As of: March 1, 2024, 4:53 a.m
By: Nina Dudek
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They are innovative, ingenious and simply indispensable: With these kitchen helpers you will save time (and nerves) like never before.
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We'll keep it short because this guide is about saving time.
And in the kitchen.
Delivery services and ready-made cooking boxes are booming because many people don't have the time to cook themselves.
The problem is often not so much with the cooking itself, but with the time-consuming preparation.
We took a closer look at the online giant Amazon's range and found some really amazing ideas that save a lot of time and stress when cooking.
These are the editorial team’s top 10 at a glance
1: Peeler - with peel storage
2: Nicer Dicer – One attack, many pieces
3: Multicooker - 11 functions in one
4: Garlic mincer - no peeling or chopping required
5: Cutting board with integrated scales
6: Apple slices in seconds
7: Hollow out vegetables at the touch of a button
8: Grilling in the microwave
9: The egg toaster from the Galileo experiment
10: Cut grapes and cherry tomatoes in one go
Time Saving Hack 1: Vegetable and Fruit Peeler with Storage Container
Peeler with storage container © Amazon
The container collects the peels while peeling, so everything stays clean and saves time when tidying up and cleaning.
Also suitable for scaling fish.
To the collecting peeler
Time Saving Hack 2: Nicer Dicer – One hack attack, lots of pieces
Nicer Dicer Smart with 14 accessories © Amazon
Shut up and you're good.
With this express cutter you can make small, medium, large cubes or sticks, slices, strips and quarters with one hand movement.
Everything ends up clean in the collecting container.
To the Nicer Dicer
Time Saving Hack 3: 11-in-1 Multi Cooker
11-in-1 multi-cooker by Russell Hobbs © Russell Hobbs
One device, just one push of a button and eleven possible applications.
Rice cooker, slow cooker, steamer, slow cooker, baking machine, yoghurt maker... With 11 preset programs, the Russell Hobbs multi-cooker can prepare almost anything independently.
To the Russell Hobbs multi-cooker
Time Saving Hack 4: Garlic Grinder
Chop garlic in seconds without peeling © Amazon
Save yourself the endless fumbling around peeling garlic.
Or the sticky matter of rolling dice.
With the garlic mincer, the unpeeled clove is placed in the container, then rolled and the desired cube size or garlic puree is ready in seconds.
To the garlic mincer
Time-saving hack 5: Cutting board with integrated scales
Bamboo kitchen cutting board with integrated scales © Amazon
Do you need 400 grams of diced tomatoes?
Cutting and weighing can be done in just one step with this cutting board.
To the board with scales
Time Saving Hack 6: Apple Divider
In just a few seconds you will get 10 even apple slices.
© Amazon
Divide an apple into even slices in seconds.
There's hardly a quicker and more beautiful way to get the Germans' most popular fruit ready to eat.
To the apple slicer
Time Saving Hack 7: Electric Vegetable Chopper
Prepare vegetables cleanly for filling at the touch of a button © Amazon
Stuffed zucchini, tomatoes or baked apples are incredibly versatile - and hollowing them out is quite time-consuming.
This clever tool guts pretty much anything within seconds at the touch of a button.
To the vegetable caver
Time-saving hack 8: Grilling in the microwave
Lékué Microwave microwave grill © Amazon
Do you have a normal microwave?
Good!
Because this can be converted into a grill with a small insert.
This means you can make burger patties or filled pannini in no time.
And there's no need to wash up a greasy pan.
For microwave grill insert
Time-saving hack 9: The egg toaster from the Galileo experiment
The electric egg toaster prepares scrambled eggs in a rather unusual way.
© Amazon
A Galileo reporter tested the egg toaster in a self-experiment.
He prepares scrambled eggs with all sorts of flavoring ingredients within minutes - in an unusual form.
To the egg toaster
Time Saving Hack 10: Grapes & Cherry Tomato Slicer
Not only saves time, but also has to wash the cutting board and knives.
© Amazon
What do grapes and cherry tomatoes have in common?
They're sweet and delicious and incredibly fiddly to cut.
This slicer picks up several fruits at once and with one hand they fall out neatly halved.
No cleaning the cutting board or knife, no cutting through them individually.
To the slicer
Most of these clever helpers cost little and take up little space.
But the time savings are enormous.
Above all, they are also a great gift idea for anyone who likes to cook.
If you want to save time when choosing a recipe, we can highly recommend quick recipes with just three ingredients.