Roam around a cookware shop or well-stocked supermarket and you can find implements to do everything, some useless, others essential. The items here will never wind up in the back of the utensil drawer — they are too practical. Tongs with snappy colored ends? They make cooking fun. A barbecue grid rack? You will wonder where it has been all your grilling life. We found things we never knew we needed: for the patio, the stovetop, the fridge, the backpack, and the tummy.