FIVE OF THE BEST

The best gadgets for budding gourmets

Drop Scale £80 apple.com/uk

A practical kitchen tool, the Drop Scale is Bluetooth-enabled, and its app includes a database of recipes. The app can adjust weights and ingredients for different numbers of people, and suggest substitute ingredients.

Nest Protect £109 store.nest.com

Nest’s smoke alarm can work in any room, but it’s a really good option for the kitchen. It can detect CO as well as smoke, and 2 its voice alerts can tell you to check the burning toast in the kitchen before going crazy with its blaring siren.

Samsung Family Hub From £2,000 samsung.com/uk

Samsung’s ‘super-fridge’ includes Wi-Fi and an LCD display for music, web browsing, or recipe searching. The cameras also allow you to check the fridge’s contents on your iPhone to see if you need to restock.

Smarter Coffee £180 smarter.am

Smarter made its name with the iKettle, but smart tech makes more sense for this high-end coffee machine. As well as providing remote control and scheduling, its app can store profiles for types of coffee, strength, and brew times.

Tefal ActiFry Smart XL £200 tefal.co.uk

The ActiFry is designed to fry quickly and efficiently using only small amounts of oil. With Bluetooth and the ActiFry app, it can guide you through recipes, and monitor heat and cooking times to keep everything under control.