Grace Gould on the kitchen tech fit for a MasterChef contestant

Want to 3D-print someone's face onto a pancake? Now you can with these kitchen gadgets 
The Veritable smart herb garden
Veritable
Grace Gould26 April 2018

When I was younger, I used to spend hours in John Lewis’s gadget section.

For my 18th birthday I was given a mixer with a detachable blender on top. Never has a present brought me so much joy. Something about the design of these products and the theatre of cooking has always appealed to me.

It’s refreshing, as tech is so often encouraging us to be more insular, lost in a world of our mobile phones or laptops to find products about having fun and sharing experiences with those around you.

Even if that just means 3D-printing your boyfriend’s face on a pancake.

The best kitchen tech for your smart home

Zerowater filter jug

This product has been described as doing the unthinkable — turning wine into water. It does do this but it’s not its primary function.

It’s simply a powerful, well-made water filter. It has a five-stage filter process, rather than the conventional two, which means it takes out 99.6 per cent of the dissolved solids in your water.

Zerowater filter jug (Zerowater )
Zerowater

Veritable smart herb garden

This is a garden for London flats. It doesn’t need natural sunshine and has its own light and irrigation system so you only need to water it every few weeks.

You can have four plants in it at any one time.

Be warned, they grow fast, so imagine Day of the Triffids-sized chives within weeks.

Pancake bot

Think a George Foreman grill with a robotic arm attached that pipes out batter to 3D-print pancakes. Seriously.

You use the SD card to programme the bot to make any design or image you want — from astronauts to your face to the Eiffel Tower. It’s the most fun you’ll have making breakfast.

PanackeBot pancake printer

Cuisinart gelato and ice cream maker

What’s special about this is the built-in freezer, so you don’t need to try to find space in yours. The compressor system means you don’t need to freeze the bowl.

You can go from warm ingredients to fluffy salted caramel ice cream in only 40 minutes. Yum.

Slush Puppie machine

After a week of sunshine I couldn’t resist buying this giant Slush Puppie machine.

I’ve steered clear of the syrups they offer and have been working on my own concoctions. Best so far has been a mix of Sipsmith gin with ice, Waitrose elderflower liquor and thinly chopped mint to create an amazing frozen gin cocktail.

Slush Puppie Machine

Molecular gastronomy set

I was inspired by watching Chef’s Table with Grant Achatz, founder of Alinea restaurant.

To reduce Achatz genius to a kit, try this set. It teaches you how to emulsify and mould. Do try this at home.

Barisieur coffee alarm clock

Vinyl players inspired London designer Josh Renouf’s Barisieur alarm clock. It’s a wooden alarm clock programmed to brew your coffee for the exact moment you wake up.

The Scandi look, glass decanters and softness of bubbling water when you wake up makes it feel much more ritualistic than futuristic.

Barisieur coffee brewing alarm clock
Barisieur

Grace Gould is the founder of Soda

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