15 Must-Have Smart Kitchen Appliances for New Homeowners

Move over sliced bread, the best thing to happen to the kitchen is smart appliances.

We are already using technology to control our lights, control our music and assist us in the minutiae of daily life, so having a smart kitchen is the natural next step. In fact, the smart appliances market is projected to be a 37.2 billion market by 2020.

And it makes sense, especially considering that smartphones and tablets are a big part of the kitchen experience for more than half of 25- to 34-year-olds. And with younger generations becoming increasingly tech savvy, soon it will be hard to remember a time when we didn’t have smart appliances helping us navigate our kitchens.

If you’re building a new home, you’re lucky. You get to equip your new kitchen with all the latest tech. But there are so many smart appliances out there that it can be hard to choose. Here are our must-have smart kitchen appliances.

1. Samsung Family Hub Refrigerator

It’s called the hub for a reason. This smart fridge integrates with your smartphones and tablets, helping you and your family create shopping lists, see inside the fridge without opening the door, set expiration notifications on your food, make and share shopping lists and so much more.

2. The June Oven

June is a smart countertop oven. It heats up quickly and cooks evenly. More important, it uses a built-in camera so that it can correctly identify food you put in so that it can automatically suggest cooking modes and help you monitor food.

And it uses Wi-Fi so that you can remotely adjust the temperature and set a reminder to take the food out. It has a pretty high price tag, so we’re not saying that it’s necessarily a must-have. But as one of the most technologically advanced countertop ovens out there, it was too cool to leave off the list.

3. SmartPlate

If eating healthier is one of your New Year’s resolutions, the SmartPlate might be the tool to help you stick to it. According to its website, the SmartPlate “uses advanced photo recognition and AI technology to identify, analyze and track everything you eat in mere seconds.”

It can identify more than 1,000 foods and the app can scan more than 400,000 foods. All this tech means that it helps you track your food in great detail without you having to do the work yourself.

4. Inirv

With Inirv, you never have to worry about leaving your stovetop on again. It integrates seamlessly with your existing cooking appliances so that you can monitor your stove from anywhere. You can preset cook times and burner settings and receive reminders telling you when to stir your food and add ingredients.

5. The Anova Precision Cooker

Eat fancy restaurant food every night thanks to the Anova Precision Cooker, a nifty gadget that has perfected the sous vide cooking technique to produce juicy, flavorful meals, every time.

6. Crock-Pot 6.0-Quart Smart Slow Cooker with WeMo

You can control the convenience of your slow cooker with a smart phone app. Crock-Pot’s WeMo monitored slow cooker lets you have complete control of your dinner, no matter where you are.

7. EveryCook

You know you need an automated pressure cooker, connected to an extensive online recipe database, in your dream kitchen. EveryCook is a chef in a box that lets you sip your chardonnay while it does all the cooking.

8. Smarter Coffee

Mornings just became so much easier, because this smart coffee machine allows you to make coffee from bed. All you need to control the coffeemaker is your smartphone. You can see check its water levels remotely so you know exactly how much you can brew. And it can even be used with other smart devices like Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

9. iKettle

You need your coffee (or tea). We know it, you know it, just admit it already. iKettle is the smart phone-controlled kettle that you need and deserve, allowing you to get your morning brew ready with the click of a button.

10. T-FAL ActiBread

T-FAL gives you delicious homemade bread, including gluten free options, in a smart, easy to use bread maker. Fill your home with delicious smells and fill your belly with delicious, homemade bread, guaranteed to impress your family, guests and Instagram followers.

11. Drop Scale

Baking is a breeze with the Drop Scale. The scale makes sure you use the right amount of any ingredient and its complementary recipe app takes the guesswork out of scaling and substitutions.

12. Range Smart Thermometer

Take your grilling game to the next level with Range’s smart cooking thermometer. Range is the ideal assistant that helps you cook the perfect meal for your housewarming cookout.

13. GeniCan

The GeniCan attaches to your garbage can or recycling bin, making it easy to scan the items you just ran out of. It then compiles those scanned items into a shopping list that you can see on any of your smart devices.

And if the item you want to add to your list doesn’t have a barcode, you can just tell GeniCan what it is and it will add the item to the list for you. It even integrates with your Amazon account so that you can reorder these items automatically. With GeniCan and Amazon Dash, you might not ever have to make a grocery list or go to the grocery store ever again.

14. HydroPoint

Take control of your water use and save money and the environment with HydroPoint. This smart water monitoring system shows you how much water each fixture in your home uses, how to use less water, and which pipes and fixtures need maintenance.

15. Hiku

Hiku lets you scan your groceries and create a custom shopping list, so you actually buy the food you need, saving you from wandering around the grocery store, desperately scanning the shelves for things that look tasty.

What do you think about these cool kitchen gadgets? Would you like to have smart devices in your kitchen to make cooking, cleaning up and grocery shopping easier? (Why would you want to make daily life harder?)