Given these troubled economic times, storying and preserving the costly food you purchase should be on your mind. In the past we used Tupperware or other methods like zip-loc bags to store both our leftovers, and our frozen meat and vegetables.

Currently only available at Williams Sonoma, we think the Peugeot Electric Wine Opener has a nice sense of style to do the heavy lifting of opening a bottle of wine. The stainless steel wine opener uncorks bottles in seconds with only a press of a button.

Winner of the 2008 red dot award for International Design Excellence, this salad spinner really just works. It features a fast-action pump dry technology, and the bowl doubles as serving piece.