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Most of the time, our kitchen experts recommend do-it-all workhorses that can serve you across a wide variety of tasks. But, every so often, a gadget comes along that does just one thing. And it does it so incredibly well, it becomes well-worth the precious drawer space. Here are a few unitaskers you can find in our staffers’ own kitchens:

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We were initially skeptical of this very handsome and celebrity-endorsed multi-cooker, especially considering its suspiciously affordable $60 price point. Yet after searing, slow cooking, braising, simmering, steaming, and beyond, kitchen staff writer Maki Yazawa found “it isn’t just pretty privilege that makes this appliance appealing.”

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