Best small kitchen gadgets under $10

Top pick: the Trendplain glass olive oil sprayer. It's the one gadget here that earns its counter space — a fine, even mist for oiling pans, salads and air-fryer baskets, and it looks good enough to leave out. Best of all, it's the highest-rated thing on the list by a wide margin.

Who the others suit:

• The 3-in-1 grater, peeler and knife — one drawer slot instead of three; good for a small kitchen or a first apartment.
• The spider strainer/skimmer — for anyone who fries, blanches or boils noodles and is tired of chasing food with a fork.
• The hand-crank egg peeler — a silly, satisfying pick for hard-boiled-egg people; the kind of gadget that makes a chore fun.
• The fruit slicer cup — quick, tidy fruit for lunchboxes and snacks.
• The garlic crusher and the garlic grinder/mandoline pair — for cooks who hate sticky garlic fingers.
• The taco shell mold — a weekend-project gadget for taco night.
• The onion holder — a small, genuinely useful helper if you slice a lot of onions.

Skip the IKEA rotary grater: it's well over the limit once shipping is counted.