Julia Child taught the world that anyone could be an amateur chef in their own kitchen and whip up more than just meat and Solanum tuberosum , but then engineering came along and filled our kitchens with gadgets that wrench everything from bake scratch to making fret into push - button processes ask short skill and even less risk .

These wonders of culinary automation can allow a single person prepare a feast of a repast with minimal prep and without having to hover over a stove for minute on end . All they demand of us is to slowly take over every last inch of counter space in our kitchens . Sounds like a honest trade . If you have a go at it someone suffering from an teemingness of countertop space but a lack of kitchen skills , here are nine gismo to give them this holiday season that promise to make the simple of kitchen tasks even easier — but the wassailer is going to have to scooch over and make some room .

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