Creating a clever and calm kitchen

What do a grain cooker, blender and air fryer all have in common? They are kitchen saviours when it comes to getting little mouths fed quickly. Simply add a coffee machine which ensures parents are adequately caffeinated for the inevitable crazy that’s about to come and you've created a happy kitchen experience for all.

- KATE HOLLAND

The kitchen is the heart of the home. It’s where meals are cooked and consumed, where aromatic flavours are shared and enjoyed. It’s a place for the family to gather and for good friends to linger. Kitchens are also a place of chaos and of mess. Lots of mess. But they're also places of creations, for recipe trials and tribulations, new gadgets and unusual taste combinations. Here, we put a few of our favourite kitchen aids to the test and see if they help improve our busy lives.

To start the day