Best kitchen appliances to gift foodies this Diwali

Gentle lights emanating from diyas within your home, the night sky coming alive with fireworks, shimmering new outfits, and of course, spending time with your loved ones. One (or several) things come to mind when one thinks of Diwali.

Now, two other crucial aspects of Diwali are good food, and exchanging gifts. And if you or your closest friends and family happen to be foodies, you’re in for a treat. We’ve put together this list of the best kitchen appliances to gift your fellow foodies this festive season that they will surely remember. Read on.

6 best Diwali gifts for foodies

1. Morphy Richards Pronto Ultra hand blender

2. Philips Spectre air fryer

3. Philips Daily Collection 750W automatic drip coffee maker

4. Croma 1500W 1.8-litre kettle

5. Bosch 750W mixer grinder

6. Bajaj SWX 3 Deluxe 800W sandwich maker

1. Morphy Richards Pronto Ultra hand blender

The Morphy Richards Pronto Ultra hand blender comes with a multi-functional steel blade and a 300W capacity, which allows it to do anything from mashing and pureeing to blending food. The sleek design makes sure it isn’t just a looker, but also that it can fit easily within and be operated in any pots, pans or bowls, allowing you to whip up those delectable dishes in minutes.

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The stainless steel shaft is also detachable, which makes it super easy to clean. Additionally, the fact that the blender can be hung from a wall ensures easy reach, while helping reduce clutter in your kitchen.

2. Philips Spectre air fryer

The Philips Spectre Air Fryer, with a 4.1-litre capacity, can fry, bake, sauté, toast, defrost and reheat food too. The air fryer lets you pick from preset cooking times of up to 60 minutes at a stretch, and cook your food at anywhere up to 200 degrees celsius. With the Philips NutriU companion app, you can also explore hundreds of recipes to try out on the air fryer.

What’s cool is, the air fryer is also dishwasher-safe. One can remove all it’s parts and place them in a dishwasher for cleaning. The non-stick coating on the basket makes it all the easier to clean as well.

3. Philips Daily Collection 750W automatic drip coffee maker

Philips’ Daily Collection 750W drip coffee maker can whip up to seven cups of joe in a go, making it especially useful to help you recover from those wild Diwali parties the next morning. The coffee maker gets an aroma twister inside which circulates the aroma of the coffee throughout the jug, ensuring you enjoy your favourite blend of coffee to the fullest.

Now, say you want it to stop brewing mid-way due to whatever reason. Well, the coffee maker also gets a drip stop function. And, it even automatically shuts off 30 minutes after a brewing cycle, to ensure it saves energy. So, if you accidentally leave it on after having poured your morning coffee into your travel mug and rushing off to work, fret not.

4. Croma 1500W 1.8-litre kettle

This sleek, blue electric kettle from Croma gets a large 1.8-lite capacity, which means whether it’s boiling water for tea for the entire family, or to make some Maggi for those late night hunger pangs, you’re more than covered.

Though the kettle is made of stainless steel material on the inside, it’s exterior still remains cool to the touch, making it easy to handle. And should the water inside have evaporated due to over-boiling or if there are any sudden surges in power, the kettle also shuts off automatically, to ensure safe usage.

The 360-degree rotating base also allows for easy reach from any angle, while the integrated cord storage helps provide your kitchen with a clean, clutter-free look.

5. Bosch 750W mixer grinder

The Bosch 750W mixer grinder has a HiFlux motor, which is capable of spinning at speeds as high as 22,000 rpm. Whether it is grinding spices, preparing batter for idlis, or blending a fresh fruit smoothie for breakfast, the mixer grinder has you more than covered.

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It also gets as many as four jars – a 1.5-litre blender jar and 1.5-litre wet grinding jar, 1-litre dry grinding jar, and a 0.4-litre chutney grinding jar, all of which allow you greater flexibility while cooking.

6. Bajaj SWX 3 Deluxe 800W sandwich maker

The Bajaj SWX 3 Deluxe 800W sandwich maker can toast or grill up to two sandwiches each at a time, making it perfect for those quick morning fixes when you’re running late for work. The non-stick plates also ensure you’re not left with a mess at the end of it.

The buckle clip on the handle ensures your sandwiches stay in place while you’re toasting or grilling them, in addition to ensuring even cooking. And it also gets a rather handy cord winder, around which you can coil the plug of the sandwich maker to ensure your kitchen stays clutter-free.

With these kitchen appliances, you can help truly elevate your loved ones’ cooking game, regardless of the cuisine or the kind of food they like to cook. So go ahead, take your pick. Happy shopping!