Some say good cooking is an art, but every epicurean knows it’s a necessity, one that requires the right tools of the trade. Lucky for them, culinary gadgets are undergoing a boom in design and innovation, meaning more fun, functionality and overall funkiness in the kitchen than ever before.
By Jessica Keller
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Magimix 2-Slice Vision Toaster
Magimix 2-Slice Vision Toaster: This cleverly designed toaster lets you watch as your bagels and baguettes, pitas and naans are browned, providing more control over crispiness levels. Suitable for the decor-conscious, it comes in several colours, from classic steel to butter yellow and a demure navy blue. johnlewis.com
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Maple Knife Set
Maple Knife Set: Wooden knives may sound like a step back into the Stone Age, yet this designer set is anything but prehistoric. Each knife is entirely handcrafted from Canadian maple wood and backed by German stainless steel for a unique – and unexpected – kitchen accessory. warehousebrand.com
Shell Kitchen Scale: A sleeping steel nautilus from the future, the Shell kitchen scale opens to reveal a large LCD display and uncomplicated interface. The metal cover rests upside down on top of the scale, ready to receive wet and dry ingredients, and when the job is done, it returns to its unassuming form. josephjoseph.com
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Alessi Apostrophe Orange Peeler
Alessi Apostrophe Orange Peeler: Even if its use is more of a Question Mark for the uninitiated, this Apostrophe orange peeler is undeniably dashing. Use it to uncloak oranges entirely, or create swooping designs in the peels. alessi.com
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Fixie Pizza Cutter
Fixie Pizza Cutter: There are two types of people in the world: those who love pizza, and those who are lying to themselves. For the former, there’s this adorable bicycle-cum-pizza-slicer that combines carbs and carbon-free transportation in three perky colour schemes. doiydesign.com
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Deglon Nesting Knives
Deglon Nesting Knives: The supermodel of kitchen implements, these stainless steel beauties will be the envy of all the other countertop utensils. The set consists of four knives that perform independently, and when not in use, form an almost sculptural display that’s nothing if not sexy. deglon.fr
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Four Seasons Spice Shakers
Four Seasons Spice Shakers: With a dash of childlike whimsy, this spice shaker set turns an ordinary mealtime staple into a playful accent. Adults will like how it adds colour and imagination to the table-scape, while kids will have (perhaps too much) fun watching it rain and snow spices. momastore.org
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Pixel Waffle Maker
Pixel Waffle Maker: Pancakes are no longer the only artistically inclined batter at the breakfast table. When Pixel becomes available (it’s currently in the development phase), chefs will be able to imprint their own messages and simple pictures onto their creations. quirky.com
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Foodini 3D Food Printer
Foodini 3D Food Printer: According to its makers, Foodini is just like a regular 3D printer, only it uses edible ingredients instead of plastic to lessen the stress of preparing time-intensive foods, such as fresh ravioli or pretzel crackers — it’s like your very own sous chef doing all the tedious work. The device is expected to enter mass production in the second half of 2015. naturalmachines.com
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Obol Cereal Bowl
Obol Cereal Bowl: The reign of terror ends; soggy cereal is no more. Just fill the top compartment of the Obol with cereal and the bottom half with milk, then combine at will and savour every last crunchy bite. obol.co
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Avocado Cuber
Avocado Cuber: There are a lot of things to love about the world’s fattiest fruit, but the messy task of scraping out its innards isn’t one of them — which is why this simple yet brilliant avocado cuber will vastly improve quality of life for frequent guacamole makers. williams-sonoma.com
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
USB Lunch Box
USB Lunch Box: Because there’s nothing worse than joining that awkward microwave queue in the office kitchen. Save yourself the time (and forced conversation) by heating up food at your desk in this genius lunch box that plugs right into any standard USB port. usb.brando.com
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Rotary Peeler
Rotary Peeler: In the age of multitasking and flexibility, why should your peeler be a one-trick pony? This little guy has three blades — standard, serrated and julienne — that can get just about any job done. There’s even an appendage for removing pesky potato eyes, and its case can be detached for clean-up. josephjoseph.com
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
Karoto Carrot Peeler
Karoto Carrot Peeler: Every fancy-schmancy home cook knows that expertly sharpened carrots can get you a long way with discerning dinner guests. For them there’s the Karoto, a handy sharpener/peeler that promises curls of cucumber, ribbons of zucchini and perfect little carrot fans for easy, healthy eye candy. monkeybusiness.co.il
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
GarlicZoom Garlic Chopper
GarlicZoom Garlic Chopper: Smelly garlic fingers are the worst kitchen plague, the kind that can cost you friendships. Ridding us of this pest while bringing whimsy to the cooking process is GarlicZoom: just peel your garlic, place it inside, and roll the little contraption like a toy car. Garlic gets chopped and your hands stay flower-fresh. chefn.com
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Cooking Up A Storm: 16 Amazing Kitchen Gadgets.
SpreadTHAT! Warming Butter Knife
SpreadTHAT! Warming Butter Knife: Everyone hates spreading cold butter, but no one wants to be that weirdo who actually buys a mechanical self-heating knife. So how about a utensil that conducts your body heat to warm its surface? It’s dishwasher safe, eco-friendly and, most importantly, discreet enough that you don’t look like a gadget-hording Steve Urkel wannabe. thatinventions.com
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