The kitchen is more than a place to make meals—it’s the heart of the home! That’s reason enough to stock yours with the latest in cooking tools to make entertaining fast, easy and fun.
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Presto pasta
The Philips Premium Collection Pasta and Noodle Maker delivers homemade pasta, penne, fettuccine, spaghetti or lasagna noodles in less than 20 minutes. Just add your choice of ingredients to the hopper, press a button and let this countertop appliance do the rest. It mixes, kneads and extrudes perfect pasta—all you have to do is cut it to your desired length. $350. (866) 309-3263: usa.philips.com.
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One-touch cooking
A 7-in-1 marvel, the Emeril Lagasse Power AirFryer 360 sits on your countertop, where it can roast, bake, toast, warm, air fry (no oil!) and even dehydrate foods for healthier meals and snacks with no added sugar, fats or preservatives. It comes with a variety of pans, trays, a rotisserie spit and a cookbook from the celebrity chef himself. $200. (800) 586 0705; emerilairfryer360.com.
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Under pressure
Who knows her way around the kitchen better than Martha Stewart? Her 8-quart Everything Pressure Cooker has a tri-ply bottom for even heat, and 14 programmable settings. Whip up chili or create homemade yogurt, and the pot can go from the cooker to the stovetop. It's smart too, automatically switching to keep food warm after it cooks. $110. qvc.com.
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Kitchen dashboard
Probe thermometers give chefs pinpoint cooking control and the Signals 4-channel Wi-Fi/Bluetooth BBQ Alarm Thermometer takes it to a whole new level. Place up to four oven-proof probes in whatever you are cooking, set your target doneness alarm, and track the internal temperature from your phone or from a standalone display. $230. (800) 393-6434; thermoworks.com.
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It's 5 o'clock somewhere
The Bartesian automated cocktail mixer promises to do for mixed drinks what K-Cups did for coffee. Simply insert a mixer capsule, supply your choice of spirits, select the strength of your cocktail and push a button. You’ll be enjoying a professional-tasting libation in under 20 seconds. $350. (888) 545-8820; bartesian.com.
Tech journalist David Novak is editor of GadgetGram.com. Prices and availability are subject to change. Inclusion in this column is not an endorsement by South Carolina Living or any S.C. electric cooperative.