storage | £11.95 at Amazon (opens in new tab)
Reorganize your fridge so it's easy to navigate with help from these storage racks. They slip onto your shelves and can be used for storing everything from cheese to fruit and veg, eggs and more. They also come in different colours if you want to colour code your food types – one colour for dairy items, another for meat, a certain colour for fruit and a different colour for veg. This ought to keep you busy in lockdown.

NiLooki Hanging Trash Can | £8.99 at Amazon (opens in new tab)
Peeling fruit and veg is all fine and dandy until you have to carry it from your worktop to your bin and it drops all over the floor. Buy a hanging trash can and pop it over your cupboard, and use it to scoop your peelings inside as you cut. Then, take it to the bin to empty and wash and collapse it ready for its next use. Sunday roast cleanup just got 100 times simpler.