Four Essential Thanksgiving Kitchen Gadgets

We’re two days away from Thanksgiving. Which means we’re two days away from hot apple cider and brandy, roast turkey and stuffing, delectable deserts… and weird Uncle Jimmy. To celebrate the season, GearCrave has prepared a list of our four essential holiday kitchen gadgets to spice up your holidays. Enjoy your Thanksgiving, ‘Cravers. Don’t drink and drive!

1. Cuisinart Electric Knife. To the purist, the Cuisinart CEK-40 Electric Knife may seem like a break from tradition. If the tradition in your home is for your family to grumble while you carve turkey for 20 minutes, we say “bah, humbug!”. This steady and precise electric knife simplifies your holiday handiwork and produces thin, succulent strips of roast turkey or nearly any other meat in its path. Aunt Sally’s meatloaf? Bam– electric knife. A holiday honey ham? Bam– electric knife. Weird Uncle Jimmy? Bam– electric knife. There’s nothing it won’t do.

Buy for $40.69.

2. Hamilton Beach Turkey Fryer. Those who have tried this one say it’s is the only way to cook a turkey. You be the judge; this has a 30-quart stockpot, an outdoor gas burner stove, and a 10 quart frypot and steam basket for seafood. Pretty sweet, especially if you want lobster for Thanksgiving instead of a bird. Why not?

Buy for $69.99

3. Remote-Check wireless meat thermometer. With this wireless gadget you don’t have to stick your head in the oven every ten minutes to see what’s going on in there…and by keeping the oven door shut, your food will cook better, too! You can select any type of meat from the menu, and monitor TWO cooking temps using the dual probes. When you want a medium steak, cook it alongside others meant to be well done, and remove it when the time is right. Handy.

Buy for 36.99

4. The Smoking Gun is not just a mugshot wondersite. THIS Smoking Gun is for those who love smoked turkey; you infuse your meat with smoke from this sweet gadget before or after cooking. Use any number of wood sawdust or shavings. You can even get daring and stick some green tea or oolong in there if you’re feeling experimental. You can also use this to blast your dining area with a bit of mouth-watering smoke to tease your guests before serving time. Just don’t let weird Uncle Jimmy sneak this off to smoke his own brand of “green tea”. And by “green tea” we mean crack.

Buy for $49.99

Bonus– a holiday kitchen gadget for the ultimate craver: The Anti-Griddle

The Anti-Griddle works by delivering an arctic-cold food prep surface at minus 30 degrees Farenheit! The Anti-Griddle freezes sauce, whips, purees, anything you can dream up. Freeze ‘em solid, or whip up semi-frozen desserts with crunchy surfaces and creamy centers. Try something new this holiday season and whip up frozen Margarita pops, or unique wine-based frozen confections. Aunt Martha brought over something really cheap and red? Don’t turn up your nose, use it to make a Cabernet sorbet. Just don’t rest your elbows on this thing once it’s up and running.

Buy for $1060.00

An unconventional list of holiday cooking gadgets, to be sure. But why stick with ALL the traditions on Turkey Day? Martha Stewart be damned, it’s time for some high-tech fun and games. If you try any of this stuff, be sure to drop us a line and let us know how it turned out!