Whether you’re an award-winning chef or the guy who can’t seem to get microwave popcorn right, your time in the kitchen will be more enjoyable with a little help from these devices. They make great gifts, too.
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Chill out
No more shoving wine into the refrigerator or cleaning up melted ice. Vinotemp’s Il Romanzo 2-Bottle Thermoelectric Open Wine Cooler makes entertaining with and serving wine—at the perfect temperature—easy-peasy. This easily accessible wine cooler features a customizable 41–66 F, temperature range, and its compact size means you don’t have to sacrifice kitchen counter space. Cheers! $200, (800) 777-8466, vinotemp.com.
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Get juiced
Hurom’s HZ Slow Juicer features patented Slow Squeeze technology which mimics hand squeezing to ensure juices retains their natural nutrients. Works with fruits, cruciferous vegetables, leafy greens nuts and soybeans and can create everything from juices and smoothies, to nut milks, soups and even healthy ice cream straight from the chamber. It’s 100 percent BPA-free and as quiet as a mouse. $600. (800) 253-2140, hurom.com.
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Connected coffee
Your pursuit of the perfect morning cup just got easier with the Behmor Brazen Connected Coffee Maker. It’s Wi-Fi enabled, and the app lets you set altitude, brewing temp and pre-soak time. It also integrates with Amazon’s Dash Replenishment Service, detecting when you’re low on coffee, and automatically reordering beans before you run out. The Brazen heats the water directly in the reservoir above the coffee grounds so that no heat is lost during brewing, and a pre-soak option allows the coffee to fully bloom. $170. (775) 833-3363; behmor.com.
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What’s on tap?
Enjoy your favorite draft beer in the comfort of your own home with the Hopsy SUB Solo draft beer appliance. Plug it in, turn it on, install a two-liter mini keg of your favorite brew and enjoy your beer fresh, cold and perfectly carbonated for up to 15 days. (800) 526-5377, hopsy.beer.
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Roti robot
Rotimatic is the world’s first fully integrated home-kitchen robot that measures, mixes, kneads, flattens, cooks and puffs your favorite flatbread. Load the ingredient chambers with flour, oil and water, select the desired thickness and roast level and push start. You’ll be chowing down in a matter of minutes. $1,000, rotimatic.com.
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Look Ma, no hands!
StirMATE Smart Pot Stirrer gives you an extra hand in the kitchen, automatically stirring foods and sauces to prevents food from sticking and burning while developing more flavor. Its powerful high-torque motor is silent and effortlessly stirs through thin and thick foods and it runs for up to 13 hours on a single charge. $47, (925) 254-2556. stirmate.com.
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A new twist
The Hamilton Beach OpenEase Automatic Jar Opener makes quick work of any stubborn lid. Pressing a button activates its powerful twisting action, tightening or loosening any lid up to 4 inches in diameter with ease. Two AA batteries will power this handy kitchen gadget for up to 250 openings, so let’s get cooking! $18, (866) 322-7498, hamiltonbeach.com.
David Novak is editor-in-chief of GadgetGram.com. Prices and availability of products are subject to change. Inclusion in this column is not an endorsement by South Carolina Living or any S.C. electric cooperative.