7 of the best gadgets to help reduce food waste

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We've included some items that you'll be familiar with but perhaps haven't considered buying before, plus other unique gadgets that make it easier to store and repurpose your food more efficiently.

For further tips and to find out how the Good Food team uses up leftovers and spare ingredients from the Test Kitchen, read our guide on how to reduce food waste.

Seven gadgets that can help you to reduce food waste

Joseph Joseph FridgeStore™ clear rotating organiser

Available from Joseph Joseph (£20), Fenwick (£20)

If your fridge-freezer and cupboards are packed to the rafters with jars and bottles you don't use regularly, this clever multi-tiered turntable from Joseph Joseph will help you keep track what you have in stock. We've all made the mistake of buying a surplus of ingredients we didn't know we already had, but with this organiser, you'll have a better visibility of smaller items that are at risk of getting lost, like spices, pastes and condiments.

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Lakeland Fresh Stretch silicone onion pod

Available from Lakeland (£3.99)

For those dishes that require just half an onion, this pod from Lakeland will stop you reaching for the cling film and keep the other half fresh for your next recipe. The stretchy silicone top hugs around the onion half easily and releases when you twist the two parts of the pod in opposite directions. The pod is also freezer-safe, and once you've emptied it, you can pop it in the dishwasher. For other produce, Lakeland also sells a lemon pod, avocado pod and cheese pod.

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Lakeland (£3.99)

Zwilling Fresh and Save vacuum food storage

Available from Zwilling (£89.95)

Regular storage containers do a pretty good job of preserving food, but this clever vacuum-sealing set from German cookware Zwilling goes the extra mile. Using an automatic vacuum pump and specially designed containers, it's able to extract the air from each box and bag in seconds, so the contents stay fresher for even longer.

Available in small and medium sizes, the seven-piece set includes the vacuum pump, plus two borosilicate glass containers and two reusable BPA-free bags that are microwave and freezer-safe. If you pair it with the Zwilling Culinary World app (via the QR code on the lids), you can also track how long your food has been stored for, receive reminders and discover new recipes.

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Zwilling (£89.95)

Judge spaghetti measure

Available from Harts of Stur (£1.96), Judge (£4), Amazon (£4.99)

Pre-portioning your ingredients with a set of kitchen scales is perhaps one of the most obvious tips for reducing food waste, but for an even speedier hack when cooking spaghetti, there's this budget handheld tool from Judge, which allows you to measure out one to four portions so you serve consistent amounts every time. It's dishwasher-safe and easy to store too.

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OXO Good Grips herb keeper

Available from Amazon (£38.30)

Not all of us have the space to grow our own fresh herbs, so if you rely on packets or small pots from the supermarket, you'll know the struggle of scrambling to use them up before they start to wilt. This nifty storage container, which is part of the OXO Good Grips range, is ideal for keeping herbs like coriander, dill, chives, thyme and rosemary ultra-fresh, as well as tall vegetables like celery sticks, spring onions and asparagus.

On the front of the container, there's a fill line to indicate how much water you need and a ventilated basket that allows air to circulate, plus a hinged lid so you can access the contents easily. The dishwasher-safe basket also has a hook on the back, so you can hang it on the inside of your fridge door.

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Amazon (£38.30)

Ninja Blast portable blender

Available from Very (£39), Amazon (£39), Ninja (£39.99), Currys (£39.99)

A blender is a great way to use up fruit and veg that's a little past its best, as you can blitz ingredients into smoothies, sauces and pesto. This portable model from Ninja is ideal for small kitchens without much storage space, and in test produced smooth, consistent results in just 30 seconds.

It comes with a 530ml blending cup, a sip lid with a handle, cup cover, blade cover, and USB-C rechargeable motor base and charging cord. The lid is designed to be leak-proof, too, so you can pop it in your bag and take it on the go.

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Lomi kitchen composter

Available from Lakeland (£399.99)

Making compost from food waste that would have otherwise gone to landfill is relatively straightforward, but often takes time and can get a bit smelly. This gadget, which is good-looking enough to sit on the countertop, speeds up the process significantly without using up lots of energy, while reducing nasty food odours in the process.

In our experience it has some trouble breaking down seeds, but otherwise does solid job handling most types of household food waste (leftovers, fruit skins and so on), garden waste, scraps of paper and more – producing what it calls 'Lomi Earth', which is a bit like fertiliser, in as little as four hours.

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