Kitchen Gadgets and Technology Trends to Expect in 2023

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KitchenAid has the market cornered on stand mixers, but GE Profile’s latest entry into the category has raised more than a few eyebrows. The modern blender features a built-in scale for plugging in recipe measurements. The machine also has AutoSense technology to help determine when something is over-mixed or needs more oomph, especially when working in guided cooking.

Speaking of guided recipes, the GE Profile syncs with the app, which helps you navigate dozens of recipes from the ingredients all the way down to the mixing section. CNET’s Jessica Dolcourt tried it out and it might just be her favorite thing from all of CES 2023.

Read more about the GE Profile stand mixer here.

LG

When 2023 started just days ago, I didn’t know I needed a fridge that changed colors with the tap of a button and synced to my music — but here we are. Yes, LG’s MoodUp fridge is flashy, and most of its features are quite advanced, but not all.

Consider the not-entirely-new Instaview knock-in technology, which isn’t entirely new but makes one of the front fridge-side panels transparent when you poke it, allowing you to see what’s inside without opening it. Oh, and the fridge can sense you’ve arrived in the middle of the night, and emit a soft glow through one of its panels so you don’t sneak a cheesecake into the dog’s water at 2am.

This will be more expensive but honestly, we’re starting to see the appeal. Read more about LG MoodUp here.

Samsung

Introduced at CES 2023, Samsung’s new AI Wall Oven is equipped with an internal camera and technology that lets you send the inside view of your oven directly to social media. The AI ​​Pro Cooking algorithm recognizes up to 80 foods and recommends the appropriate temperature, time and cooking mode, then sends notifications to help prevent your food from burning.

Read more about Samsung’s new AI oven here.

Caltech

Keeping fresh, unfrozen foods from going stale and moldy has always been a problem, and kitchen inventors at Caltech Japan think they’ve unlocked the answer. The technologically forward bread box is electrically powered and uses photocatalysis, a chemical process that allows bread to be preserved and produced for a long time.

We’ve yet to test the $315 Fresh Food Keeper, which should be done in a few days, naturally, but we’re on it and will report back with findings soon.

Brava

We like the Brava Smart Oven, but its eye-popping price makes it hard to recommend. Honestly, the smart oven category is too expensive for most people to pull the trigger — this latest drop from Brava is no different.

The new $2,000 Brava Glass, which the company unveiled at CES, has all the trappings of the original $1,300 model, including air-frying, broiling, baking, frying, toasting, reheating, slow-cooking and warming. Glass front door so you can watch him cook. Previously, cooking in Brava could only be viewed through your phone via a camera placed in the cooking chamber.

Read more about the new Brava Glass smart stove here.

Block

Two smart cutting boards made their CES debut this year, adding to a long list of kitchen gadgets made smarter.

Blok is a thin and expensive walnut board with a removable and detachable screen meant to shine on live or recorded cooking videos so you can work in the dish without looking at the tablet. It’s great to look at, but we’re not sure it’s worth the $799 upfront cost and $39 monthly subscription.

A more practical version is the Versaware Smart Cutting Board. We don’t have pricing information yet, but we’re sure it’ll be less than a block. This gadget-y cutting board features a smaller, more manageable screen, which is fixed in the bottom corner and guides you through the recipe, providing useful information about technique, calories and nutrition.