STACK #246 April 2025

TECH FEATURE

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From creating the perfect espresso, to versatile air fryer cookery, modern kitchen tech has radically simplified the preparation process. Get ready to boost your coffee and culinary skills with these must-have appliances. Words Bec Summer ESSENTIAL KIT FOR THE KITCHEN

FANCY A COFFEE?

Breville The Oracle Jet Manual Coffee Machine Whether you want superb tasting

coffee at the touch of a button, or prefer to tweak settings and customise the perfect brew with onscreen guidance, Breville’s Oracle Jet

provides the best of both worlds. Available in three décor-complementing colours – Black Truffle, Sea Salt, and Stainless Steel – the first thing that stands out is the colour HD touchscreen with Barista Guidance to help you get your cuppa just right. It even has a dark mode and animated graphics, and Wi-Fi connection keeps you updated. The Oracle Jet’s integrated precision conical grinder – utilising Baratza European precision burrs with 45 grind settings – automatically grinds, doses, and tamps 22 grams of coffee straight into the 58mm pro-style portafilter. There are presets for ten popular brews, too: flat white, latte, cappuccino, espresso, long black/Americano, babyccino, hot chocolate, tea, cold brew, and cold espresso. Plus, auto MilQ hands-free milk steaming with alternative milk settings adds to the user-friendliness.

VERSATILE AIR FRYER

Philips 5000 Series 9L Dual Basket Air Fryer XXL with Steam Combination This entry in Philips’ impressive air fryer range ups the convenience factor in several ways, starting with its double-drawer design.

There’s a 6L drawer that’s ideal for mains – it can even cook an entire 1.2kg chook – and a 3L one for preparing sides and snacks. This clever appliance can even sync the cooking in both baskets so that everything is ready at once. Another innovation? Steam! Not only is there a handy steaming function for veggies, fish and dumplings, this tech is also used by the unit’s handy automatic steam clean function. With 12 presets and 19 different ways to cook, you may not use that big oven again! Whether you’re already a convert or new to the air fryer scene, this one has got the lot.

De’Longhi La Specialista Touch Manual Coffee

Machine If you’re a coffee lover that likes to get hands-on barista-style, De’Longhi’s clever

La Specialista Touch’s suite of handy features will add variety to your brews. It has a speedy heat

THE MIX MASTER!

KitchenAid KSM195 4.7l Artisan Stand Mixer (2025 Colour of the Year – Butter) Sporting striking retro looks and modern functionality, the KSM195 Artisan Stand Mixer will add a ray of sunshine to your kitchen in KitchenAid’s 2025 colour of the year, ‘Butter’. The appealing yellowy shade is meant to capture the essence of home and the joy of cooking with loved ones and joins a vast range of already available colours – there really is one to suit any décor. The ten-speed KSM195 brings more than just looks to your kitchen space. It’s packed with accessories to enable you to whip up, well, just about anything you can imagine! Two bowls are included – a 4.7L and 2.8L – for when you need more than one mix on the go, while the accessory count includes a flex edge beater, pastry beater, dough hook, wire whip, and a secure pouring shield. The Rolls Royce of stand mixers, if you want the best, this is the one to park on your bench!

up time plus temperature stability for espresso or cappuccino via the advanced Thermoblock system, or you can enjoy a refreshing cold brew using the cold extraction process. A touch display provides easy guidance for 10 different recipes, and other great tools at your disposal include bean adapt tech to extract maximum flavour, as well as an integrated grinder with up to 15 grind settings. A nifty Auto Latte Art system has two frothing modes – manual, for when you’re feeling arty, or automatic to let the machine do the work. Plus all the basic accessories you’ll need are included – get brewing!

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