Cooking Gift Guide: 13 Hi-Tech Kitchen Gadgets

Cooks who have serious skills in the kitchen are often the hardest to shop for -- it's nearly impossible to find something they don't already have. But we've scoured the market for the coolest hi-tech kitchen gadgets out there, so you're guaranteed to find something in this guide to surprise the accomplished chef in your life.

We've got an at-home sous vide machine that slowly cooks your food to flavorful perfection, a vacuum-technology coffee drip, a "smoking gun" that infuses your foods with woodsy flavors, a seriously powerful and highly coveted Vitamix blender, and much more. Start browsing, and get shopping!

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[kitchen12]

03:21 AM on 10/27/2012

Its interesting.http://hitechkitchen.net/

[Dragonlupin]

04:16 PM on 11/28/2011

Interesting things, but couldn't they have picked things that are a little cheaper?

[Mr Crabs]

03:47 PM on 11/28/2011

That vacuum coffee maker is way overpriced. You'll get better brew out of a moka pot for less than that.

[Bruckley]

03:17 PM on 11/28/2011

I try to stay away from artificial "smoke flavoring," thanks. And you might want to take the pit out of the avocado before you weigh it, unless you plan on eating the pit.

[GiddyUpBoy]

02:55 PM on 11/28/2011

I have a Kenwood Blender and also Kenwood Kmix stand mixer both better than Vitamix blender.

slightly off topic but if you buy a Stand mixer ., look at Kenwood instead of KitchenAid ., you pay for the name with Kitchen Aid.

[txkayrose]

01:55 PM on 11/28/2011

with a recently diagnosed diabetic & heart patient in my home, I'm thinking that scale is worth a look. I have always read labels but didn't worry too much about EXACT measurements (is that a small apple or a medium? How much IS 3 ounces of rotisserie chicken? etc). Now that my husband is actually paying attention, I would probably pay $100 to make it possible for him to watch these things when he's making his own food.

[txkayrose]

02:08 PM on 11/28/2011

the rest of it does seem to mostly fall in the "more money than brains" category of gadgetry. At $20, the Bernz-o-matic might make the fun vs. cost ratio. Maybe. Probably not. Maybe.

[benji85]

03:14 PM on 11/28/2011

I got one for like $15 at a local Home Depot, but that was years ago.

[sbmulqueen]

02:42 PM on 11/28/2011

There is no substitute for a good scale! Plus if you're into baking, it's better to weigh your ingredients than to measure them.

[LivelyLexie]

01:53 PM on 11/28/2011

Since when are pipettes "high tech"? That's funny.

[Comicoffee]

01:44 PM on 11/28/2011

$250 for a teapot is ridiculous. You can get a decent Bodum glass teapot and a timer for less than a tenth of the price. Besides, if you're such a tea enthusiast that you'd even consider paying $250 for a teapot, you are most likely using loose leaf rather than teabags anyway!

[mary896]

02:18 PM on 11/28/2011

Right on target. WAY overpriced for a cup of tea, or anything else for that matter. And tea bags are so last century. If you're not using loose tea, then you are missing out. Personally, I use a Japanese tetsubin (cast iron) teapot every single day for my tea and use a $10 water kettle to heat the tea water. The cast iron keeps my tea hot and the kettle has lasted over 20 years. Cheap, easy and efficient. If you can't remember to remove the tea leaves, set a timer!!! Free....which is a whole lot less than $250.

[MochasMom]

01:36 PM on 11/28/2011

The coffee maker is cool (I watched the video) but it seems a bit dangerous...

[PunKinPai]

02:46 PM on 11/28/2011

It would be an endangered species in my house.

[DrDave]

01:33 PM on 11/28/2011

The correct link for the measuring cup, so you won't be snookered.
http://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Digital-Measuring-Cup-Scale/dp/B002E1AVTI/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hg_1

[jl4141]

01:26 PM on 11/28/2011

Meh. Buy yourself a silicone spatula (they resist high heat so you can use them in hot saucepans) and you'll have improved your kitchen gadgetry quotient plenty. Cheap!

[Darwin48]

01:19 PM on 11/28/2011

junk

[we-r-stardust]

03:12 PM on 11/28/2011

"Don't touch my junk"

[Victor Saymong]

01:01 PM on 11/28/2011

Some of the joys of cooking lay in its imperfections, happy accidents, and daring substitutions. Fancy gadgets are mostly junk that soon gather dust in a corner because they are not really better than what they are replacing or they are buggers to clean and deservedly relegated to the yard sale for 1/20th their retail value.

[DonMadrid1500]

12:50 PM on 11/28/2011

I hate gadgets. I follow the Alton Brown school of thought there. The only things here I would consider are the blender and the induction plate. But at almost $500 they can keep that blender.

[benji85]

03:17 PM on 11/28/2011

Following that rule has come in handy for me when I moved into a smaller apartment.

[DonMadrid1500]

12:44 PM on 11/28/2011

To the buyers of thehome sous vide machine all I can say is...enjoy your salmonella!

[Dave Harrison]

04:02 PM on 11/28/2011

Who is Sam an Ella?