Specialty Kitchen Appliances
Specialty appliances are those appliances that are specific to one certain task. Pasta machines, ice cream makers and bread machines are just a few examples. How do you know if you should buy a specialty appliance? Well, what do you tend to eat most? This specialty kitchen appliance buying guide can help you determine which home appliances will speak to your taste buds louder than others and how to buy specialty kitchen appliances.
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specialty kitchen appliances don't have to be pulled out only on special occasions. If you love a certain food, you'll probably use your appliance more than once in a while.
Juicers and beverage makers
Juicer
Juicers and other beverage makers are a fantastic way to make healthy or fun drinks every day. Instead of drinking store-bought, pre-packaged juice (which becomes expensive if you want pure fruit juices without added sugars) or convenience store drinks, you can make your own and know exactly what goes into them.
Juicers
With a good juicer, fresh produce and a dash of creativity, the possibilities are endless. Experiment with exotic fruits and add healthy vegetables. There are two types of juicers:
* A basic juicer removes juice from citrus fruit by pressing a halved citrus fruit onto the machine"s cone.
* A juice extractor uses tiny, extremely sharp teeth to separate the pulp and peel from the juice. Entire fruits and vegetables can be placed into juice extractors, although peels must be removed first for citrus fruits.
Beverage makers
Parties are a hit when you have great drinks, but which host or hostess has the time to spend making exotic or fun drinks for their guests?
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Your next party will be a big success with a margarita machine. These specialty appliances are simple to use and make perfect margaritas. And who says adults will have all the fun? With a home slushee machine, your kid's birthday party will be the talk of the school! Your margarita machine doesn't have to only be used for adults; whip up a fruit smoothie for a healthy morning snack.
Rice cookers
Rice cooker
Rice cookers are useful and surprisingly versatile specialty appliances, ones that will see a lot of use. You can cook rice to perfection, steam vegetables and even make soups, stews, hot cereals and desserts. Each rice cooker offers different features, so be sure to check for the ones you want:
* From 4 cup to 20 cup capacity
* Automatic shut off (all rice cookers have this "warm" feature)
* "Keep warm" feature allows rice to stay warm for many hours (great if your family loves rice)
* Steaming trays
* Some feature soup or porridge functions
Slow cookers
Slow cooker
For low-prep meals, slow cookers are the best! These specialty appliances can make all-in-one meals, and all you have to do is add the ingredients. Slow cookers retain the flavor of your foods, as well as cooking up meats that fall off the bone, and the food is ready when you come home from work. Before you rush off and buy just any slow cooker, you need to keep a few things in mind:
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Capacity is measured in quarts and ranges from 1-11 quarts. That is a lot of food. Four quarts is family size, but you can go larger if you have a larger family or like to cook whole turkeys or cook for a crowd.
Power is measured in watts, ranging from 1500-2000 watts, with the larger slow cookers having more power. Most models have three basic settings; off, low and high. Some may have more involved settings, like temperature control and automatic shut-off.
Features vary, depending on the model of slow cooker you choose.
* Automatic option that lets you set a timer
* Keep warm setting
* Removable, dishwasher-safe pots
* See-through lids
* Stay-cool handles
Bread Machines
Bread machines take the guesswork out of baking breads. Bread machines come in two sizes: single loaf and double loaf. With both, making bread and mixing dough is easy. All you need to do is add the ingredients (in a special order) and turn on the machine. Your bread maker will knead the dough, allow it to rise and then bake it; you'll have perfectly done loaves of bread each time. You can also set the bread maker on the dough setting and make pizza dough and dough for other bread products not in loaf form, like bagels and bread rolls.
Deep Fryers
Deep fryer
Deep fryers are machines that replace the old frying method of heating large pots of oil over the stove. These machines have made the whole frying process more accessible. Deep fryers often come with features such as timers with audible alarms, automatic devices to raise and lower the basket into the oil, measures to prevent food crumbs from burning, ventilation systems to reduce frying odors, oil filters to extend the usable life of the oil and mechanical or electronic temperature controls. Make potatoes, chicken and even deep fry a turkey!
Pasta makers
There is nothing quite like pasta except, of course, homemade pasta. It used to be a long process: mixing pasta dough, rolling out flat sheets as thin as possible and cutting the pasta in strips or shaping it into the desired pasta shape. Manual pasta machines save time. Pasta machines can either be hand-cranked or electric.
Waffle makers
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Morning is always tastier with homemade waffles. With a waffle maker all you need is batter and some creativity to make mouth-watering waffles. The most common waffle maker makes four 4-inch square waffles. The bigger waffles are called Belgium waffles and are made with Belgian waffle makers. You can also find round and other shaped waffle makers, as well as double-sided waffle makers, which make two waffles at a time. There are also waffle makers that require you to turn the machine over.
Your waffle maker should have a non-stick surface and be easy to clean. Helpful features include on and ready lights and temperature controls.
Popcorn makers
Popcorn popper
These extremely popular appliances are great fun, and popcorn poppers are a fantastic addition to a movie buff's kitchen. Sure, most microwaves can cook popcorn; however, if popcorn is a favorite food item at your house, a popcorn maker could be the best choice for you. Which style of popcorn maker do you prefer?
Tabletop popcorn machines are sized to fit on a table. These usually pop enough corn to feed a family, a group of friends or an office group. Often these popcorn poppers are replicas of old-fashioned popcorn stands. Some tabletop popcorn makers need time to cool down in between batches.
Nostalgic popcorn carts are stand alone machines. These specialty appliances are replicas of old-fashioned street corner popcorn machines. Each batch is about one and a half gallons of popped corn and takes about 5 minutes to pop. You can make theatre style popcorn and kettle corn.
Air poppers heat up quickly and produce a batch of popcorn in minutes. The health benefits of popcorn are seen most easily with air poppers since no oil is needed in the popcorn maker.
Ice cream makers
Ice cream maker
Ice cream makers are very popular specialty appliances for several reasons. They allow you to know exactly what is going into the ice cream, and no other machine sparks and creates such lasting memories. Ice cream makers can even make soft-serve. The main types of hard and soft-serve ice cream makers are:
Hand-cranked ice cream makers are updated versions of the ones your grandparents used to have. Hand-cranked ice cream makers are made from the traditional barrel construction, but the cranks are updated to make hand-cranking easier.
Electric ice cream makers are the same as the hand-cranked, except the machine does all of the work.
Refreezing bowl ice cream makers are the easiest ice cream makers to use. You freeze a bowl over night, stick it on the machine, add ingredients and then relax for 20 minutes. These machines also make great sorbets and Italian ices.
Self-containing ice cream makers come with their own freezing unit. All you have to do is add the ice cream ingredients and let them do their thing. These specialty appliances tend to be rather expensive.
Fondue pots
Fondue pot
Fondue is back in the limelight again with a few updates, like the chocolate fountain.
Fondue can be chocolate, cheese or meat fondue. When deciding on a fondue pot you want to buy the right fondue set based on which fondue you'll make most often.
* Chocolate fondue is usually made in a small pot.
* Cheese and chocolate fondues are best in a thicker pot that will retain heat without scorching the chocolate and cheese.
* Meat fondues that are cooked in hot oil or broth need a fondue pot that has a high heat resistance.
* Check for a fondue set with enough forks. Also, forks that are marked in some way help melting pot dippers keep track of which is theirs. You can buy fork sets if you need more.
* If you are buying a fondue pot for meat fondues, then you can find some sets that include saucers for dipping sauces or a spinning server to make the saucers available to all.
Some fondue pots are electric and come with temperature controls, but some are not and require fuel. When you pick up a fondue set, make sure to buy enough fuel for it as well.
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Common specialty appliance questions
Do I really need a specialty appliance?
A specialty appliance serves a function that other appliances cannot. When you are serious about your cooking, or you find yourself buying the same foods over and over again, a specialty appliance can save you time and money when you're making food for yourself. Specialty appliances also enable you to make healthier versions of the same foods. Love popcorn but not the calories? With your own popcorn maker you choose what goes on your popcorn. The same applies to your ice cream! With an ice cream maker, you can decide exactly what goes into your ice cream, and it can be any flavor you want!
What are some of the other specialty appliances available?
There are a lot of specialty appliances. In fact, there are so many, that it would take too much room to list them all in one guide. A few popular other specialty appliances are:
* Doughnut makers
* Hot dog rotisseries/rollers and bun toasters
* Snow cone makers
* Kitchen scales
* Shake machines
* Water/alcohol dispensers
* Egg cookers
* Ice machines
These are just a few other specialty appliances that can make your cooking experience special.
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Go Retro!
Many of these specialty appliances have retro designs. Your kitchen may already have a retro feel, but if not, spice it up with a retro makeover. Retro specialty appliances are a start; add some retro art to your kitchen. Even brightly colored tablecloths can help set your kitchen style apart from others.
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