The 14 Gadgets You Need This Year for Your Highest-Tech Kitchen

Honestly, I’m going to say a lot of cool stuff about the other products below, but a Vitamix remains my tried-and-true, most-expensive (and worth it) kitchen purchase to date. Besides being a breeze to clean, and something that doesn’t take up *too* much countertop space, the intuitive design of the blender, coupled with its ability to make hot soup, makes it a standout product. Yes, its motor can work hot enough to turn a bunch of ingredients into hot soup. Or, on the converse, if you’re trying to avoid that one certain machine that keeps catching on fire, Vitamix can also handle making cold, creamy snacks without combusting.

Look, it’s 2025—you’ve probably been thinking about food waste a little bit. Whether that involves storing your scraps in the freezer until you can take a trip to the composter or having a dedicated refrigerator receptacle, the options can seem tedious. The Lomi Food Recycler is here to help. With a really sleek mod design, you wouldn’t guess this little powerhouse could take your food scraps and tidily turn them into useable compost. Lomi boasts an “odorless, mess-free” experience that “works while you sleep to shrink your food waste by 80 percent.” Bonus? The inside compartment is dishwasher-friendly.

If you’re on pizza TikTok (just me?), you know that the Ooni is the creme de la creme of home pizza ovens. Even pro chefs like Nancy Silverton and Roy Choi are all in on the Ooni oven. It’s gained notoriety for its ability to create the most professional, fool-proof pizzas, right in your own backyard. This multi-fuel option (wood, charcoal, or gas) cooks pizzeria-worthy creations in just 60 seconds, with temps up to 950°F/500°C, for whatever round, carb-based concoction you want to make.

Hestan cookware is adored by novice and expert cooks alike. Their “Nanobond” technology creates multi-layered titanium bonded to stainless steel, creating a super non-stick surface, without the chemical residue. Simply put, these stainless steel Hestan pans are resistant to scratches and staining, unlike other pans of a similar type, but are also dishwasher-safe, PFA-free, and safe for people with nickel allergies, thanks to their “proprietary blend of alloys.” Fry an egg or make a gorgeously silky sauce, these pans can handle it all.

Your coffee maker has a digital-touch interface, so why doesn’t your toaster? This one, from Revolution, has 34 different bread options(!!) and one of those is even specific to gluten-free breads. But don’t worry, a lot of this toaster functions like a regular one, with 2 slice slots and seven shades of toasting options, so there’s a perfect toast for everyone in your house. You can even upgrade to a Toastie Press, so all your grilled cheese dreams can come true. What more could you need, really?

If you live in an apartment building, this one’s for you. In New York alone, it’s very common to not have overhead kitchen ventilation, because there should be sufficient ventilation through windows. That’s not always the case, and if you’re worried about excess grease, smoke, and odors in your kitchen, this portable hood vent from AirHood aims to reduce all of the muss of cooking, without all of the fuss. It looks like a tiny standing fan, so it’ll also blend in seamlessly with your kitchen, while also being highly effective.

Thermometers are an essential part of a kitchen, especially a high-tech one. As many meats require an internal temperature for doneness, keeping track of it all with just one device is crucial to pull off the most tricky of dishes. While you could opt for a regular meat thermometer (yawn), Williams Sonoma’s bluetooth thermometer does something not many thermometers can do: it has multiple probes, so it can keep track of a few different internal temperatures at once, all while updating you through your phone, which can be in a totally other room from the thermometer, and still alert you the second your dinner is done.

Sous vide is a cooking technique that was popularized by two French chefs: Bruno Goussault and George Pralus. Goussalt’s involvement began in 1971, while he was looking for a way to cook beef evenly for a super-tender result. Pralus used it in 1974 as a way to cook foie gras without damaging the fragile liver product. The technique works by vacuum-sealing an item in a cook-safe bag, then placing it in a water bath. Think of it as a *really* fancy pressure cooker that can do a lot without extra liquid required. What makes sous vide special—especially this one from Anova—versus tossing something on the stove in a pot, or using that pressure cooker, is that a sous vide machine is designed to keep precisely even temperature throughout the entire cooking process. With Wifi capabilities and a touch screen, it’ll fit right into your newly-upgraded kitchen. It also cooks low and slow, so it’s safe to walk away from for a while.

Sometimes high tech is about simple solutions. And Coravin has nailed this. The Coravin wine preservation system is a win for a few reasons: one, it takes the pressure off feeling like you *have* to finish the bottle of wine, two, it keeps oxygen from reaching the wine with a little tiny tube inserted into the cork, so your fourth glass is as good as you first, and third, because the ‘exit’ for the wine is so small, it gets naturally aerated on its way into your glass. Win win, indeed.

You can’t claim to have a high-tech kitchen if you’re not measuring ingredients down to the gram. Zwilling’s cordless scale is great for measuring everything from coffee grounds to bread flour, with a precision sensitivity within .1oz. (If you do a lot of baking, you know this is a big deal.) Plus, its super-sleek design looks like anything BUT a scale when not in use.

If you’re looking for the Swiss-army knife for all your kitchen dreams, look no further than Breville’s Paradice Food Processor. With three different attachments to slice, mince, dice, and shred, this is one gadget you’ll want to keep on your countertop, always. The 1450-watt motor can handle just about anything, from making veggie cubes, to prepping pie dough, to shredding so many potatoes, without burning out. Bonus: The kit comes with two built-in storage compartments, so even storage looks good for this food processor.

The thing outdoorsy people and high-end restaurants have in common? They both use dehydrators. From making fruit leather for an afternoon snack to dehydrating stock for future soups, there’s a million different use cases for a dehydrator. Vevor’s dehydrator features a stainless steel interface for easy cleaning, and a 360 degree air vent system for even dehydration. Used as a preservation technique, dehydrating food can reduce the growth of bacteria, and also extend the shelf life of some of your favorite items. You can even make a backup of your favorite sourdough starter in case something goes wrong. Talk about looking into the future.

If you wished your rice cooker would also make cakes and maybe even steam some fish and vegetables for you, you’re in luck. Zojirushi Micom Rice Cooker has six different rice-cookery settings, an added steaming basket, and an easy-to-read display. The rice cooker even claims it can sense how your rice is cooking, and will adjust the temperature and the cook time based on how things are going.

Remember Dippin Dots? They have NOTHING on the futuristic Lello Musso Lussino pro ice cream machine. Even saying its full name makes your sound fancy and cool. It’s just my Lello 4080 Musso Lussino. NBD. A fully-automatic machine, it requires no pre-cooling (something many other machines need), and with a simple “Churn n Chill” switch, there’s just 20 minutes between you and freshly-churned ice cream.