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Omega Silver

Juice Cube 300S

BEST FOR

Kitchen wizards

One-trick appliances gobble

counter space and hinder your

gourmet genius. This all-in-

one, lawnmower-engine-looking

machine is billed as a juicer, but

it also extrudes pasta, churns

nut butters, makes sorbet, and

grinds coffee beans. Can’t say

that about the bread machine

your mom had in the 1990s, can

you? What’s more, the remov-

able parts are dishwasher safe.

$350, omegajuicers.com

Philips Avance

Collection Grill

BEST FOR

The grillmaster

If you’ve stabled your

trusty outdoor Weber

for the winter, this

infrared-powered

indoor rig is an awe-

some substitute. It

fires up in about a

minute to sear meats

and vegetables with

grill marks at high heat.

Plus, it’s nearly smoke-

less. Quick, grab

some chops. $300,

williams-sonoma.com

La Marzocco

Custom GS3

BEST FOR

The home barista

Just like a manual

sports car, this Ital-

ian espresso machine

requires a careful

hand at the controls.

Learn the craft and

you’ll savor the ritual

of pulling the perfect

shot, turning a mecha-

nistic refueling into

a satisfying exercise

in precision and con-

trol. From $6,900,

lamarzoccohome.com

Joule Sous Vide

Wand and App

BEST FOR

The Top Chef devotee

Rest this magic wand

in a pot of water and

it works like a super-

sensitive slow cooker.

Use an app to set the

Joule and heat H 2 O to

a specific point—say,

140°F, the temp of a

medium-rare steak.

Said steak goes into

a plastic bag, bag

goes into water, water

cooks steak to nirvana.

$199, chefsteps.com

OWN YOUR

CONNECTED

HOME

Three other cool

things you can do with

smart home tech.

Technology created to

simplify life often ends

up complicating it and

stressing us out. These

three helpers can

save you time, money,

and mind-numbing

exchanges with “Jeffrey”

in tech support.

1/ MONITOR

YOUR GARDEN

Push an Edyn Garden

Sensor into the ground

and it’ll tell you every-

thing you need to know

about your soil nutri-

tion and H 2 O needs, as

well as how much sun-

light the plants are get-

ting. A water valve (sold

separately) can handle

watering automatically.

$100, edyn.com

2/ KEEP YOUR

HOME LEAKPROOF

Water damage can

soak your savings. The

average 2016 repair

cost? $2,270, according

to HomeAdvisor esti-

mates. The Smart Things

Water Leak Sensor

can send you real-

time notifications and

save you thousands.

$40, smartthings.com

3/ FAN YOUR

PRODUCTIVITY

Haiku ceiling fans can

be programmed to turn

on and off when you

enter and leave, vary

their speed to mimic a

real breeze, and adjust

in response to heat

and humidity. From

$450, haikuhome.com

Make Your Home Work

20 TECH GUIDE 2017 MEN’S^ HEALTH

Green Monster:

3 carrots, 2 green

apples, a handful of

kale, a thumb

of fresh ginger,

the juice of a

lemon, and a big

pinch of cayenne.