The best new kitchen gadgets you need to try
Become the master chef you never knew you could be, with these 6 insane kitchen tools
A licence to cook is every gentleman’s unavoidable qualm, mainly due to the fact that successful culinary skills is no doubt the icing on the cake when impressing your guest. But navigating your way around the 21st century kitchen needn’t be difficult, as long as you have the right tools at your disposal.
Wine decanting just became smarter – IFavine’s multi-tasking system aerates wine with highly concentrated purified oxygen bringing out the best flavours and enhanced aromas, mirroring vintage cellaring. App-compatible for handy remote functionality, this revolutionary gadget has a digital screen which displays the wine’s name, vintage and progress bar. The touch panel also means you can comfortably handle this gizmo akin to your smartphone – so no more buttons, chin-chin!
You’d be forgiven for assuming James Bond’s favourite caffeine-fix was tea. He loathed it. Lunching with Felix Leiter whilst en route to Saratoga, Bond is seen sipping iced-coffee instead. The Arctic Brew Coffee System reinvents a centuries-old tradition, by allowing you to enjoy the smooth flavour of hot, cold, on ice, or mixed into something more powerful guises of coffee in the comfort of your home. The stainless steel micron filter has laser-cut holes for perfect brewing, and the silicone gasket can keeps the contents fresh. A 1.5L carafe made entirely from borosilicate glass holds enough concentrate for up to two weeks of drinks.
If you’re a fan of freshly-juiced orange juice, it just became a lot easier with Bugatti’s Vita Juicer. Suitable for citrus fruits only (orange, grapefruit, lemon, the works), the rotation bowl is controlled by a sophisticated system of balancing weights, with a rotary motion between 90-95 rotations per minute. Because every gent should master homemade orange juice as a prerequisite to starting off the day well.
Nothing beats a coffee maker designed in a military jet engine. Constructed using aviation-grade aluminium alloy (essential for that espresso-fix of course), stainless steel, and aluminium bronze, it also doubles as a tea brewer offering a high-pressure, single serve solution for your caffeine needs. Despite its impressively intimidating design, it’s remarkably simple navigation ensures your morning coffee is delivered with ease. We advise you to purchase sooner rather than later, as it’s limited to only 100 units.
Once upon a time, infusing oil or butter with the flavours of herbs, spices and other ingredients was messy, and time consuming. The Levo Oil Infuser fixes the fuss through an automated process using precisely-controlled heat to transfer your chosen flavours into your carrier. Once you’ve cooked up a storm, cleanup is easy, with dishwasher friendly attachments – sparing you essential time when hosting.
Arguably every gentleman’s most reliable metal element, this Titanium Vegetable Peeler is ergonomically designed with symmetry to provide excellent peeling with either hand. Being 20% harder than standard blades, this kitchen necessity neatly fits into your silverware drawer, and it’s certainly the last one you’ll ever buy. Peeling either toward or away from you, the integrated sports tool caters for popping out those potato ‘eyes’ in a timely manner. Available in standard or gold titanium-nitried hard-coating finish, this handy gadget is hand made in New Zealand.
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