| No Images? Click here  The Most Popular Kitchen Tools We Recommend Ever find yourself curious about what other people are shopping for? This happens to us a lot in the grocery store aisle: We're minding our own business, grabbing bananas and all the other stuff we actually need, when someone walks by with a cart full of products we suddenly...need. Of course, when you're browsing online, it's a bit harder to know what your fellow shoppers have in their baskets, and thus derive inspiration for your own purchases. To help, we've rounded up the recommended equipment our readers shopped for most this year—the Serious Eats–approved kitchen items that readers have been drawn to buy again and again. Make sure the tried-and-true top 10 are all on your holiday wish list, and, if you already have 'em, don't forget that they make pretty good gifts, too.   An Oven Thermometer It's no surprise to us that this humble oven thermometer is the number one most popular tool of the year. Its $7 price tag belies its value: If your oven at home doesn't seem to run true to temperature, a simple oven thermometer can help you get a more accurate reading, which will in turn save your holiday cookies from scorching.  Poultry Shears Poultry shears are a great tool to buy for yourself, and make an excellent, albeit slightly dangerous, stocking stuffer for someone else. Use them to spatchcock your holiday bird, allowing you to achieve the ideal combination of extra-crispy skin and juicy meat.  The Tojiro Bread Slicer The saw-toothed edge of a bread knife is essential if you want to slice through bread (or a ripe tomato!) without squishing it. But a good bread knife doesn't need to be expensive. This Tojiro bread slicer, for example, was a favorite in our review of bread knives. It costs just under $17, it's lightweight, and it deftly slices bread and even squash rinds.  Fat Daddio's Extra-Deep Cake Pans After using Stella's recommended extra-deep cake pans, we're never going back. The higher walls help your cakes climb higher, with perfectly fluffy results and minimal doming. Plus, the reflective anodized aluminum they're made from helps prevent unwanted reactions with acidic batters, which can lead to off flavors.  A Wok This carbon steel wok continues to be a crowd favorite, perhaps because it's so versatile—you can use it to stir-fry, deep-fry, or steam. And it isn't too difficult to maintain, especially with this helpful guide. 
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