5 Underrated Kitchen Tools Every Home Cook Should Own
Mark Austin • July 28, 2025
5 Underrated Kitchen Tools Every Home Cook Should Own

Every home cook has a favorite knife or skillet—but what about the tools you didn’t know you needed? At Keith’s Kitchen Chronicles, we’re all about elevating your culinary experience. In this post, we spotlight five unsung heroes of the kitchen: bench scrapers, fish spatulas, immersion blenders, digital scales, and offset spatulas. These tools save time, reduce mess, and help bring restaurant-level results into your home kitchen. We also offer expert tips on how to choose quality versions of each and where to use them in everyday cooking.