The Latest Kitchen 'Must Haves'

The top three home appliances on the market are a must have for any modern kitchen.

Soup Making Heaven

One of the most innovative, useful and user friendly home appliances on the market is the rapid heating Soup Maker. This superb cook's companion looks very much like a standard juicer or blender, with a heavy duty glass jug sitting atop a base which incorporates control switches.

The difference between this and a standard blender is that you can make soups from scratch, starting by heating up the base element. This allows you to fry the base ingredients such as garlic or onions and tomatoes, gradually adding other elements to make a delicious soup. The jug will simmer the soup for the requisite amount of time.

A flip of a switch will whiz the contents of the jug into a cream style soup and you can pour it directly into a bowl. This is a great appliance for someone who loves hot drinks and soups or for those who appreciate the nutritional value of soup but dread cleaning up the mess of cooking pans and hob splashes.

Food Warming Sophistication

Warming drawers have been on the market before but the newest appliance to make an appearance is a food drawer that keeps food at an exact temperature. This is a fantastic gadget that allows the cook to set the temperature of the drawer not only at the desired temperature but in advance and for a certain amount of time.

Temperature options range from 30 C to 70 C and the drawer will hold onto this temperature for up to four hours before switching off. The drawer can be fitted beneath a standard 60cm oven and comes in a great stainless steel finish. It can be used simply as a plate warmer too.

Steam Dream

The very best and most sought after appliance has to be the steam oven. Orientals have been experts at producing delicious steamed foods for centuries but their ancient methods of steaming involved piling food into a bamboo container and placing it over a pan of bubbling water until the food had sufficiently cooked: not exactly the most convenient way to prepare a family meal and certainly not high tech!

The latest steam ovens offer rapid cooking times and a maximum retention of nutritional value in the food. It is impossible to overcook steamed food and of course it never dries out, it is low fat and therefore a healthier way of eating for those seeking a healthier lifestyle.

Steam ovens are wiped over easily and do not require abrasive cleaners to render them squeaky clean and ready to use, unlike conventional ovens which bake on food spills and require several hours of hard work to get them clean. You can cook anything in a steam oven but of course browning is something that be achieved in a normal oven. Although some steam ovens are now available as a combination with a conventional appliance to provide a two for one home appliance.

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If you are considering a healthier lifestyle, start with a single gear juicer. I recommend the Green Star Juicer from Purely Juicers. If you prefer a twin gear juicer try the Samson GB 9001 Juicer

Added: September 2, 2009
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