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Everyday Kitchen Helpers for Busy Moms

15 items

Marie Sales

Dinner still needs to happen, even when your day has been a lot. 🍽️ Practical OXO finds for opening, prepping, mixing, and getting simple meals on the table. Pick the helper for the job you actually do—your kitchen does not need every gadget to work...

Sections

Prep, Drain & Open

Mix, Sauce & Serve

Simple Meals & Cooking Helpers

Prep, Drain & Open

Start dinner with tools for opening pantry staples, draining produce, and preparing proteins.

Pasta night, rinsing produce, repeat. This 5-quart stainless-steel colander has raised feet and handles for everyday draining jobs. Check its dimensions against your sink and cabinet before adding it to the kitchen crew.

5 Qt Stainless Steel Colander

For the stubborn pasta-sauce jar that did not need to become a whole event. The twisting opener grips the lid, and the included base pad helps keep the jar from sliding while you hold it steady.

Twisting Jar Opener With Basepad

Beans, soup, tomatoes—the pantry basics deserve a decent opener. This one locks onto the lid and has magnetic handles for lifting it afterward. Hand-wash it when you are done.

Locking Can Opener

Chicken cutlets on the menu? The flat side is for pounding meat to an even thickness, while the textured side handles tenderizing. A focused prep tool for the meals you already make, and it is dishwasher-safe.

Meat Tenderizer

For the tofu nights in your rotation. This press has two pressure settings and keeps the tofu above the collected water, so you can prep the rest of dinner while it does its part.

Tofu Press

Mix, Sauce & Serve

Small-batch mixing, sauce prep, and serving tools for everyday meals and snack plates.

Small bowl, small job, small whisk. At 7.25 inches, this is sized for a little dressing or a single egg when the full-size whisk feels like overkill. Dishwasher-safe for the cleanup part.

Mini Whisk

Taco-night sauce or a little dressing drizzle, without the giant bottle pour. This set includes 12- and 16-ounce bottles with interchangeable narrow and wide tips. A practical option if sauces are already part of your meal prep.

OXO Chef's Squeeze Bottles - 2 piece set

For brushing oil onto veggies, bread, or whatever is heading into the pan. The silicone brush stores with the glass bottle, and the narrow opening lets you wipe off excess before spreading. A tidy little pair.

Glass Oil Bottle and Silicone Brush Set

For gravy days and pan sauces when you want to separate the cooking liquid from the fat. This two-cup version includes a strainer and spout stopper; follow the pour-and-settle directions, then let the dishwasher handle cleanup.

2 Cup Fat Separator

Snack plate for dinner? Absolutely a plan. These two 7-inch tongs are sized for serving little bites and getting olives or pickles out of jars. They lock closed, so they do not take over the utensil drawer.

OXO Good Grips 2pk Mini Tongs

Simple Meals & Cooking Helpers

From breakfast eggs to pizza night: useful cooking extras, a timer, and a pot holder.

Frozen pizza, homemade pizza, whatever kind of evening this is. 🍕 The 4-inch stainless-steel wheel has a thumb guard and a large grip, and it can go in the dishwasher afterward.

4-Inch Pizza Wheel

Breakfast sandwiches count as taking care of yourself, too. This microwave egg cooker has a removable base for moving the cooked egg onto bread or a plate. Follow its directions for your microwave and your preferred egg style.

Microwave Egg Cooker

When the pasta, veggies, and oven all need different countdowns. This timer tracks three jobs and uses distinct beep patterns, with adjustable volume. Let it keep the numbers straight while you handle the actual dinner.

Triple Timer

A pot holder that can also serve as a trivet is a useful double-duty basic. This black silicone option has an insulated pocket and a hanging loop, so it can live within reach instead of disappearing into a drawer.

Silicone Pot Holder - Black

For burger or panini nights when you want a weighted press in the mix. The stainless-steel base and tall handle make this a specific helper for griddle cooking—check its 6.25-by-6.65-inch footprint against your cooking surface.

OXO Good Grips Griddle Press