The best Thanksgiving kitchen tools and tableware

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Preparing a Thanksgiving feast can be a pretty hectic experience, but the right kitchen gear can make it a breeze. Instead of fretting over dinner, wouldn't you rather spend time with family and friends? At The Sweethome, we spend dozens of hours on each of our reviews to find the best gear for all parts of your life. Here are eight of our favorite kitchen-oriented recommendations to help you host like a pro and make the most of Thanksgiving.

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Carving/cutting board

We put in over 120 hours on research, including interviewing chefs and materials experts and chopping 23 pounds of produce, for our cutting board guide, and we found that Progressive's Prepworks Cutting Board offers the best balance of cutting feel, durability, and ease of cleaning. Although some butcher-block boards may look more pleasing, the plastic Prepworks doesn't require any maintenance and won't split from misuse. And it's affordable enough to replace every two years or so. If you want a hefty wood cutting board for carving the Thanksgiving turkey, we highly recommend Proteak's 24-by-18-inch board with a juice canal, the larger version of one of our cutting board recommendations.

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