Thanks for such a variety of ideas!

NiCOZ, that’s a great price for the s&p grinder set! I ordered this OXO set as a gift for someone a few weeks ago…$50.🥴

I did get a box of Swiffer Heavy Duty Duster refills at a good price…17 for $12.

We call that a Poppop shop shop! FIL would go out and buy something for all the women and something for all the sons (we bought for the grandkids and he would pay us back!) A couple times, the sons got women's shirts!

I found a cool set of long corers for every sized fruit, but I don't know how many woul use them...

I love this juicer for lemons and limes. I have used them for stocking stuffers.

That's really cool! I love that it folds flat, and it looks like it gets more juice out. Does it catch the seeds?

Had to think about that, and I do have one to contribute: after shopping around for a stainless colander and not liking any of the choices, I found the perfect one @ a local thrift store the other day for less than $3 🙂

But I guess that's not really helpful, is it?

@pillog - yes it does and is very easy to clean. Also can go in DW.

I have nothing new to add but I love Swiss Star or Victoronix Swiss peelers. They are simple, classic and work extremely well. I also like small microplanes or a good silicone spoonula (so versatile).

Vintage is a great idea and brought back memories of a unique vintage kitchen supply store called Cookin' in San Francisco. It closed on January 1st as the 80 year old owner retired. The owner was famously cranky and the store looked like a hoarder's paradise but she knew where every plate, utensil, pot and tool was located. Every bit of obscure object was covered, and she sourced directly from flea markets in France and other places. It was a treasure trove of things from odd vintage kitchen tools to vintage thick copper pots.

Carol, it is helpful conceptually, thank-you, just not go get 30 of it. ;)

Gooster, thanks for the recommendations! I went to price spoonulas--I have several and find them endlessly useful--and found a shape I haven't seen before. It's elongated and odd shaped though the bowl and comes in different colors, which makes things more festive. I think I've seen a similar shape in olive wood, but the silicone makes it much more useful. I've heard about that store before, I think maybe from John Liu. Sorry to hear it's gone, but glad to hear that it lasted so long.

OK I thought of another - it was actually a lagniappe that came with a dough whisk - a set of plastic scrapers with ultra thin edges and are super slick so nothing sticks to them. I've used them for so many things besides scraping bread dough.

They're similar to these:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Dough-Scraper-Tools-Set-Reusable-Double-Sided-Edge-Stripe-Smoother-Scraper-Hanging-Hole-Flexible-Plastic-Pastry-Cutter-Baking-Cake-Butter-Mousse-Crea/20991671186

Cool! I have a bench scraper something like that. But I think cookies is about the llimit for any of them as far as baking goes. I don't think they'd even figure out what it is. I was also at a set of different sized corers but I don't think most of them would use them either. Sigh. I know it's hard, and I value all the suggestions! So far the elongated spoonula and the flat squeezer are in the lead because they'd be useful to the most people.

FWIW, I don't use them for just baking tasks - they're great to scrape out pans and bowls, and the edges are sharp enough for cutting and serving soft stuff like cakes, casseroles, etc.

I get it. Really. But do the cousins know that?

Carol, your link reminded me I have this I’d completely forgotten.

I recently bought a little ridged wooden board to make gnocchi. It's really nice.

One of those silicone handle covers for hot handles, like those on cast iron skillets.

▪️ https://www.walmart.com/ip/VOUKER-Silicone-Pan-Handle-Covers-Non-Slip-Heat-Resistant-Pot-Handle-Sleeve-Grips-Red/21098460894?classType=REGULAR&adsRedirect=true

Little Key chain folding knife — comes in handy for opening mail, packages, etc., or for cutting flowers, twine.

▪️https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pocket-Knife-Utility-Blade-Mini-Folding-Knife-with-Wood-Handle-for-Keychain-Gifts-1-Count/19162314015?classType=VARIANT&from=/search

I think I still have one of those in burnt orange, chloe 🙂

Update: I got some samples, and I think the elongated silicone covered spoonula--spirtula?--may be it. It's different, has obvious uses, and comes in a variety of colors.