Valentine's Day

This mat will solve the quandary of many a renter who loves to cook—best summed up as "I hate the way my kitchen looks, but there's not much to be done about it." Get this mat. It's stylish, colorful, and incredibly durable, and it really looks like fancy European tile installed over your questionable laminate flooring.

The Fletchers' Mill Federal grinds consistently and quickly, excels at fine grinding, and comes in 11 finishes to match a wide range of kitchen decor.

Char-Broil's digital electric smoker is very easy to use and has WiFi connectivity, so you can monitor and control the smoking session from a paired smartphone. Electric cookers lack serious heat and combustion gases, making them better suited for imparting a light smoke flavor, especially on bigger cuts of meat.

If you eat a lot of rice, or if you want to eat a lot of rice, you should absolutely invest in a rice cooker. There are many options on the market—and you can, of course, use a multi-cooker, like an Instant Pot, or a simple pot and lid—but the reason Japanese households invariably have rice cookers is that they produce consistently great results, with very little effort. Zojirushi is the gold standard among rice cooker manufacturers, and this five-and-a-half-cup model is perfect for almost any family. Because the heating element in the cooker surrounds the rice receptacle, the Zojirushi will produce perfectly cooked rice when used correctly, with no scorching and no mushy pockets of waterlogged grains. Finally, it also plays a very sweet and not at all annoying melody when you start cooking and when your rice is ready.