19 Christmas Kitchen Appliances: Everything you need for a Christmas dinner party
Planning a dinner party this holiday season? Spare yourself from the chaos of cooking with these essential kitchen helpers
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Holiday parties can be incredibly enjoyable affairs when you’re a guest, but hosts very often get the short end of the stick. And while some may enjoy puttering about the kitchen to prepare a feast for the masses, less seasoned home cooks may find the demands of mass catering too strenuous to endure - least of all when it’s a holiday.
To quote the lovely Nigella Lawson, an absolute goddess where holiday hosting is concerned, “I don’t want to make myself miserable in the kitchen trying to make everyone else happy at the party. So, the food has to be really great to eat, but above all, easy on me.”
If that sounds like your kind of holiday party, we’ve got you covered. These kitchen helpers are designed to keep your guests in good food, and you in high spirits. So grab a holiday martini, put on a paper crown, and let’s get cooking.
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Mayer Built-In Combination Steam Oven (MMSO17-RG), $1,888
Main dishes are an essential part of every dinner party table. If you’re looking for an easy option that will leave you plenty of time to socialise amongst friends with a cocktail in hand, a roast is the perfect choice. Whether you opt for chicken, turkey, beef, or a leg of lamb, the right oven will work wonders.
Mayer’s Built-In Combi Steam Oven marries traditional oven features with steam capabilities, allowing you to cook at higher temperatures without shrinking or burning the edges of your ingredients. Because both dry heat and wet heat are employed throughout the cooking process, your food retains its tenderness on the inside even as it gets crisp and crunchy on the outside.
This, ultimately, gives you and your guests the perfect texture with every bite. Boasting 15 cooking functions and 32 automatic menus, this sleek and stylish combi oven is a must-have for the holiday season.
Gaggenau 400 Series 76cm Oven, $11,744
What’s the holiday season without the perfect roast in pride of place at the centre of your spread? Do away with drama of fluctuating oven temperatures, uneven cooking, and a million failing timers. The right appliance will ensure you get amazing results every single time.
A massive dinner party requires a massive oven, and that’s exactly where Gaggenau’s sleek 400 Series oven comes into play. Minimalist in aesthetic, the 76cm oven is nonetheless maximalist in impact, its generous size allowing for greater feats of mass catering to be achieved at the snap of your fingers.
Fitted with 17 different heating methods that can take the oven from 30°C to 300°C, a core temperature probe, and automatic programs, this oven takes the guesswork out of cooking, ensuring precise control for perfect results every time.
And that’s not all - the oven also comes equipped with a rotisserie spit and a stone baking function, which means you’ll be cooking a feast fit for kings with ease.
SMEG Galileo Steam 100 60cm Combination Oven, $5,580
Discover culinary excellence with Smeg’s Galileo Steam100 Oven, a 3-in-1 Combi-Steam Oven designed for succulent roasts and flawless vegetables. As its name would suggest, the oven is a feat of modern culinary engineering, effortlessly streamlining your cooking process with versatile functions that make for perfectly-cooked dishes each and every time.
With a spacious 68-litre capacity, 5 cooking levels for efficient cooking results, and various functions like Sous Vide, Stone, BBQ, and even Airfry, this little beauty is set to serve up fabulous feasts with ease, no matter how many people show up to your party.
An innovative Circulaire function cycles air within the oven during cooking, maintaining olfactory hygiene; likewise, a vapour clean function ensures the post-party clean-up is an absolute dream.
SMEG Stand Mixer (SMF03), $898
Where style is concerned, nothing beats out the Smeg SMF03 Full Colour Stand Mixer - a kitchen essential for every home cook with big dreams. Available in four striking colours - red, cream, black, and slate grey - this glossy beauty adds the perfect retro touch to any modern kitchen.
A large 4.8-litre stainless steel bowl and a durable 800W direct drive motor easily handles generous portions, while ten variable speeds provide easy and precise control over your baking and food preparation needs.
Miele Built-In Dishwasher (G 7960 C SCVI), $8,179
When you’re absolutely pressed and in a rush to prep and serve, every added step can feel like an unnecessary waste of time. Nobody wants to wash a million dirty prep dishes, pots, and pans in the midst of all that chaos; ditto with chopping and mincing your ingredients into a fine mirepoix.
Work smarter by filling your kitchen with these clever little appliances - from smart hobs that keep time for perfect culinary results to hoods that keep your kitchen smelling good, there’s a place for convenience in every modern kitchen.
Say goodbye to the time sink that is dishwashing with Miele’s G 7960 C SCVi Built-in Dishwasher. Featuring a FlexLine basket design, this helpful little marvel will easily accommodate all your largest pots and pans, which means you’ll be able to get more clean dishes out of every load.
A QuickPowerWash program combines an automatic detergent dispensing system, an extended drying phase, and an increased final rinse temperature to provide clean and perfectly dry dishes in as little as 58 minutes. You’ll never be short of dishes again!
Miele Induction Hob (KMDA 7476 FL), $9,500
Revolutionise your kitchen and your cooking with Miele’s KMDA 7476 FL Induction Hob! An incredible marriage of form and function, this sleek and elegant hob features two PowerFlex XL cooking areas which allow for maximum flexibility when positioning larger cookware.
With an integrated vapour extraction hood system that sits flush between the two cooking zones, you’ll be able to keep your kitchen smelling fresh even in the throes of cooking.
What’s more - the hood and hob are connected through Miele’s cutting-edge Con@ctivity technology, ensuring automatic fan power regulation to fully eliminate post-cooking concerns. How’s that for smart?
Solis Slice & More Compact Multi Grater, $225
Cooking in a rush is never a good idea, and even more so when you’ve got a mountain of knife work in prep! To mitigate that, the Solis Slice & More Compact Multigrater is a great way to ease your kitchen workload, taking the hassle out of slicing, shredding, grating, and grinding various foods from soft fruit to hard nuts and chocolate.
Five interchangeable drums provide versatile options for how you want your ingredients prepared - thin or thick slices, shredded, grated, or ground.
Clean-up afterwards is the work of moments – simply turn off the appliance, remove and clean the parts, and you’re good to go!
Tokit Omni Cook, $1,270
It weighs, it chops, it mixes; it blends, beats, and also gives you recipes. It even goes the extra mile to cook your food for you. If all this sounds too good to be true, we’ve got news for you - the Tokit Omni Cook does all of that, and then some more.
A good ol’ Slap Chop is great, but nothing beats this clever culinary companion for bragging rights as the ultimate kitchen assistant.
As an all-in-one multicooker, the snazzy Omni Cook combines 21 functions in one neat little machine - juicing, boiling, shredding, fermenting, cooking rice, and more. As far as kitchen upgrades go, it is the ultimate choice, providing ease and convenience for a fuss-free festive season.
Mayer 10L Digital Food Steamer, $88
The holidays are certainly a time to indulge, but that doesn’t mean we’re throwing out all healthy foods! Augment your party menus with plenty of naughty, but don’t forget the nice - these kitchen helpers will give you the wherewithal to cook just a little bit more virtuously, whilst also cutting down on prep and cleaning time both.
Say goodbye to the panic- inducing hassle of setting up a steamer basket in a boiling pot of water! The Mayer 10L Digital Food Steamer does away with that, effectively freeing up hob space whilst giving you perfectly-steamed food with ease.
Two detachable tray levels provide the wherewithal for you to cook more dishes at once, whilst a soft-touch control panel and a 60-minute timer allow for easy control and precise cooking.
Need to steam a lobster to make the ultimate lobster rolls? This delightful baby has got you covered in both functionality and convenience.
Cosmic Cookware Cosmo Complete Set, $290
If you’ve ever been unduly frustrated by food sticking to your frying pans mid-sear, it’s time for some cosmic magic in your life. Cosmic Cookware’s complete Cosmo set comes with a frying pan, a casserole, a pan, and a saucepan - as well as lids for the latter three.
Fortified with a non-toxic, natural ceramic coating made of high-quality Xerogel technology, these beautiful babies are abrasion-resistant, which means they can take the heat in more ways than one.
Incredibly non-stick, they’ll ensure you keep your oil consumption low while giving you the perfect sear every time. The dreamy pastel blue set also includes matching utensils and oven mitts so you’ll have everything on hand to make a five-star meal with ease.
Mayer Multi-Functional Hot Pot with BBQ Grill, $79
In the mood for some home-made hot pot and grilled treats? Set up a table with family favourites and gather around for an intimate meal where everyone’s the cook.
Experience communal warmth and the joy of live cooking with Mayer’s Multi-Functional Hot Pot and Grill! This 2-in-1 marvel is the ultimate flex for grilling and hot pot gatherings, where it’ll most certainly take pride of place.
It features a die-cast aluminium non-stick barbeque grill plate and cooking pot, both of which come together to provide seamless cooking, easy cleaning, and an absolute ball of a time.
With three heating levels and separate controls for the grill and hot pot, you’ll be able to tailor your culinary creations to your taste buds, while also getting your grilling skills up to snuff! And the best part is? The kids will absolutely love it.
Solis
Solis 5-in-1 Table Grill for 8, $349
Setting a table for eight? The Solis 5-in-1 Table Grill provides plenty of cooking room for eight, providing no less than five functions including grilling, stir-frying, baking, and broiling.
Your guests can expect a fun, fiery time, with the coated non-stick grill, mini pans, and woks all available to make a communal experience out of cooking and dining.
All you need to do is prepare the ingredients, and watch as the creativity flows across the dining table. Bon appetit!
Miele Freestanding Freezer (FNS 28463 E BB C)
When cooking for a huge party, the greatest path to success is rooted in the act of preparing ahead. Meats can be marinated ahead of time and then stored in the freezer, while vegetables can be cleaned and vacuum sealed for maximum freshness.
Whatever the case, the holidays are the perfect time to make full use of your refrigerator and freezer - both of which have long been the constant companions of party-givers the world over.
Ice is to a party what fuel is to a car - absolutely essential for things to get going. However, it is very often a finite resource, especially when it can become fussy to prepare and stockpile ahead of time.
While buying ice is always an option, Miele’s FNS 28463 E bb C Freestanding Freezer does away with the problem entirely, automatically producing up to 100 ice cubes a day when connected to a fresh water source.
A NoFrost system eliminates the need to defrost trays and shelves, evenly circulating cold, dry air that perfectly preserves your foods whilst preventing the formation of ice deposits. How cool is that?
Solis Vac Prestige Vacuum Machine, $229
Here’s a little secret you need to be let in on: vacuum-packing your food can extend its life by up to eight times. Solis’ Vac Prestige vacuum machine provides easy packing and sealing for a variety of foods - moist, dry, soft, and hard alike.
An integrated compartment and foil cutter provides ease of use, whilst a pulse vacuum function protects pressure-sensitive food as it is sealed away for storage. You can even marinate meat, fish, and vegetables in a vacuum, ensuring proper flavour distribution throughout for a delicious end result!
IKEA 365+ Food Containers, $10 for 3
Keep your refrigerator neat and tidy with IKEA’s 365+ Food Containers! Microwave, freezer, and dishwasher safe, these nifty little stackable containers aren’t just great for holding pre-cut and washed ingredients; they’re also amazing for storing leftovers at the end of the party.
Miele Freestanding Refrigerator (KS 28463 D BB C), $7,600
In times of great culinary expectations, your refrigerator becomes your best friend - even more so when it comes fully equipped with an array of functionalities to make your life that much easier.
Freshness meets innovation with Miele’s KS 28463 D bb C Freestanding Refrigerator, which is imbued with DynaCool technology to preserve your groceries in uniform conditions no matter which shelf they’re stored on. PerfectFresh Pro technology keeps your food fresh for up to five times longer, which means you’ll never have to worry about your carefully-prepared foods spoiling right when you need them for guests.
Need to leave a quick note for loved ones at home?
Transform your kitchen into a communication hub with this unique Miele Blackboard edition appliance, which features a blackboard front made of glass; all you need is a chalk crayon or a marker and you’re good to go! The refrigerator can also be accessed and controlled with the Miele app, making it the ultimate smart companion this holiday season.
SMEG Espresso Machine with Integrated Grinder (EGF03), $1,298
All good things must come to an end, but that doesn’t mean we can’t prolong them - if only for a little bit. Treat yourself and your loved ones to a final cup of coffee and a last nibble.
Bring out your biscuits, snacks, and other treats - the sweet, spice-laden delights that have been made in advance and tucked away into storage tins and tupperwares, ready to be triumphantly revealed when they are wanted. And, as the party slows to a comfortable, cosy close, they most certainly are wanted and warranted.
At the end of a good meal, it’s customary to finish up with a perfectly-brewed cup of coffee. This is where Smeg’s EGF03 espresso machine comes in, ready to serve true Italian espresso-based coffees to savour.
An integrated grinder provides convenience and consistency, giving way to delicious cups brewed exactly as you like them each and every time. A milk wand brings together steam, milk, and air, creating the perfect frothy beverage to cap-puccino off the evening.
IKEA Vinterfint Tin with Lid, $10
For your teas, biscuits, and candies, IKEA’s set of three VINTERFINT tins make the perfect festive storage solution. Merrily adorned with Christmas-themed patterns and presented in three different sizes, the tins are stackable and can be nested together to save space when not in use.
And, if you have a habit of giving away baked goods during the holiday season, these make amazing containers at a reasonable cost - you won’t even need to gift wrap them!