Amazon's weird and wonderful kitchen tools are worth adding to cart (2024)

By now most Canadians are familiar with Amazon’s huge selection of products, ranging from the everyday essentials to splurge-worthy tech. There are also tons of weird and wacky gadgets that you never even knew existed – particularly for the kitchen.

While they may seem a bit outlandish, we’ve tried our fair share of Amazon’s most popular kitchen tools and have been pleasantly surprised. Whether it’s making quick work of chopping veggies, cooking ground meat or coring fruit, there’s a good chance that there’s a kitchen gadget to help simplify the task.

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Amazon kitchen tools for every task

For coring apples: Zulay Kitchen Premium Apple Corer
For fuss-free slushies: Zoku Slush and Shake Maker
For chopping ground meat: Vavolo Hamburger Meat Chopper
For less mess when air frying: Ctzine Air Fryer Disposable Liners
For slicing and dicing: Sedhoom Direct Vegetable Chopper and Slicer
For straining pasta: Kitchen Gizmo Snap N Strain Strainer
For cooking popcorn:Popco Silicone Microwave Popcorn Popper
For moving heavy appliances:Ibyx Bamboo Sliding Tray

Amazon kitchen tools explained

Zulay Kitchen Premium Apple Corer

Features: Stainless steel serrated blades, ergonomic plastic handle, dishwasher safe.
Why buy: Whether you’re making frequent snacks for toddlers or you’re dealing with mobility issues, then you’ll know how time-consuming it can be to slice and core an apple. Luckily, the Zulay Kitchen Apple Corer does the work for you with its serrated stainless steel blades. It cores apples in seconds and opens up for convenient disposal. Plus, it’s dishwasher-safe. Win-win.
Price: $17.99
Read our full review of this handy apple corer.

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Zoku Slush and Shake Maker

Features: Includes freezable inner core, protective outer cup and slush spoon, BPA and phthalate free.
Why buy: This Zoku cup went viral on TikTok, racking up millions of views with videos of their slushie maker. It’s a simple idea: place the inner core in the freezer for eight hours, then pour in your ingredients and mix. Drinks freeze before your eyes, turning any beverage into a delicious slush.
Price: $34.95

Vavolo Hamburger Meat Chopper

Features: Five-blade head, temperature resistant up to 440 degrees F, nonstick and easy to clean.
Why buy: While this kitchen tool is marketed as a hack for cooking ground meat faster, our editor liked that it can be used for a lot of other things too, like scrambling eggs, making guacamole and mashing potatoes or other soft fruits.
Price: $14.99
Read our full review of this useful kitchen tool.

Ctzine Air Fryer Disposable Liners

Features: Available in round, rectangle or square shape, oil-proof, heat resistant up to 428 degrees F.
Why buy: Having personally used these disposable air fryer liners, I agree with the thousands of five-star reviews and shoppers who call them “an absolute game-changer” in the kitchen. The square shape fits perfectly inside my Ninja Speedi air fryer and helps cut down on cleaning time, especially when cooking meats that tend to leave behind a lot of grease.
Price: $18.97

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Sedhoom Direct Vegetable Chopper and Slicer

Features: Includes 23 interchangeable pieces, stainless steel and plastic construction, BPA-free and non-toxic.
Why buy: If you’re looking to declutter your kitchen, this versatile chopper could help with that. Thanks to its many different blade attachments, it can dice, chop, slice, julienne, grate, mash, mandoline, and more. The only downside is this tool is not dishwasher-safe.
Price: $39.99
Read our full review of this multipurpose chopper.

Kitchen Gizmo Snap N Strain Strainer

Features: Made from food-grade BPA-free silicone.
Why buy: Unlike other strainers, this one from Kitchen Gizmo lies flat to take up a fraction of the cupboard space of other colanders and strainers. Adjustable clamps snap onto bowls and pots of all sizes for easy draining.
Price: $17.99

Popco Silicone Microwave Popcorn Popper

Features: Microwave and dishwasher-safe, collapsible, BPA and PVC-free.
Why buy: If you love the taste of stovetop popcorn but not the effort it takes to make, you may want to give this Popco tool a try. Shoppers rave that it “makes fluffy, delicious popcorn in minutes” and is “far more convenient than dragging out the air popper.” It’s also a healthy alternative to microwave popcorn bags since you can control the amount of salt, butter and seasoning used.
Price: $19.99

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Ibyx Bamboo Sliding Tray

Features: Multiple dimensions available, up to 45 lb capacity, smooth sliding base.
Why buy: As anyone with a KitchenAid stand mixer will tell you, they are beautiful and powerful in the kitchen. They’re also incredibly heavy. This sliding tray fits seamlessly under your mixer (or air fryer or other countertop appliance), making it easy to pull out when you need it.
Price: $37.65

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