The kitchen towels pictured here are extremely useful everyday items for which every family has a need. I have these in my kitchen and use them all the time for drying dishes, drying hands, and wiping up counters. The towels come in soft cotton and feature warm colors that compliment the kitchen. The kitchen towels are washing machine safe and very affordable with a set of 3 costing less than $10. Buy product: here.

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Some nifty items for storing kitchen utensils while cooking are silicone pot clips. This clever design allows you to fasten a clip to a pot and place your spoon or spatula inside of it. Depending on your kitchen design, space may be a huge premium and frankly there may be no place to put that kitchen utensil that you are cooking with. The pot clips are made of silicone and stainless steel making them dishwasher safe and nearly indestructible. A set of two clips retails for $15. There are six colors from which to choose from. Buy product: here.

Having recently been doing a lot of cooking over the holidays, I realize the need for a good zester grater in the kitchen. Several of the recipes called for lemon peel and that is where this model by Microplane came in handy. This is a high grade zester grater that retails for less than $14 and is dishwasher safe. Fresh grated lemon does a much better job than that of the spice variety. Product: here.

I just came across my dream modern kitchen design that has most of the elements that I want should I be able to build in the future. The first thing that catches my eye in the pictures is the wine cellar storage underneath the island. I love the look it creates in the kitchen. If you are a wine fan, then this may be a nice touch. I will admit that there is quite a bit of storage so perhaps a scaled down version would be appropriate. One idea would be to put an ice maker or beverage cooler in one of the sections there. To the left of the wonderful Thermador refrigerator is a small station for a computer and cookbooks. What a nice idea! How often are you waiting for something to cook and have to stand in the kitchen? Here you can multi-task while spending your time there. You can also store all your recipes electronically which is a nice feature.

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Small kitchen appliances make a step forward or "Foreman" I should say with the new George Foreman Deep Fryer that uses a spinning action to remove up to 55% of excess fat. The special rotation keeps oil and fat from absorbing into food, while a convection element adds a touch of crispiness. This counter top kitchen fryer has a 1.4 lb capacity and costs a reasonable $149. Get it Here
