Splurge: A good set of knives
Or at least one good multipurpose knife. With all that cutting and chopping you're about to do between now and the New Year, it's time to get a real knife. Food and Wine's best knife is this MAC MTH-80 Professional Series 8-inch Chef's Knife with Dimples, which is $145 on Amazon. They praise its "hard, super-sharp blade" and "simple wooden handle that's extremely comfortable and feels secure in the hand." Their best value knife is the Mercer Culinary Renaissance 8-Inch Forged Chef's Knife, $38 on Amazon, if you're only looking for a mini-splurge.
Save: Cutting board
Yes, it would be lovely to have a giant two-inch-thick butcher board (and it would make for nice Instagram pics). But you don't have to spend gobs of money - this Walnut cutting board from Williams Sonoma is $155–399 depending on size! - to get the function you need. The Spruce broke down the best cutting boards of 2017 and found this 10.5" by 14.5" inch OXO Plastic board to be its best overall choice. The price: $15 at Amazon.
This plastic board from OXO "is a true workhorse," they said. "It is just the right size—a bit larger than a piece of letter size paper - so it's ideal for most chopping tasks. The soft, tapered handles on two edges make it easy to grip and carry from your counter to the stove, and because it can go in the dishwasher it's ideal for cutting up raw meat and fish." If you'd rather have wood, they have several options listed, including a $36 butcher block.
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