8 Overlooked Kitchen Tools and Why You Should Have Them, According to Chefs

Whether settling into a new place or diving deeper into cooking and baking, you might be taking stock of what's in your kitchen. That KitchenAid stand mixer looks great and performs even better, and those acacia wood measuring cups with gold accents do add a certain flair to your baking sessions. But chances are, some genuinely useful tools are still missing from your collection.

To help fill those gaps, we asked nearly a dozen top chefs from around the world to reveal the items that home cooks and amateur bakers most often overlook.

Here are eight worth adding to your wedding registry, holiday wish list or simply picking up for yourself.

8 overlooked kitchen tools that chefs recommend

1. Microplane zester

Surprisingly, the most common suggestion was the humble yet versatile mic