They're the filler on a wedding registry. They can even be cute. And they're clutter-creating monsters. I'm talking single-use gadgets.

As great as the dressing emulsifier and the avocado slicer are, there just isn’t room to turn your kitchen into a single-use gadget arsenal.

I started thinking about my own clutter and had a moment of #homecookrealness: there’s really a lot of stuff I don’t really need. If you can think of ten completely unique ways to use kale, then you can do the same with your kitchen tools.

So let’s make like MacGyver and make your kitchen tools multi-purpose.

Double Boiler

A lot of old-school recipes for melting chocolate call for a double-boiler,. But it's really just two pots that nest into one another. “A double-boiler pot set implies with its very existence that one pot needs to nestle perfectly into another,” says Special Projects Editor Adina Steiman. In reality, you can swap out that top pot for a wide, heatproof metal or glass bowl and melt chocolate smoothly. And clutter-free.

Flour Sifter

For the most part, you don’t even need to sift the flour, let alone have a tool that’ll do it. But say you need to evenly incorporate baking soda, salt, and baking powder into your dry mix. Assistant Food Editor Kat Sacks swears by a standard whisk to mix dry ingredients. Perhaps you need to “sift” out clumps of cocoa or cake flour in the dry mix. Use a fine mesh strainer to shake the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl.

Steamer

You know that mesh strainer we mentioned? It makes a heck of a good steamer basket. Use the mesh strainer to steam vegetables, too. To steam with a mesh strainer, heat a few inches of water to boil in a pot. Lower the strainer over the water, ideally so it's not touching the water. Add vegetables and cover to contain the steam. Cook until the vegetables are fork tender.

Citrus Reamer

Okay, okay, the grooved design does extract more juice while simultaneously keeping out the pulp. But there are other ways of doing this. Wrap a piece of cheesecloth around the fruit to strain the juice without getting the seeds, squeeze it over a mesh strainer, or use a fork to ream it out.

Roasting Rack

You roast a giant turkey once a year, so what do you do with the roasting rack for the other 364 days? The grate gathers dust in the corner of one of your cabinets. Liberate yourself from some clutter by creating your own roasting rack. Take a few feet of aluminum foil and roll it into a coil to insert into any sturdy vessel (a cast iron pan, casserole dish, or deep roasting pan all work). The coil keeps the bird up and out of the drippings.

Pizza Stone

As much as I love rolling dough and trying to become a pizzaiolo in my Brooklyn apartment, I’m not getting a pizza stone any time soon. Cooking in cast-iron or sheet pans offer more versatility and bang for my buck than a stone. Already have one? Just use it for more than a fancy paperweight.