Priyanka Shahane is a writer for Food & Wine, specializing in kitchenware product reviews. She has over 12 years of experience writing and editing, plus over 20 years of cooking and baking experience.

Paper cutters can cut both ways: A really good one will make a project much more streamlined, and the end product more attractive, but a so-so cutter will add time and result in a sub-par product. But ...