AnySharp Knife Sharpener
Kitchen gadgets difficult to resist exaggeration when describing the AnySharp Knife Sharpener, a gadget that truly transformed our culinary experience. It’s likely that you’re unaware of how dull your kitchen knives are. Sharpen them with this sharpener (no experience necessary) and you’ll be amazed at how fresh and razor-sharp your knives are today.
Simply pull your blades through the Tungsten carbide sharpening tool after the super-sucker attaches it to your work area. Exceptionally satisfying.
Price:£9.99
Marcato Atlas 150 pasta-maker
In the pasta-making sector, Marcato is the market leader (with 80 years of experience). If you’re looking for a pasta machine, this is the best option.
It makes creating handmade pasta a breeze – we were blown away by how simple it was – and while we weren’t sure it was worth the effort at first, we found the noodles created in our Marcato to be more delicate, silky, and absorbent than store-bought pasta, soaking up the flavours of our sauce beautifully. If you want to make Italian meals that your Nonna would be proud of, it’s definitely worth the investment.
Another feature that distinguishes the Marcato from the other pasta makers we tested is that the roller combs on the machine are detachable, making it the easiest machine to clean.
Price:£90.00
Lakeland Potato Rumbler Electric Potato Peeler
No, this is not a must. However, if you, like us, appear to be cooking potatoes in some iteration every other evening, it will make your cooking much more enjoyable. Instead of spending hours peeling potatoes over a sink, simply place them in the rumbler, turn it on, and it will peel them for you – up to a kilo in only one minute.
If you make roast potatoes, shepherd’s pie, or mashed potatoes on a regular basis, you’ll appreciate how much time this handy gadget saves you.
Price:£34.99
Anova Precision Cooker
Sous vide, which translates to “under vacuum,” is a method of vacuum-sealing food in a bag and then cooking it to a specific temperature in a water bath. Compared to traditional cooking methods, the outcomes are more tender and consistent.
If you’ve ever watched Master Chef, you’re probably acquainted with this style of cooking, which was formerly only available to the culinary elite but is now open to everyone.
The Anova Precision Cooker sous vide performs two functions: first, it vacuum seals your food in a plastic bag, and then it converts any cooking pot into a water bath.
It works by heating and circulating water in a pot or pan until the temperature is right for cooking your meal. Then you just followed the app’s instructions to prepare your vacuum-packed meal.
The results are outstanding; it’s ideal for converting less expensive slices into delicate masterpieces, and the accompanying app includes step-by-step instructions. This sous vide machine is also compact enough to fit neatly into cupboards while not in use, unlike other sous vide devices.
Price:£199.00
Morphy Richards Homebake Breadmaker
This Morphy Richards bread-maker will set you up if you’ve seen enough freshly made sourdough loaves on social media to last a lifetime – yet still melt at the fragrance of a freshly cooked loaf of bread.
Making bread is as simple as putting ingredients in it and pushing a button, with 14 pre-sets to choose from. You’ll get flavorful, well-risen bread with outstanding crusts as a result of your efforts. Because it has a timer, you can allow it to operate all night and wake up to a still-warm loaf.
It also makes excellent pizza dough. We’ve been converted and utilise it on a daily basis.
Price:£99.00
Sage The Smoking Gun Handheld Food Smoker
We’ve wandered into the realm of luxury once more, but if you’re looking for rich, strong flavour, you’ll love this portable smoking pistol.
While hot-smoking takes up a lot of room, time, and can be quite fragrant (we love the smell, but it’s time-consuming), this pistol is tiny, portable, and changes the flavour of your meal in minutes. It gives a deep, smokey flavour to anything you desire by cold-smoking, but has no effect on texture (and requires no woodchips).
We adore it, and we’ve been testing it on everything from cheese to butter to seafood to meat to – wonderfully – martinis.
Price:£79.99
Lakeland Digital Ice Cream Maker 1.5L
The expert review: British cookware company Lakeland is known for producing high-quality, dependable, and easy-to-use goods, and the Lakeland Digital Ice Cream Maker 1.5L is no exception.
It was the simplest to operate of all the machines we tried: all we had to do was freeze the bowl ahead of time, and the rest was extremely easy to put together.
We were particularly pleased by its digital display, which had a timer, and its large bowl, which was ideal for creating ice cream for the whole family – plus friends!
It also comes with recipes, and most importantly, it creates a delicious meal.
Price:£39.99
Swan Retro Manual Air Fryer
The expert opinion: This retro-styled fryer looks fantastic on the counter and goes well with other multi-colored Swan Kitchen gadgets equipment like toasters and kettles.
So everything looks beautiful, but how well does it perform? Yes, to answer the question briefly. The wind-up timer and sliding temperature dials are basic, but we’ve discovered that you’ll generally want to check on progress mid-cook with all of our models, so it’s simple to increase or decrease cooking time at any point.
This fryer’s non-stick basket insert was easy to clean and a big favourite with the family’s youngest chefs, who found it simple to use (under supervision of course; like all models here, the casing got hot with prolonged use.)
price:£89.99
KITCHENAID 5KHB2571BER Hand Blender
Our expert opinion: The Kitchen gadgetsAid hand blender may be expensive compared to other manufacturers, but you will fall in love with it after only one usage.
The ergonomically designed hand blender is super-powerful and cordless, so there are no harmful cables dangling around the room. It will run for hours after being charged.
There are seven speeds, and the four-pronged blade can purée, liquefy, or securely whip just about any food, even cream or egg whites.
The blender disassembles into two halves for simple cleaning and storage. The charging unit is nothing more than a cable and a plug, thus it takes up very little space.A tiny plastic pan guard fits over the blades to protect pans and bowls from scratches – a useful addition to any Kitchen gadgets, especially one with limited space.
Price:£119.00
NINJA Foodi Max OP500UK Multi Pressure Cooker & Air Fryer
Our expert opinion: The Foodi has a wide range of features that you’ll like. Not only will this powerful Kitchen gadgets multi cooker save cooking times by using pressure cooking, but there will also be no need to transfer food to the oven or grill to crisp it up – simply remove the sealed pressure cooker top and drop the hinged lid to roast, grill, or air fried the contents.
The directions on this device are quite straightforward, and mastering one-pot roasts and weeknight dinners took no time at all.
When our tester set to work in the Kitchen gadgets , that meant crispy skin on a juicy bird, a wonderful, charred finish on fall-off-the-bone ribs, and melting cheese on a quick potato gratin.
