A kitchen appliance that is a must-have for every modern home this festive season.
Struggling to cook in front of the stove is no fun, especially during the holiday season when you have to entertain guests. The right kitchen appliances can make all the difference by reducing the amount of time you spend preparing and giving you more time to socialize. From cookie and roasting ovens to coffee machines and wine storage systems, here are some of the latest must-have kitchen gadgets that will make cooking and entertaining a breeze.
SMEG Galileo
SMEG Combines Tradition and Innovation Galileois a new generation oven made in Italy that aims to revolutionize the cooking experience in the modern home. Its redesigned heating system ensures maximum efficiency and three different cooking modes (conventional, steam and microwave cooking) allow you to prepare an entire feast, from appetizers to mains and desserts.
Leading the Galileo line is the Omnichef series, an all-in-one oven that highlights the brand's multi-cooking technology: different cooking methods can be programmed to run one after the other or simultaneously without the need to reset temperature or cook time parameters, giving you complete control over your recipes.
Create healthy, flavorful meals with the Steam Series, which combines traditional cooking with variable steam delivery. The Steam100PRO allows for 20-100 percent steam injection, locking in moisture for leaner cooking without sacrificing flavor. Other special features include sous vide, barbecue, stone-grilling and air frying. Plus, there's a multi-point probe that identifies internal temperatures from up to three zones within your food, so you can cook meat or fish to perfection every time.
The Speedwave XL Series is perfect for anyone who's pressed for time. This energy-saving microwave features inverter and stirrer technology for even cooking and precise temperature control, no rotating plate needed, and five cooking levels that cut cooking time by up to 40 percent.
The Galileo range of ovens can be viewed at SMEG’s hands-on showroom at the Marina One Show Gallery.
SMEG EGF03 Espresso Machine
After your sumptuous feast, sit back and enjoy a café-worthy cup of coffee with SMEG's new EGF03 Espresso Machine, which combines beautiful, stylish design with cutting-edge technology. This machine is an example of the art of precision coffee making, with an integrated stainless steel conical grinder that allows you to finely adjust the grind to perfection. The top grinder can be easily removed for thorough cleaning, ensuring your machine remains at its peak performance every time you brew a cup of coffee.
It also comes with a dual thermoblock heating system, which means zero wait time between extraction and milk frothing, making it easy to create barista-level milk-based drinks. Plus, a stainless steel 58mm portafilter and steam wand add a professional touch, while a pressure gauge ensures that every sip of espresso is of high quality. Create custom drinks for each guest with the EGF03's intuitive control panel. The control panel includes two pre-set grind options, two brewing options, four pre-infusion profiles, and four brewing temperature levels. The EGF03 also comes with non-pressurized and pressurized filters, a milk carafe, a stainless steel tamper, and a range of maintenance accessories, basically everything you need to recreate a professional-level barista experience at home. You can buy the SMEG EGF03 Espresso Machine at: smeg.com/sg.
Coravin Vinitas™
Treat your guests to a unique sampler wine kit with Coravin Vinitas™, a device that divides standard-sized wine bottles into single serves for tasting. Designed primarily for wineries, distributors, retailers, and wine schools, this tabletop-sized machine comes with four individual bays and can divide up to 90 samples per hour from any kind of source container, including larger formats like kegs, tanks, and barrels. The unique technology uses pure argon or nitrogen gas to extract the wine or spirits from the source bottle and infuse it into the sample bottle. Low-permeability tubing creates an oxygen-free environment that perfectly preserves each sample bottle for up to 12 months, preserving the flavor and aroma as if it were newly opened. The automated smart system also features precise filling to eliminate waste when transferring between sauce bottles.
Coravin Vinitas™ are available to rent by the month. If you're hosting multiple gatherings over the holiday season, they're the perfect place to entertain your guests. For more information, Visit coravinvinitas.com.
Coravin Timeless
Coravin, the wine experts, have introduced another party-worthy item. The flagship Timeless Series is a convenient, easy-to-use wine preservation system, now available in two exclusive new colors to usher in the holiday season. The device comes with a needle that gently passes through the cork to extract the wine and fills the bottle with argon gas, preserving wine as fresh as the day it was bottled for months or even years. Inspired by the spirit of exploration, the new colors invite wine lovers to embark on their own tasting journey. Adding a sophisticated touch to your home bar, Timeless Six+ Mist features a muted gray with silver accents, while Timeless Three+ Deep Sea Blue features a matte ocean blue against Coravin's signature all-black device. The series also includes a Celebration Set that includes nifty accessories such as the Timeless Aerator, which decants wine as you pour, a display base, a bottle sleeve to chill your wine, a carry case, a needle cleaning tool, a Timeless screw cap, and a Coravin PureTM Argon Capsule. Coravin
Miele
Cooking is easier and hassle-free than ever with the Miele Combi Steam Oven. It even comes with an automatic cleaning function that leaves the oven interior sparkling clean. This 3-in-1 range has all the features you loved about its predecessor, such as quick heating times, shorter cooking times and a variety of configurable modes, from defrosting and sous vide cooking to making yogurt and juicing. You can easily adjust parameters such as operating mode, temperature, time and moisture to your personal needs and preferences. You can also choose from more than 200 automatic programs to cook meat, rice, bread and desserts. The CombiCooking function is particularly useful for locking in flavors by combining traditional heating modes with the addition of moisture. Meanwhile, the GourmetRoasting function ensures that meat dishes are always tender, succulent and juicy. The best thing about the new generation oven is the HydroClean self-cleaning function, which easily removes stubborn food residues by simply pouring in a specially formulated liquid cleaner and letting the technology do the rest.
The DGC HydroClean Series is available in three colors – Clean Steel, Obsidian Black and Graphite Grey – with prices starting at $9,300. The series is available at Miele Experience Centers and authorized retail partners.
Gaggenau
Focus on creating delicious food for your guests without worrying about air quality. Gaggenau's new 400 Series Flex induction cooktop allows for odor-free frying thanks to an integrated ventilation system with a powerful downdraft between the two cooking areas. When set to air recirculation or air extraction mode, the optimal power level is automatically determined based on steam detected in the air, maximizing energy efficiency. You can also easily cook with pots and pans of different sizes using the expandable cooking zone feature. It can also accommodate griddle pans up to 30 cm wide to create teppanyaki and other grilled dishes. Whether you want high heat with the booster function or even heat with the keep warm function or frying sensor, the induction cooktop is flexible to suit your cooking style and needs. In appearance, the sleek, frameless, flush-fit appliance blends seamlessly into any modern kitchen with precise, intuitive black steel control knobs that light up when in use. Gaggenau's Flex induction cooktop is Gaggenau.
By Ellis Chu
