Simran says you can also make your kitchen more eco-friendly and cost efficient by making a few simple changes. The first product she recommends—a water aerator—will set you back just $2.

This will reduce the amount of water that comes out of your faucet, but Simran says it won't reduce the pressure. "[You can] save 1 to 5 gallons of water by putting something like this into your water faucet," she says. "Thirty-six states are going to face water shortages over the next five years. We've got to start conserving our water." What a water pitcher can do.