The best...kitchen gadgets
A handheld food smoker, a flexible grilling skewer, and more
Blendtec WildSide Blender
This machine could “turn golf balls into a smoothie,” thanks to 4-inch blades and a 1,560-watt motor. It even “knows exactly when to slow down.”
$475, blendtec.com
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This handheld food smoker “gives a kick to everything from a Bloody Mary to a roast chicken.” It comes with two sample jars of applewood and hickory sawdust.
$100, williams-sonoma.com
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Cuisinart ICE-21
Cuisinart’s reliable ice cream maker has always made it easy to mix up your own batch of an artisanal frozen treat. This year’s model is available in a fashionably cheery red.
$60, amazon.com
Source: Martha Stewart Living
Oxo Fat Separator
Oxo Good Grips has created the platonic ideal of gravy strainers, with a built-in strainer and a specially designed stopper that keeps fat “from sneaking into the spout.”
$15, oxo.com
Source: Bon Appétit
Fire Wire Skewer
This flexible stainless-steel grilling skewer twists and bends, letting you weave a kebob around everything else you’re cooking.
$20 for four,
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