9 Cool Kitchen Gadgets Under $20 at Amazon

As much as I love cooking, spending hours in the kitchen is the last thing I want to do on most weeknights. Luckily, Amazon has plenty of ingenious gadgets to help me get the job done quicker.

I rounded up nine cool, time-saving kitchen tools under $20 that will help you master new recipes, prep ingredients faster, and get dinner on the table in a snap. From a device that shreds your chicken in seconds to Amazon’s No. 1 bestselling knife sharpener, these clever gadgets start at just $6. 

Clever Amazon Kitchen Gadgets Under $25

• Suretivian Chicken Shredder, $15, originally $23
• OXO Good Grips 12-Inch Stainless Steel Tongs, $16
• Otstar Jar Opener, $7, originally $10
• OXO Steel Bottle Pourer, $10
• Kitchellence 3-Stage Knife Sharpener, $15
• Luxiv Herb Stripper, $6, originally $10
• Jayvar Slicer Tool, $8 with coupon, originally $16
• Unnees Gravity Electric Salt and Pepper Grinder, $16, originally $22
• OXO Cocktail Strainer, $10

Suretivian Chicken Shredder

If you’re a fan of adding chicken to your salads, soups, or wraps, you’ll like this time-saving chicken shredder. Just swivel the handles left and right a few times, allowing the internal spikes to shred your chicken into bite-size pieces almost instantly. With more than 7,200 five-star ratings, this gadget lets you say goodbye to hand-shredding your chicken breasts and thighs.

OXO Good Grips 12-Inch Stainless Steel Tongs

If you’re in the process of switching from plastic to stainless steel utensils, these OXO tongs are durable and affordable. You can lock them for easy storage and throw them in the dishwasher for a quick clean. Several of the 11,500+ perfect ratings praise the tongs for being easy to use and worth the extra few dollars as compared to flimsy plastic tongs. “These are the quintessential tongs for a home kitchen,” declared one shopper.  Another shopper went on to say, “I can’t find anything I don’t like about these tongs. I use them for grilling and everything else.”

Otstar Jar Opener

Do you struggle to open jars? You’re not alone. Over 20,000 Amazon shoppers have purchased this grippy tool in the past month to help them open bottles, cans, jars, and more. It has four circular sections for different lid sizes; simply clamp one onto a lid and twist, saving your wrists and speeding up ingredient prep. Plus, it’s on sale for just $7 and “makes opening almost any size jar a breeze,” one customer confirmed.

OXO Steel Bottle Pourer

If you want to streamline your cooking, focus on the little tasks — such as dispensing olive oil. Thanks to its flexible base, this OXO pourer can be added to most standard-sized oil and vinegar bottles. Whether you’re dressing a salad or adding oil to a hot pan, you can eliminate the need for screwing a cap on and off, especially if you’re making an oil-heavy recipe.

Kitchellence 3-Stage Knife Sharpener

A dull knife can quickly slow you down in the kitchen and can even lead to injury if you’re not careful. At less than $15, Amazon’s No. 1 bestselling knife sharpener is affordable and efficient. It even has three stages, consisting of a diamond rod, a tungsten steel blade, and a ceramic rod, to restore your knife to its original sharpness — if not better. “My old knives are now sharper than they were when new,” one reviewer said. “It’s easy to use and only takes a minute or so to put a better-than-new edge on the knife. Now I can slice nearly paper thin onions, tomatoes, carrots, etc.”

Luxiv Herb Stripper

Adding fresh herbs can elevate any homemade dish, whether served as a garnish or blended into Green Goddess Dressing. However, cleaning, destemming, and chopping them can be time-consuming. Enter: the Luxiv Herb Stripper. This nifty, compact tool (on sale for just $6) has nine holes through which you can thread the stems of your herbs to strip off the leaves instantaneously.

Jayvar Slicer Tool

No matter if you have professional knife skills or not, achieving beautifully symmetrical veggie slices is so much easier with this half-off gadget. From holding onions in place as you chop them up for a salad to wrangling potatoes for homemade French fries, it’ll help you keep a sturdy grip on whatever you’re prepping.

Unnees Gravity Electric Salt and Pepper Grinder

Most dishes require a dash of salt and/or pepper, and this set of electric grinders could shave seconds off of your seasoning time. One shopper called their old manual grinders a “pain” to use, adding that they love how they can simply pick up these electric grinders, turn them over, and have salt and pepper in an instant. Plus, at $16, these are much more affordable than other electric salt and pepper grinders. The set is a popular choice at Amazon, with over 7,000 sold in the past month.

OXO Cocktail Strainer

Doing dry January? Shake up a quick mocktail with this OXO cocktail strainer. At just $10, it’s a lot less bulky than a cocktail shaker and can be affixed to various containers, like a single glass or small carafe. One reviewer said that it’s “simple, easy, and effective,” and that’s really all you need.