Whether you are shopping for someone who is a beginner cook, or for a friend or family member who considers themselves a top chef, kitchen appliances come in handy around the holidays. These 10 appliances cut down prep time and present thoughtful gifts to add to any kitchen. So amp up your menu this holiday and be sure to buy that special someone one of these top kitchen appliances.
Brava
Smarter than your average countertop, Brava ($1,295, for the starter set, $1,495, for the bake & breakfast set, and $1,695, for the chef’s choice set) is the world’s most powerful smart oven. Through its revolutionary pure light technology, it can deliver 900˚ of searing power in seconds, has three independent cooking zones, and combines eight appliances in one. So now you can air-fry, roast, bake, sear (broil), toast, reheat, rice cook, dehydrate, slow-cook, and keep warm with the simple touch of a button and control your dishes with their mobile app. With thousands of preset recipes, Brava makes cooking easy allowing you to cook a combo of food groups (meat + veggies + starch) on one tray, simultaneously and cook two-to-four times faster than a traditional oven. (Credit: Brava)
The Smart Oven® Pizzaiolo by Breville
Available in brushed stainless steel and black truffle, the Smart Oven® Pizzaiolo ($999.95) is the best countertop residential pizza-making appliance. Thanks to its Element IQ® system and Breville’s patent-pending heating elements, Pizzaiolo is the first domestic countertop oven to hit 750°F. Home chefs can now cook an authentic wood-fired style pizza in two minutes with preset cooking functions including authentic wood-fired, thin, deep, and even a frozen pizza setting. Make your favorite pizza pie in manual mode to individually control deck and top temperatures while its double-pane heat-resistant front window and multi-material insulation make it so outside surfaces are as cool as possible. (credit: Breville)
Philips Pasta Maker Plus
Making pasta doesn’t have to be an arduous chore any more thanks to the Philips Pasta Maker Plus ($299.95). With a touch of a button, the fully automatic, mixing, kneading, and extruding pasta maker allows users to make four different pasta types: spaghetti, penne, fettuccine, and lasagna. Customizable to all dietary restrictions and needs, from gluten-free flour to adding healthy ingredients like spinach, the pasta maker’s removable parts are dishwasher safe so no need to worry about a big mess. Purchase yours at Phillips.com or Amazon.com. (credit: Philips)
Chef’n S’mores Roaster
Bring the campfire indoors with the Chef’n S’mores Roaster ($49.95) as this petite s’mores roaster is suitable for outdoor as well as well-ventilated indoor cooking. Melt chocolate and roast marshmallows simultaneously for the perfect after-dinner treat with ease, as this countertop device comes with four stainless steel roasting sticks and a snuffer, and wire mesh flue. On top of its wood base, the ceramic dome provides boasts a clean Scandinavian style and the only item that needs to be purchased is a 6.1-oz. gel chafing fuel which can be purchased online. (credit: Crate & Barrel)
Gourmate
Chefs of all levels can create delicious meals at home thanks to the new smart kitchen appliance, Gourmate ($549.99). This all-in-one multi-cooker is sold on MyGourmate.com and Amazon and replaces 10+ appliances as it cooks, steams, sautés, mixes, grates, kneads, whisks, chops, and more. Free up your personal time and valuable counter space with the handy My Gourmate app which features guided recipes, and the ability to preheat and check in on your meal from other rooms. Along with having a 2.3 Qt cooking capacity, 10 Speed Settings including reverse and turbo, and temperature controls from 100°F to 265°F, it is dishwasher safe, and no assembly is required. (credit: Gourmate)
Vitamix® FoodCycler® FC-50
Presenting a fresh approach to reducing food waste, the Vitamix® FoodCycler® FC-50 ($399.95) is a compact, odorless and convenient way to turn food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer. Instead of dealing with the arduous process of backyard composting, this countertop device turns scraps into a soil additive in a matter of hours with a simple touch of a button. In between four and eight hours, food scraps get broken down, thus reducing food waste volume by as much as 90%. (credit: Vitamix®)
Bev by BLACK+DECKER
Make delicious, mixologist-crafted cocktails and mocktails in seconds from the comfort of your home with the Bev by BLACK+DECKER™ cocktail maker ($299). Simply connect the included water bottle and five 750 ml bottles of your favorite vodka, tequila, whiskey, gin, and rum, then select your capsule, with the option to choose from over 40+ compatible Bartesian™ cocktail capsules. You are even able to select your drink strength (from a mocktail to strong) and the cocktail maker does the rest. Your guests are sure to love the ‘Party Mode’ which provides a unique fun factor with a LED show and the device makes clean-up easy when the party is over. Now, every drink enthusiast can feel like they have their own personal bartender at home. (credit: BLACK+DECKER®)
Cuzen’s Matcha Maker Starter Kit
Craft fresh matcha at home with much less effort with Cuzen’s Matcha Maker Starter Kit ($299.00) which is designed to store, grind and whisk their organic leaves for the highest-quality matcha. Included in the purchase are three, four-gram packets of their Matcha Leaf Blends (premium, signature, and latte blend), so users can sample to find their favorite before subscribing (prices start at $17). Simply pour the packet into the hopper, fill the whisking cup to the water line and lock it in place, press START and within two minutes your shot is ready. Cuzen’s products and packaging were designed to reduce waste, with one 20-gram packet of tea producing up to 20 cups of prepared matcha. (credit: Cuzen Matcha Starter Kit)
June Oven
This countertop oven is the world’s first and only 12-in-1 smart kitchen appliance, prices start at $849 on Amazon for the June Oven Plus Bundle. On the June website, the Basic oven is $899, Plus $999, and $1,299 for the Premium. This time-saving kitchen companion is slightly larger than a standard microwave but can do so much more. Features include baking, proofing, broiling, roasting, air frying, dehydrating, slow cooking, toasting, reheating, grilling, stone firing pizza, and the ability to keep foods warm. Pairing with the June app, users can monitor their food through live video, receive real-time cooking alerts and browse guided video recipes. (credit: Courtesy of June)
Kül
Confidently refill your favorite water bottle, grab a hot cup of tea or a quick sparkling spritzer with Kül ($1,495). This countertop water filtration system is way more than just any ordinary water dispensing appliance. With the simple touch of a button, you can enjoy endless refreshments in your home, keeping everyone happy and healthy. Its filter lasts for 350 gallons or a year and takes the place of 2,800 plastic bottles and charges within seconds. Its advanced filtration removes over 80 contaminants and its direct mail refill and exchange makes it easy to have the Kül convivence with every sip. (credit: Kul Refreshments Inc.)