We’ve all done it – fallen victim to a kitchen gadget fad, only to quickly leave our shiny new toy hidden in a cupboard or taking up space on a worktop. Whether it’s a bulky appliance, a fiddly tool that’s hard to clean or something that has too many moving parts, these useless utensils can fill with you regret when you realise they’re not as practical as you dreamt they'd be. To try and avoid these unnecessary purchases in the future, we’ve compiled the ultimate list of pointless kitchen gadgets we wish we'd never bought.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover 41 completely unnecessary kitchen gadgets none of us need – counting down to the most pointless of them all. How many are you guilty of owning?

We've based our ranking on the faddish nature of each gadget, and on the opinions of our well-travelled (and well-fed) team. The list is unavoidably subjective.