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KITCHEN CONFIDENT

Home for the Holidays

Deck the halls, stock the bar, and set the table – it’s party season! Make sure you’ve got everything you need to prep for holiday entertaining at home with these must-have kitchen gadgets and tools so you can stress less and celebrate more.

For a Morning Brunch

Essential Coffee Tools Set. Be your own barista with this set, including a coffee scoop clip to easily attach to your bean bags, a milk frother for lattes, and a digital timer to measure precise brew and pour times. World Market, $20

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Citrus Juicer. For impressive morning sips, wow your crowd with fresh-squeezed juices. Pick your choice of citrus from oranges to grapefruits, and top off with champagne or prosecco for a fresh mimosa bar. Container Store, $7

Container Store Orange Juicer

For a Baking Bash

Kitchen Aid Mini Standing Mixer. The OG in kitchen essentials, this mini mixer makes for easy, space-savvy storage while still kicking out up to five dozen cookies in a chic copper finish. Williams-Sonoma, $600

KitchenAid Mixer, Copper

Piebox. This reusable wooden pastry carrier is the perfect way to transport your homemade pies in durable style from house to house, party to party. Red Orchard, $35

PieBox

For a Cocktail Party

Crafthouse by Fortessa 4-Piece Cocktail Shaker Set. Shake things up with professional-style cocktails using this sleek set of bar essentials, including a two-piece Boston shaker, a Hawthorne strainer, jigger and muddler. If you don’t know what these tools do, then you need this set even more. Sur La Table, $80

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Shrub District Cocktail Vinegars. Add pizzazz to your at-home sips and spritzes with fun flavored cocktail elixirs like Strawberry Dill, Cranberry Juniper and Pineapple Allspice. Sabun Home, $10

Sabun Shrub District CRANBERRY-JUNIPER—8OZ