Everyone's gotta eat, and with more of us cooking at home these days, the kitchen sector remains a crowded product design landscape. Here are some of the standout objects we saw this year.

Egg skelters are a good example of FIFO (First-In, First-Out) design, employed by both the restaurant and logistics industries.

An Australian materials science company has developed Great Wrap, a cling film made from potato waste.

Same object, different form factors: We looked at a variety of designs for automatic pot stirrers.

Same object, different form factors: We looked at a variety of designs for food covers.

Same object, different form factors: We looked at a variety of designs for holding food and drink in one hand.

Designed over 20 years ago, industrial designer Maarten Baptist's Outline Cutlery still looks modern.

Industrial designer Amir Kamary designed these esoteric-looking utensils specifically for eating bone marrow.

This highly-efficient cast-iron cookware was designed by a rocket scientist.

These nifty Levito chopsticks, by designer Matteo Regni, are designed to keep their tips off of the tabletop.

Industrial designer Raffaello Galiotto's Dolina is a funnel designed with a "dosing piston."

The Pan Buddy is an ergonomic aid for lifting heavy pots and pans.

German design & engineering have yielded the Höfats Bowl, a versatile, beautiful barbecue grill.

The Muurikka Pan (which is actually a Finnish name, it's not a play on "America") is a barbecue grill without the grill.

UCO's Switch Spork is a cleverly-designed eating/cooking utensil for camping.

We looked at the design details on these restaurant-industry food storage containers.

For the date-obsessed, these food storage containers have a built-in date-of-storage indicator.

Italian company MilanToast makes these Classic Sandwich Toasters.

Industrial designer Francesc Vilaró designed this modern, folding update to the ham stand.

The Flagship, a combination skillet/Dutch oven, has a host of clever design features.

Germany company Ritter makes this line of minimalist toasters…

…as well as this food slicer that disappears into a drawer.

The Cozium Press Seal Container is a telescoping sealed dry goods storage vessel.

The circular Ograte is a smarter design for a kitchen grater.

Better pouring: This self-sealing pour spout is by industrial design firm Cardboard Helicopter.