1. Baggu Bag ($9)
2. ChicoBag Vita ($8)
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
An upsized shoulder-friendly version of the original ChicoBag, the Vita "weighs practically nothing" but can carry up to 40 lbs. Made of a washable fabric, it folds into an integrated pouch that will fit in a large pocket. Buy it at Amazon.
From $8, chicobag.com
Source: RealSimple.com
3. Oxo Good Grips Salad Spinner ($30)
Easy to use, store, and clean, the sturdy Oxo bests all other spinners for all-round performance. Even parsley dries without bruising in its coddling basket, and the spinner's pump easily outlasts a string pull. Buy it at Amazon.
4. Kuhn Rikon Vegetable Peeler ($13)
Though "wildly inexpensive," this Swiss-made implement is "by far the preferred peeler in professional kitchens." The handle could be sturdier and the blade more rust resistant, but the edge cuts like a dream and never dulls. Buy it at Amazon.
5. Norpro Herb Keeper ($13)
"Looking to extend the longevity of fresh, fragrant herbs?" The best herb keeper around has a deep base and easy-to-see water-level markings. Sturdy and spacious, it's also slim enough to fit on a refrigerator door. Buy it at Amazon.
Editor's note: Every week The Week's editors survey product reviews and articles in websites, newspapers, and magazines, to find cool and useful new items we think you'll like. We're now making it easier to purchase these selections through affiliate partnerships with certain retailers. The Week may get a share of the revenue from these purchases.
-
Political cartoons for January 24Cartoons Saturday's political cartoons include 3D chess, political distractions, and more
-
Ryanair/SpaceX: could Musk really buy the airline?Talking Point Irish budget carrier has become embroiled in unlikely feud with the world’s wealthiest man
-
Claudette Colvin: teenage activist who paved the way for Rosa ParksIn The Spotlight Inspired by the example of 19th century abolitionists, 15-year-old Colvin refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus
-
Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
-
Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
-
Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
-
US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
-
How Bulgaria’s government fell amid mass protestsThe Explainer The country’s prime minister resigned as part of the fallout
-
Femicide: Italy’s newest crimeThe Explainer Landmark law to criminalise murder of a woman as an ‘act of hatred’ or ‘subjugation’ but critics say Italy is still deeply patriarchal
-
Brazil’s Bolsonaro behind bars after appeals run outSpeed Read He will serve 27 years in prison
-
Americans traveling abroad face renewed criticism in the Trump eraThe Explainer Some of Trump’s behavior has Americans being questioned
