The Best Dollar Tree Kitchen Finds You'll Wish You Found Sooner |...

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Ahh, Dollar Tree — the one place you can enter in search of batteries and leave two hours later with a cart full of miniature garden gnomes, a tube of sealant, and a new pair of slippers. While all of that can be seen as necessary (depending on who you ask), if you skip the kitchen aisle, you'll miss out on some of the best stuff the store has to offer.

Dollar Tree is full of must have kitchen products worth buying. From items that will make the nights you entertain move more smoothly to tools and accessories that can make home-cooked meals seem like restaurant quality, there are loads of unexpected goodies to bring ease and efficiency to your kitchen. There are containers that allow you to pack your lunch just how you like it and a few essential products for those who aim for as little cleanup as possible. So, if you're looking to upgrade your kitchen game with some great finds under $2.00, you might want to double back and check that Dollar Tree kitchen section again.

Thermal Hot/Cold Bags

Whether you're trying to keep beverages cold or a pie hot, a temperature controlled bag is something we all need, any time of the year. At Dollar Tree, 16-inch Thermal Hot/Cold Bags are just $1.25. Because the bag is foil-lined, it maintains the temperature of whatever you put in. It works to keep takeout food hot on the way home from the restaurant and keeps cold groceries cool between the store and your fridge. Plus, it makes packing lunch a breeze. This one's a no-brainer.

Surefresh Plastic Soup Mugs with Clip-Lock Lids

Soup season is only as good as you make it, so if you're looking to whip up all of your best soup recipes for fall and winter, you'd be wise to have a dependable way to take them with you wherever you go. Surefresh Plastic Soup Mugs with Clip-Lock Lids are an absolute necessity for soup lovers. The lidded mugs can hold 23.5 ounces and are microwave safe. With vented lids, you can toss the whole kit and caboodle in the microwave without any risk of splatter. Grab yours in coral, mint green, or navy blue. Come to think of it, for $1.50 a pop, you might as well get one for every day of the week.

Cooking Concepts Plastic Mix & Serve Containers

If you like to entertain, you may find that you can't mix cocktails as fast as your guests drink them. All of your cocktail making and serving issues can be solved with Cooking Concepts Plastic Mix & Serve Containers. The 16-ounce containers with twist-on lids and pop-top spouts have measurements on the sides, so you can whip up and serve your favorite freezer door batch cocktails in the same container. Not a big drinker? Use them to shake up sauces and dressings, store them in the fridge, and put the whole container in the dishwasher once it's empty. These are an absolute gamechanger for $1.25.

Surefresh Lunch Snack Tower Container

If you're eternally chasing the perfect bite, a one-size-fits-all food container just won't do for your lunch. Instead, you're going to need something that allows you to store different elements of your meal separately — like the Surefresh Lunch Snack Tower Container. With three separate compartments to store veggies, nuts, and dressing for the ideal buildable salad or maybe yogurt, honey, and granola for a sweet parfait, you don't have to compromise your vision. These handy lunchbox heroes are available in aqua, blue, and orange for $1.50.

Cooking Concepts Stainless-Steel Chopper

Slicing and chopping has never been easier, thanks to the Cooking Concepts Stainless-Steel Chopper. With a 5-inch blade and a heavy duty handle, this convenient kitchen tool is used much like an ulu, the 3,000-year-old knife used by the Indigenous peoples of Alaska. Use it to chop vegetables and herbs or slice through bread and pizza with an easy rocking motion. It's multifunctional, dishwasher safe, and costs only $1.25.

Surefresh Sphere Ice Mold

Dear whiskey drinkers, an Old Fashioned is one of those classic cocktails you should know how to make. All it takes is a bit of sugar, several dashes of bitters, and your favorite bourbon or rye stirred with ice and garnished with a twist of orange and a cherry. If you really want to do it right, try stirring the drink in a mixing glass before straining it over a giant sphere of ice. But how in the world are you supposed to get your hands on one of those? Well, grab a Surefresh Sphere Ice Mold, of course! For just a $1.50 you can make your homemade cocktails look like a million bucks. Plus, the large hunk of ice keeps your drink cold for longer.

Cooking Concepts Meat Chopper

If you were previously unaware of this magical tool, it is our absolute pleasure to introduce you. Meat choppers feature multiple perpendicular blades, so you can easily chop ground beef, sausage, or whatever other meat you choose into smaller bits in the pan, without having to wrestle with it. Try it when making mashed potatoes or to smash the avocado for your world famous avocado toast recipe. It's easy to use, easy to clean (it's dishwasher safe), and undeniably convenient. It even has a hole in the handle so it can hang it on a hook with your other kitchen utensils. Sure, you could grab a more expensive one somewhere else — or you could pick up Dollar Tree's for $1.25.

Surefresh Brown Air Fryer Parchment Paper Liners

Do you have a thousand air fryer recipes and absolutely no will to clean your air fryer basket? We have some good news for you. Hidden among the kitchen tools at Dollar Tree is a priceless treasure. Surefresh Air Fryer Parchment Liners protect the bottom of you air fryer basket by acting as a disposable barrier for grease, oil and hardened bits. These liners make cleanup a cinch. Grab a 15-pack for 7.9x1.7 inch baskets or 20-pack for 6.3x1.7 inch baskets for $1.50.

Cooking Concepts Plastic Taco Stands, 2-pk.

You may have taco recipes for any night of the week, but do you have all the right taco gear? Cooking Concepts Plastic Taco Stands are exactly what you need to have a true restaurant experience in the comfort of your home. Gone are the days when your taco's contents spilled out all over the plate. With these red and yellow plastic stands, both soft and hard-shell tacos are kept in an upright position, ready for takeoff straight into your mouth. Score a two-pack at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

Cooking Concepts Stainless Steel Skimmer

Whether you just bought a new deep fryer or you like to do things the old-fashioned way, cooking with hot oil is risky business. And while it always feels worth it on that first bite of perfectly crisped chicken skin, your deep frying sessions could get a whole lot less dangerous with Cooking Concepts Stainless Steel Skimmer. Dollar Tree's skimmer has a large basket and a 15-inch handle to keep your hands a safe distance from the splatter zone. Plus, it saves you from the frustration of overcooking "runaway" food. (You know what we're talking about.) Well worth the $1.25, wouldn't you say?

Cooking Concepts Tin Pizza Pan

If you don't think there's such a thing as too crispy when it comes to your pizza crust (looking at you, lovers of DiGiorno's Thin & Crispy Stuffed Crust Pizza), you're going to want to run to Dollar Tree for Cooking Concepts Tin Pizza Pan. The 12-inch pan ensures that the entire bottom of your pie comes into contact with the metal surface, which conducts heat in a way that works to crisp the dough effectively and evenly. Keeping the pizza on the pan rather than sliding it on the rack also ensures toppings, sauce, and cheese don't fall, drip, or bubble on the bottom of the stove. For $1.25, go ahead and snag a few for your next DIY pizza night.

Viola Cake Decorating Tools, 3-pc. Sets

If you consider yourself a regular cake boss (whatever happened to that guy anyway?), you could probably use a Voila Cake Decorating Tool Set. The three piece set features double sided tools with round, straight, and scalloped edges in various sizes, allowing you to create a variety of textures and designs. Whether you're a fondant fanatic or you vowed that this is the year you're going to figure out the piping technique that turns chocolate cake into a tree stump masterpiece, this $2.00 set might be just the thing.

Rustic Clear Glass Bottles with Corks

Perhaps you've always fancied those super aesthetic people who keep their oil and vinegar on the counter in very Italian-core glass jars with corks but could never justify buying them. Well, now's your chance to join that elite group. Dollar Tree is selling the Rustic Clear Glass Bottles with Corks of our dreams for $1.50. Try infusing your olive oil with your favorite Italian herbs by sticking a few sprigs of rosemary or thyme in the bottle. Or better yet, spice things up with a couple cayenne peppers.

Storage Essentials Clear Acrylic, Rotating Turntables

If you have yet to find a method for storing your spices that doesn't require dismantling the whole spice cabinet, you're going to love Storage Essentials Clear Acrylic Rotating Turntables. With its 10-inch diameter, you can easily arrange a slew of your most used spices on the plate. The spinning feature allows easy access to the back. Or make the back the front. You decide. Like a lazy Susan for your spice cabinet, this is sure to be the best $1.50 you've ever spent. Pro tip: Write the name of the herbs or spices in silver permanent marker on the lids for even easier access.

Storage Essentials Shatter-free and Stackable Clear Acrylic Wine Bottle Holder

Balling on a budget and being a wine drinker are not mutually exclusive. If you have a few nice bottles of wine you'd like to display on the counter but don't want to break the bank on an expensive wine rack, look no further than Storage Essentials Shatter-free and Stackable Clear Acrylic Wine Bottle Holder. Each piece costs just $1.50, and they are easily stackable, so you can start that wine wall you've always dreamed of!

Surefresh Triangle Pizza Storage Box

Leftover pizza is one of life's delights, and yet, that bulky box stuffed precariously in the fridge can almost make the treasure inside seem like it's not worth the fuss. Now, you can ergonomically save your leftover pie with Surefresh Triangle Pizza Storage Boxes. While 5-packs of another slice-shaped container sell for upwards of $25 (such as Shark Tank's Pizza Pack), you can get a single, triangular pizza storage container at Dollar Tree for $1.50. They come in an assortment of colors like aqua, navy, and white, and some even have quippy pizza-centric quotes on the lids. Microwave and dishwasher safe, you're going to wonder how you ever made it through without them.

Surefresh Food Storage Containers with Lids and Removeable Ice Packs

If you're anything like us, there are some things that just feel out of your league — like storage containers with built in ice packs, for example. While they may seem like a luxury to folks who have spent their lives shoving a bulky ice pack in their lunch box and hoping for the best, Surefresh Food Storage Containers with Lids and Removeable Ice Packs are at Dollar Tree for 1.25 a pop. They come in an assortment of shapes and colors, and with removable ice packs that snap into the lid, they are unbeatable when it comes to keeping your salad crisp and cold and your yogurt from getting runny.