Roberto Caruso
1. PC Stoneware salt pig, $8.00, President's Choice. Because seasoning your food shouldn’t involve opening cupboards.
2. Kershaw knives and holder, $119.95, The Cook's Place. Because it’s pretty, and comes in its own case, and well, cuts like a knife.
3. Ricardo 2-in-1 butcher block with plastic insert board, $60, Sears. Because it has a place to slide chopped veggies or discarded peelings onto, and a second, washable, retractable board for cutting things like chicken.
4. KitchenAid 300-series immersion blender, $150. KitchenAid. Because it replaces a blender, whisk, beaters and small food processor.
5. Nespresso CitiZ, $300, Nespresso. Because it's tiny and makes a mean cup of joe.
6. Over-the-cabinet caddy with paper towel holder, $16. Crate & Barrel. Because it gets stuff off of the counter.
7. Simplehuman sink caddy. $20, Crate & Barrel. Because it has suction cups, and hides everything in the sink.
8. Billy bookcase with Morebo doors, $160, Ikea. Because Billy is all grown up in the kitchen and makes for a perfect shallow pantry if you don’t have one.
9. Simplehuman fingerprint-proof recycling station, $160. Simplehuman. Because it keeps your trash organized on the inside and smudge-free on the outside.
10. Starfrit collapsible salad spinner. $60. The Bay. Because soggy salad is lousy, but salad spinners take up too much room.
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