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OXO Good Grips Handheld Spiralizer

Deal price: $12 | Street price: $15
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A good spiralizer should help you effortlessly create spiralized or ribboned vegetables with ease. After doing more than 30 hours of research—and spiralizing many pounds of vegetables—we chose this OXO spiralizer as our favorite handheld model. Handheld spiralizers require more effort to use than a hand-crank model, but the noodles are equal in quality.

OXO Good Grips 11-Inch Balloon Whisk

Deal price: $8 | Street price: $10
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After combing through whisks of all shapes and sizes, and whipping our way through bowl after bowl of cream, custard, and egg whites, this is our favorite whisk. It’s flexible but sturdy, and its cushy, rubbery handle was the most comfortable we tried. Note that the handle isn’t heatproof and will melt if you rest it on the edge of a hot pot for too long.

OXO Good Grips Silicone Pot Holder

Deal price: $8 | Street price: $10
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It’s mostly a matter of preference as to whether you use an oven mitt, a pot holder, or an oven glove to protect yourself in the kitchen. For extra heat protection from a pot holder, this OXO style is our favorite. We were able to lift a 400 °F cast-iron skillet for an average of 20 seconds—3 seconds longer than with a rival mitt. This pot holder is larger than the others we tested, which means it offers more coverage but a bit less agility.