What to put under the tree: 10 beautiful gadgets for the kitchen

Toaster, siphon and milk frother, Of course, not the essentials, but they, like other luxury, make life more pleasant. Especially if not only useful, but also beautiful. We are sure that in difficult times in all senses it is worthwhile to please yourself even with household trifles (psychotherapists say the same), therefore we found a dozen of nice kitchen gadgets that are suitable for gifts as well as for those who barely learned to cook scrambled eggs and whipped cream for your own cake more than once.

Toaster Dualit 4 Slot NewGen

Sandwiches and sandwiches are one of the most popular breakfasts on earth, so without a toaster, life is not nice for us personally. Dualit toasters are assembled by hand in the UK, and this model received the prestigious Good Housekeeping Institute (GHI) award in 2008 in the Customer Choice category in 2008. "The perfect union of form and functionality: stylish, pleasant to the touch and simple to use," - these words described the toaster. The model comes in two, three, four and six slots, each of which is controlled separately. Manufacturers assure that the toaster will last a lifetime, because any broken part can be replaced, and the heating elements are covered with a special protective layer, which makes them almost eternal. A special joy is the rich choice of colors: you can choose mint green, soft pink, lavender toaster, and also apple candy, lime, copper, plum and, of course, classic white, black or gray.

from £ 179

Kitchen Scale Bugatti UMA

A frequent cause of frustration in the kitchen is an error in proportions. Kitchen scales with a timer, such as Bugatti UMA, can help avoid culinary failures. Bugatti is a family business that has been selling kitchen appliances since 1923 and is still one of the market leaders in this segment. These electronic scales will help to determine the exact weight of the products, and in any units of measurement, as well as weigh several ingredients in one bowl, accurately determining the total weight and weight of each separately. When there is no time for cooking and, accordingly, weighing, Bugatti UMA can be used as a vase, for example for fruits or sweets. And just a timer with a beep in the kitchen will not be superfluous.

8990 rub.

Ice Cream Maker Cuisinart Gelateria Ice Cream Maker

The ingenuity of chefs preparing ice cream made from violets, gingerbread and borscht, led many to take a fresh look at their usual delicacy. You can make your own masterpiece with the Cuisinart ice cream maker: in less than half an hour, the device will prepare almost two liters of ice cream, gelato, frozen yogurt or sorbet. The gadget is easy to manage, has three speeds that are responsible for the texture of the future dessert, and all its plastic elements do not contain the bisphenol toxic substance. To prepare the dessert, you need to place the ingredients in a pre-cooled bowl, press the button and wait just 20 minutes. The set comes with a recipe book that tells you how to make any kind of ice cream: from classic vanilla, strawberry and chocolate to unusual - with peanut butter, peppermint, pineapple, cayenne pepper, coconut or, for example, vegan from almond and soy milk. The only disadvantage of the machine, according to users, is that it works loudly.

$120

KitchenAid Artisan Mixer

Technique KitchenAid has long been the subject of fetish caring for the design of culinary. To buy a mixer of this brand means not only investing in the beautiful, but also making yourself a great gift. One of the main features of the device is the technology of "planetary" movement patented in 1919, when the whip rotates in one direction and the drive at this time moves in a circle in another, which allows to achieve outstanding results in kneading dough, beating proteins, preparing sauces and creams. The mixer has 10 speeds: from slow mixing to high-speed beating. A five-liter stainless steel bowl will knead the dough for 9 dozen biscuits (108 pieces), four loaves of bread and three kilograms of mashed potatoes.

52 990 rub.

Electric kettle Smeg KLF01PGEU

How many times a day do you boil water? Imagine that the same time you will look at the Smeg electric kettle and enjoy its appearance alone. Smeg made a whole line of gadgets for the kitchen with a design in the style of the 50s: there are blenders, mixers and toasters of unearthly beauty. But back to the kettle: the volume of 1.7 liters will allow a large company to drink tea, the stainless steel body will ensure durability and environmental friendliness, and also in the filling - an automatic shutdown function and a removable washable stainless steel filter.

11 330 rub.

Beater of the Nespresso Aeroccino3 milk foam

You don't have to be a barista to make a great latte or cappuccino. Aeroccino in combination with a Turk completely replaces a bulky coffee machine: it makes hot or cold milk coffee foam in a few seconds, and can also just warm up the milk. The gadget works simply: you need to pour milk into the cappuccinator, press a button and watch how thick foam is quickly understood. Depending on the volume and temperature of the milk, the preparation of foam will take from 30 to 60 seconds. Then you can put it on a spoon with cappuccino coffee with milk or make a latte, pouring the foam along with the heated milk into the cup and adding a few shots of espresso. The foam itself can be decorated with cinnamon, cocoa or chocolate chips. Of course, this will force a little tinkering in the kitchen, especially in the morning, but there will be more joy from coffee.

4300 rub.

Mini pizza oven NewWave The Petite Pizzeria

Of course, the easiest way to order pizza and wait for delivery, lazily reading the Internet, but for those who are not looking for easy ways, there is a special gadget for making pizza at home. The mini oven of The Petite Pizzeria heats up to 315 degrees and allows you to bake a pizza with a diameter of 30 cm on a crust of fresh or frozen dough. The cooking process is very simple: put your favorite stuffing on the dough, heat the mini-oven, put the product in it and cover with a lid: 5-10 minutes - and the pizza is ready. Homemade pizza will be a good option for an office lunch, if you prepare the stuffing for it from healthy ingredients: vegetables, tuna and seafood. Of course, an attempt to cook "Four Cheeses" can turn into a fascinating quest to search for normal mozzarella, but imagine with what pleasure you will eat homemade pizza if you can find high-quality cheese. By the way, we have already found at least 10 proven pizza recipes.

$99

Siphon SodaStream Play

If you like sparkling water, buy a SodaStream PLAY semi-automatic siphon and cook it yourself. The kit comes with a liter bottle, the angle of inclination of which can be changed for convenience and the balloon for carbonation by as much as 60 liters. Unlike the store, the quality of home-made soda allows you to believe that it is harmless to health, because your drink uses normal water and there are no questionable chemical additives (favorite syrups, freshly squeezed juices or preserves will help to taste the water). Moreover, the home siphon is a choice in favor of an eco-friendly lifestyle, as it reduces the turnover of plastic bottles. Well, and speaking about fast feasts: unlike several containers with Coke, the siphon looks much more elegant on the table, does not take the place of plates and glasses, and also turns the preparation of soft drinks into an attraction for guests.

6699 rub.

Universal juice extractor Braun J 300

You remember the juicer, as a rule, closer to the fall, when another sack of a country Antonovka dies. So that next year your harvest is not in vain, you can buy a simple, stylish, functional Braun juicer. J 300 is easy to assemble, it has two speeds, a glossy plastic case, and a stainless steel spout prevents splashing and allows the juice to fall clearly into the glass and nowhere else. The gadget is equipped with a quick spin system and after 15 seconds you can get a portion of freshly squeezed juice, and in less than a minute you can make a liter of drink for the whole family. To keep the juicer from standing idle, we recommend buying a book with recipes and in winter crushing berry, carrot, beet, citrus, pomegranate and even cabbage juices.

10 609 rub.

Tefal YG657132 yogurt maker

Yoghurt is pleasant, healthy and easy to cook at home. All you need is a liter of milk, ferment (it is sold in pharmacies, but ordinary yogurt will do) and a yoghurt maker. For example, this Tefal. It comes with six glass jars with lids, six stands for dripping whey needed for making cottage cheese, a measuring spoon and a book of recipes. Preparation of classic yogurt will take about eight hours, more thick - a little longer, and you can make cottage cheese with the gadget. Yogurt maker turns off automatically. Jam, fruit, nuts or oatmeal can be added to the finished yoghurt. Remember the beautiful transparent jars of yogurt, in which at the bottom - jam, and on top - granola? This beauty is easy to do yourself. The most difficult thing in all of this is to find good milk, and here it is suitable that with a short shelf life.