烹飪是一件美好的事情，除非是在某個周三的晚上8點，你拖著饑餓的身體匆忙地剁肉和燉菜，而你的肚子叫得比貨運列車還響。在這種時候，任何可以減少晚餐準備時間的工具，都堪比是鄧布利多的魔法。那些耐心不足的廚師，請注意：魔法是存在的，至少是在廚房里。這些便利的工具可以幫助你以想象不到的速度準備好一頓飯。以下13種節省時間的工具，可以拯救你的晚餐，以及你的理智。

VeggiChop手拉式食品切碎機

這款顛覆性的切碎機能讓你輕松淡定地處理小批量的切割工作。它幾乎可以瞬間切出一盤蒜泥、土豆泥、洋蔥醬和鱷梨醬。而且只需要在切割后拿掉刀片——嘭！——它又變成了可以密封的儲存盒。此外，如果你很喜歡像《馬利與我》（Marley and Me）結束時那樣流淚，那么用它切洋蔥的話會很棒。

Amazon有售，20美元

柵格餅皮模具

老實說：職場女性真的有時間給餡餅做柵格餅皮嗎？威廉?索拿馬公司（Williams-Sonoma）深知其中難處，所以他們提供了一種快捷方式。你只需要揉好面團（喜歡的話你還可以直接從商店買面團），把它按在模具上，再蓋在你的餡餅上。一切就搞定了。

williams-sonoma.com有售，20美元

菠蘿去心、去皮、切片器

切菠蘿時搞得一團糟幾乎是不可避免的。而這個三合一工具可以完美地讓你在短時間內把菠蘿切成片。此外，被挖空的菠蘿殼很適合拿來盛裝菠蘿雞尾酒。

Amazon有售，10美元

大蒜研磨器

即便是技巧最精湛的廚師，做蒜泥的速度也比不過GarlicZoom。放點丁香，然后反復轉動研磨器，直到大蒜被搗爛的程度令你滿意為止。你還可以借此避免讓手指沾上大蒜的可怕氣味。仿佛這還不夠好一樣，GarlicZoom還可以用洗碗機來清洗。

Amazon有售，10美元

罐頭過濾器

這個聰明的裝置可以讓你免去時間和精力來清洗不怎么用的東西。（更不用說干燥架上空間有限了！）

Amazon有售，4美元

掌上削皮刀

這個削皮刀不僅很適合手掌的形狀，還能讓你握得很緊。此外，刀刃很快，強度也很出色，刨土豆的速度會比你想得快得多。

Amazon有售，7美元

旋轉刨刀

這款工具的使用和清潔都非常簡單（機身和刀筒都可以在洗碗機中清理），更重要的是，還可以刨出漂亮的巧克力刨花，幾乎不費什么時間，就能讓你的蛋糕堪比頂級大廚的作品。

williams-sonoma.com有售，50美元

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譯者：嚴匡正

Cooking is all well and good until it’s 8 p.m. on a Wednesday night and you’re simultaneously starving and hustling to mince and braise while your stomach growls louder than a freight train. In those moments, any tool that will shave minutes off dinner’s estimated time of arrival is basically some Dumbledore-level magic. Short-on-patience chefs, take note: Magic is real, at least when it comes to kitchenware. These handy gadgets have the power to help you summon a meal more quickly than you could ever imagine. Here, 13 time-saving tools that will save dinner — and your sanity.

VEGGICHOP HAND-POWERED FOOD CHOPPER

This game-changing chopper handles small batches of chopping with almost zero effort and plenty of aplomb. It can also whip up one-dish batches of pesto, hummus, salsa, and guacamole in just about no time. Simply remove the blade after you’ve chopped, and—bam!—the VeggiChop turns into a sealable storage container. Bonus: It’s also great if you’re very prone to crying like it’s the end of Marley and Me when you’re chopping onions.

Chef’n available at Amazon.com | $20

LATTICE PIECRUST CUTTER

Let’s be honest: What working woman really has the time to whip up a lattice-topped pie? Williams-Sonoma knows the struggle, which is why the brand created a shortcut. All you need to do is roll the dough (store-bought, if you so desire), stamp it with this stencil, and pop it on your pie. Done and done.

Williams Sonoma available at williams-sonoma.com | $20

PINEAPPLE CORER, SLICER, AND PEELER

It’s nearly impossible not to make a mess when you cut a pineapple. This three-in-one tool will churn out perfectly cut slices and takes a fraction of the time. Plus, the hollowed-out pineapple shell is perfect for holding a massive pi?a colada.

Utopia Kitchen available at Amazon.com | $10

GARLIC GRINDER

Not even the most skilled chef can mince garlic faster than the GarlicZoom. Seriously. Pop in your cloves and roll the grinder back and forth until your garlic is minced as finely as you like. You’ll also avoid the dreaded garlic-scented fingers. And as if all that weren’t enough, the GarlicZoom is dishwasher safe.

Chef’n available at Amazon.com | $10

CAN COLANDER

The clever pop top on this colander saves you the time and effort of washing something you wouldn’t have otherwise used (not to mention space on the drying rack!).

Progressive available at Amazon.com | $4

PALM PEELER

Not only does this peeler fit nicely in the palm of your hand—it gives you a solid grip. Plus, the blade is so sharp and strong that you’ll plow through potatoes faster then you’d ever expect.

Chef’n available at Amazon.com | $7

ROTARY GRATER

This tool is super easy to use and clean (both the tool’s body and grating drums are dishwasher safe), and, most importantly, can be used to make chocolate shavings that’ll have your cupcakes lookTop Chef-worthy in no time at all.

Williams Sonoma available at williams-sonoma.com | $50

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This article originally appeared on InStyle.com