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If you want to boost your cooking repertoire, prepare
meals easily and eat healthier food, these benchtop
marvels are right for you, writes Georgia Madden.
T
he latest benchtop appliances come
boxed up with bold promises, but
here’s the great news: they deliver
on them, tackling some of the most
common cooking complaints uttered in
kitchens around the country. You’ll find
all-in-one machines that allow you to
prepare a different gourmet meal every
night of the week in a single device; set-
and-forget models that can be programmed
to do all those time-consuming prep jobs
such as chopping, whisking and stirring;and ‘healthy’ appliances that allow you to
enjoy fried treats minus the guilt.
They’re not just smarter but better-
looking, too. Think super-sleek kettles,
toasters and blenders in pretty pastels,
and paintbox brights that promise to jazz
up a plain kitchen. There are chic, retro-
inspired models in brushed metallics and
appliances that perfectly match your fridge
and oven for seamless kitchen styling.
“Cookie-cutter appliances are a thing
of the past. People are now looking for >Photograph by Jess and Martin Reftel Evans/bauersyndication.com.au.