The best...kitchen gadgets

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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Source: Details

The Smoking Gun

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

Source: Details

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,

williams-sonoma.com

Source: Every Day With Rachael Ray