Our favourite kitchen gadgets from Ninja, Amazon and more including air fryers and smart kettles

It seems like every week there’s a new must-have gadget on the market. While some cooking trends are simply a flash in the pan – pun intended – and there are plenty that are here to stay.

Tonight, Tuesday, July 30, Channel 5 is airing the first of its two-part documentary, Your Kitchen: 60 Years of Fads & Gadgets. The series charts the transformation of the British kitchen from the 1950s to the present day, with TV chefs, design experts and historians revealing the trends and social changes that shaped the look and design of Britain’s kitchens over the decades.

With this in mind, we thought we’d take a look at some of the latest kitchen trends and pull together our favourite gadgets as chosen by our team. From innovative devices like vertically stacked air fryers, voice-controlled smart kettles and high-tech cocktail makers, there are plenty of highly-rated devices from beloved brands like Ninja and Nespresso.

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Read on for our favourite kitchen gadgets from popular brands. Including the rare deals that will help you make a saving.

Ninja Double Stack XL Air Fryer

This space-saving Ninja air fryer comprises two vertically stacked 4.75L drawers that can be used to cook four foods evenly and simultaneously, with enough capacity to feed up to eight people. The six-in-one gadget boasts six functions – Air Fry, Max Crisp, Roast, Bake, Dehydrate and Reheat – that can be used across the two individually controlled drawers.

Each drawer can be used completely independently of the other, while the SYNC function allows both drawers to finish cooking at the same time even at different settings and temperatures.

Ninja Double Stack XL Air Fryer – £253 (was £269.99), Amazon.

Swan Alexa Smart Kettle

The most impressive thing about the Swan Smart Kettle – which we named our Mirror Choice best smart kettle – is that you can connect it to an Alexa device and can call out ‘Alexa, turn on the kettle’ and it will start the boil without you having to get up. There’s also an app that lets you set routines so the kettle boils at certain times, such as ‘breakfast’ ensuring your water is ready to pour at 7am on the dot each morning.

Other fancy features include its two-hour keep warm function and its double-walled exterior which means the outside casing is cool to the touch, reducing the risk of burning yourself. The 1.5L kettle also has dry boil protection which activates if you try to boil the kettle with no water.

Swan Alexa Smart Kettle – £59 (was £79.99), Amazon.

Ninja Speedi Rapid Cooker

When Ninja launched its Speedi 10-in-1 Rapid Cooker and Air Fryer it sold out almost instantly. We gave the gadget five stars and say it’s ‘worth every penny’ for helping save on gas and cleaning times, plus, you don’t need to be a MasterChef to whip up healthy, tasty meals in no time.

It not only has the functions of many of the brand’s other popular air fryer and grill models, acting as a steamer, grill, air fryer, roaster, dehydrator, saute pan and slow cooker, but it also has a new function that gives the gadget its name and which allows you cook a full meal in around 15 minutes. Ninja is also throwing in a free Stackable Chopper as part of its summer sale.

Ninja Speedi Rapid Cooker – £159.99 (was £279.98), Ninja.

Nespresso Vertuo Plus Automatic Coffee Machine

This Nespresso pod coffee machine can be used to make everything from Americanos to lattes, espresso, and even iced offerings in five cup sizes. The gadget heats up in 40 seconds and features electrical opening and closing, a moveable water tank and automatic coffee pod ejection.

The intuitive device reads a unique barcode on each Nespresso pod and automatically adjusts the brewing settings to use a precise and customised amount of water, energy and coffee for each blend to give you the best possible cuppa. The machine also comes with 12 pods at no extra cost.

Nespresso Vertuo Plus Automatic Coffee Machine – £116.99 (was £200), Amazon.

Ninja Foodi StaySharp Knife Block

While all these high-tech gadgets can elevate your kitchen game, every keen chef needs a good set of knives. With this StaySharp Knife Block from Ninja, your six-piece set can maintain its sharpness thanks to the integrated sharpener conveniently built into the knife block that restores the blades’ sharpness with just a few swipes of the lever.

Ninja’s premium knives are built to last from durable forged stainless steel with precision blades that the brand says will stay sharp for 10 years with recommended sharpening. It also comes with a pair of Ninja scissors.

Ninja Foodi StaySharp Knife Block – £149.99 (was £179.99), Ninja.

Cosori 9-in-1 Air Fryer

This great budget-friendly air fryer is designed to cater for up to four people and can comfortably cook a whole 2kg chicken or 1.8kg of chips. The versatile gadget has nine cooking functions that can tackle everything from fries and steak to seafood and vegetables.

It features a removable, non-stick basket that’s dishwasher safe and comes with a cookbook featuring more than 30 original recipes.

Cosori 9-in-1 Air Fryer, £59.99 (was £99.99), Amazon.

Ninja Woodfire Electric BBQ Grill & Smoker

This highly-rated Ninja device doubles up as an outdoor electric BBQ grill and smoker that runs on electricity rather than charcoal or gas. It can reach temperatures of 260C for authentic BBQ-style searing and charring and also has an integrated smoker box that burns natural wood pellets for a smoky BBQ flavour.

The device can also be used as an air fryer with seven cooking functions and comes with a 1.6m power cord so it can be used around the house in gardens, patios, balconies and other outdoor spaces. Ninja is even throwing in a free stand and cover as part of its summer sale.

Ninja Woodfire Electric BBQ Grill & Smoker – £249.99 (£499.97), Ninja.

Ninja CREAMi Deluxe

The standard Ninja CREAMi ice cream maker can craft a raft of chilled treats including sorbet, slushies and milkshakes that are said to rival any store-bought brands. This Deluxe 10-in-1 version – which is the best-seller in Amazon’s Ice Cream Makers category – goes one step further with new modes frappe, frozen yoghurt, slushy and frozen drinks, all at the touch of a button.

This makes it the ideal device to make your favourite summer cocktails like Piña Coladas and margaritas. The high-spec gadget uses Ninja’s ‘Creamify Technology’ to deliver perfect consistency with its ‘Creamerizer’ paddle that processes the frozen base into a creamy treat.

Ninja CREAMi Deluxe – £199.99 (was £249.99), Ninja.

Ninja Perfect Temperature Kettle

This Ninja fast-boil kettle can boil a single cup in less than 50 seconds and allows you to create the perfect brew with six preset temperatures ranging from 60C to 100C. It also boasts a 1.7L capacity that can hold enough water for seven cups of tea or coffee.

The clever gadget features a handy ‘Hold Temp’ function that can maintain a chosen water temperature for up to 30 minutes so you can make a second drink without having to re-boil.

Ninja Perfect Temperature Kettle – £79 (was £99.99), Ninja.