Meet your essential kitchen tools. On Friday’s Easy as 1,2,3 Edition, the co-hosts introduce the audience to the basic kitchen gadgets that should live in everyone’s kitchens. As Mario arranges this box cheese grater, we think he has a plan to grate more than just cheese -- possibly a black truffle will have a turn soon.

For more on basic kitchen information, check out our list of basic baking tools and go-to baking substitutions.