The Best Appliances for Your Holiday Meals

November 19, 2024

The tastiest holiday meal starts with a plan to serve your dishes at the perfect temperature in a perfectly tidy setting. After you have your menu set and tablescape dressed for the holidays, you need the right appliances to simplify your time in the kitchen. We have you covered, from the main dish to cleaning up after your guests go home with their bellies full.

Turkey Fryer

Fry the juiciest turkey for your next feast, and then boil the carcass to make the heartiest homemade bone broth this holiday season. When you cook your bird in a turkey fryer, you leave the mess and clean up outside and away from your guests. Safety tip: Ensure your turkey is thawed and you do not overfill the fryer. Once you fry a turkey, you’ll never return to roasting your bird in the oven.

Cordless Hand Mixer

Too many cooks and cords in the kitchen? Why not consider a cordless hand mixer to keep your workspace clutter-free? The beaters are also dishwasher safe, which makes cleanup easy peasy. A hand mixer is also easier on your wrists compared to mixing by hand. It takes about two hours to charge the hand mixer fully, and then you are ready to whip up 200 cookies for your holiday dessert tray or your cookie exchange.

Espresso Machine

Drinking expresso or coffee after a heavy meal is customary in Europe. If a trip to Europe isn’t in your plans this holiday season, why not try this custom at home and learn how to be your barista? Some expresso machines have built-in frothers that allow you to create espresso-based cappuccinos and lattes. Check out recipes online for cereal-based lattes, including Lucky charms or Cinnamon Toast Latte. You can also make irresistibly smooth hot chocolate in an expresso machine if you don’t want the caffeine, especially late at night.

RoboVac

At the end of prepping a holiday meal, why spend more time cleaning than you must? A Wi-Fi-connected robot vacuum learns your home and creates a smart map. Some have a ‘clean by voice’ feature with Google Assistant and Alexa, so you can direct it to clean thirty minutes before guests arrive and then program it to clean your kitchen and dining area after guests head home for the evening.