5 High-Tech Kitchen Tools

WORDS Malibongwe Tyilo and Michaela Stehr

We’re not talking about those vacuum packed meals for NASA space flights, but these high tech kitchen tools are where science and cuisine merge. Here are 5 futuristic gadgets and accessories to make preparing meals THAT much easier.

1. Prep Pad 

This smart scale works with the Countertop app to send visualised weight and nutritional info like calories to your iPad.

R1 660*, theorangechef.com

2. iSpoon Kitchen Stylus

The rubber handle doubles as a stylus, making stirring the pot and web surfing a seamless experience.  

R35.60, cb2.com

3. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet

The waterproof Xperia Z3 tablet can easily handle a dip in the sink. Keep scrolling with wet fingers. Because this waterproof, dust and scratch resistant Quad-core tablet was designed to be tough enough to handle every aspect of your life.

Price dependent on supplier, sonymobile.com/za

4. Modernist Cuisine

Fancy learning about water baths, centrifuges and homogenisers? Want to try your hand at cooking using ingredients like enzymes and emulsifiers? The Modernist Cuisine is 2 400 pages of extreme molecular gastronomy, where food and science meet.

R7 660, takealot.com

5. Supermechanical Ember Range Smart Thermometer with 3-Inch Sharp Tip

Use this nifty tool in conjunction with an app downloaded to your phone, to get chef-like temperature precision.

R775*, amazon.com

*Prices depend on exchange rate.