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30(ish) Wirecutter-Approved Dinner Party Essentials

30(ish) Wirecutter-Approved Dinner Party Essentials

Cocktail Kingdom Usagi Cobbler Shaker 800ml/28oz
Top-pick cocktail shaker
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$43 from Cocktail Kingdom
OXO Good Grips Mini Angled Measuring Cup
Top-pick jigger
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$7 from Amazon
OXO Steel Cocktail Strainer
Top-pick cocktail strainer
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$10 from Amazon
Umami Mart Seamless Plain Mixing Glass
Top-pick cocktail mixing glass
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$58 from Umami Mart
Cocktail Kingdom Teardrop Barspoon
Top-pick barspoon
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$17 from Cocktail Kingdom
Fletchers’ Mill 11-Inch Muddler
Top-pick cocktail muddler
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$17 from Amazon
Chef’n FreshForce Citrus Juicer
Top-pick citrus juicer
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$19 from Amazon
Libbey Classy Coupe Glass
Top-pick coupe glass
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$46 from Amazon
Kirkland Signature American Vodka
Top-pick Vodka
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$15 from Total Wine & More
Pentire Adrift
Top-pick non-alcoholic clear spirit to replace gin
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$39 from Amazon
Hedley & Bennett Crossback Apron
Top-pick apron
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$99 from Amazon
Mac Mighty MTH-80
Top-pick chef's knife
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$145 from Amazon
Teakhaus Medium Professional Carving Board w/ Juice Canal 109
Top-pick wood cutting board
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$100 from Amazon
Victorinox Swiss Army Slotted Fish Turner
Top-pick spatulas
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$32 from Amazon
All-Clad D3 Stainless Fry Pan with Lid 12 Inch
Top-pick skillet
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$130 from Wayfair
Lodge 6-Quart Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven
Top-pick Dutch oven
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$80 from Amazon
Emile Henry Modern Classics Rectangular Baker, Medium Rectangle
Top-pick 13-by-9 casserole dish
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$75 from Amazon
Peugeot Paris u’Select Pepper Mill
Top-pick pepper mill
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$39 from Amazon
Rough Linen Smooth Linen Napkin
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$25 from Rough Linen
Rough Linen Smooth Linen Tablecloth
Upgrade-pick tablecloth
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$135 from Rough Linen
HAY Candle
Top-pick statement tapered candle
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$18 from Design Within Reach
Jono Pandolfi The Coupe Collection
Top-pick stoneware with a sophisticated look
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$155 from Jono Pandolfi
Crate and Barrel Aspen Rimmed Dinnerware
Top-pick budget all-white porcelain dishes
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Buy from Crate & Barrel
Mikasa Delray Collection
Top-pick inexpensive bone china collection
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$220 from Amazon
Robert Welch Designs Kingham Bright Flatware Set
Top-pick simple rounded flatware
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$21 from Williams Sonoma
IKEA Dragon 20-Piece Flatware Set
Budget-pick modern flatware
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$25 from IKEA
Messermeister Avanta 2 Piece Pakkawood Kullenschliff Carving Set
Top-pick carving knife and fork
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$50 from Amazon
Bormioli Rocco Rock Bar Glass Tumbler (Set of six) - 9 oz
Top-pick drinking glass
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$20 from Amazon
True Fabrications Truetap
Top-pick corkscrew
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$6 from Total Wine & More
Libbey Signature Kentfield Estate All-Purpose Wine Glass
Top-pick wine glass
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$50 from Amazon
Rastal Harmony Stemless
A great stemless wine glass
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$59 from Amazon
Riedel Vinum Cuvée Prestige
Top-pick Champagne flute
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$63 from Amazon
Espro P3 French Press
Top-pick French press
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$40 from Amazon
Fortnum & Mason Royal Blend Tea
Top-pick black tea
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$13 from Fortnum & Mason
Heath Ceramics Stack Mug
Top-pick stack mug
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$46 from Heath Ceramics

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