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The best cookware and bakeware for home chefs this festive season
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We do so much eating around Christmas and if you’re the one doing most of the cooking, it seems only fair that your kitchen be decked out with all the gear you need to create the perfect festive season feast.
Whether it’s non-stick baking trays and Christmas cookie cutters to make the most adorable gingerbread men, or a family-sized air fryer to get that crunchy pork crackling just right, we’ve rounded up some beautiful bakeware and cookware to add to your wish list.
The Cooks Collective 3D Cookie Cutters: $15 on sale from $25
These 3D Christmas cookies can’t help but impress, especially if you pull out the piping bag and decorate them.
The eight-piece set creates a stand-up snowman, sleigh, reindeer and Christmas tree and comes with a recipe for a great Christmas cookie.
Wiltshire Cookie Sheet: $7 on sale from $10
Wiltshire’s rose gold bakeware collection adds a little colour to your baking draw and all pieces are non-stick and dishwasher safe.
Currently on special at Woolies, the range includes cookie sheets, brownie pans, square, circular and heart-shaped pans, and circular springform pans.
M&S Christmas Kids Baking Set: $17 on sale from $22.50
Get the little ones involved in your holiday baking with this five-piece set that includes a children’s sized rolling pin, spatula and whisk.
There are also two Christmas-themed cookie cutters to get them started on their first baking project.
Wilton Cake Decorating Turntable: $80 on sale from $95
Up your cake decorating game with this Wilton turntable.
It fits cakes up to a diameter of 32cm, has two adjustable heights, and can also be used as a cake stand to serve your cake from.
KitchenAid Stand Mixer: $749
It looks great on your benchtop and home bakers swear by it, but the KitchenAid can churn out so much more than divine desserts.
There’s also a whole host of separately sold attachments to make fresh pasta, mince your own meat, or even churn ice cream.
Kogan 23L Air Fryer: $139 on sale from $239
Air fryers are a fantastic addition to our kitchens but the standard sized ones just don’t cut it when it comes to entertaining.
Kogan has a 23L air fryer oven that’s big enough to fit a whole chicken and is currently 40 percent off.
The Digital Air Fryer Oven looks more like a mini oven than a traditional air fryer and it comes with plenty of accessories including a baking tray, wire basket, a rotisserie spit and a rotating basket cage that can be used to cook chips on the rotisserie setting.
It’s hard to get anything done in the kitchen if you don’t have a good set of knives.
This six-piece Japanese set is made of cromova 18 high carbon stainless steel and comes with a bamboo block.
Instant Pot Duo Nova Multi Cooker: $227 on sale from $299
Shave hours off your cooking time with a multi cooker that can pressure cook meat, sauces and soups in a fraction of the time a slow cooker or traditional stove top would take.
It whips up a melt-in-your-mouth lamb shank ragu in an hour and a molten chocolate lava cake in just ten minutes.
The Instant Pot Duo Nova has settings that allow you to steam, saute, rice cook, pressure cook, slow cook and even make yogurt. It comes in three sizes, but if you have a big family or plan on using it to entertain, you’ll want to grab the largest 8L size which is currently on sale for $227.
Sunbeam Barista Max Espresso: $499 on sale from $699
Impress your friends and family with a cafe quality coffee at home with this Choice-recommended manual coffee machine.
Equipped with a built-in grinder with 30 grind settings, the Sunbeam Barista Max Espresso machine has a 58mm group head inspired by commercial machines, a thermoblock to ensure consistent shot temperature and a steam wand that creates creamy microfoam milk.
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