Appliances: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

Cook like a top chef with connected gadgets that add high-tech convenience to your culinary repertoire. The best smart kitchen appliances we've tested can help you do everything from air fry to make coffee.

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We install and test more than 100 smart devices in our homes each year to determine their ease of use, reliability, and performance to help you choose the best ones for your budget.

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The Dreo ChefMaker Combi Fryer is a multipurpose smart oven that combines air frying, steaming, and precise temperature monitoring to cook juicy and tender food.

From robot vacuums that scale steps to AI-equipped appliances, IFA Berlin delivered tons of new innovations to make your smart home even more connected and convenient.

The xBloom Studio smart coffee maker can freshly grind and brew a fantastic cup from whole beans, and offers tons of options to customize your pour.

The Current Model G is an electric outdoor grill that offers precise cooking temperatures with two independent cooking zones and helpful app controls.

The Brisk It Origin 940 is a pricey Wi-Fi-enabled wood pellet grill that delivers delicious smoked food and offers lots of cool AI-generated recipes.

The Lasko Aria T40733 is a Wi-Fi-enabled smart tower fan that supports app and voice controls, offers good air circulation, and operates quietly.

The Rachio Smart Hose Timer Starter Kit is quick to set up and turns your garden hose into a smart watering system that you can control with your phone (though not your voice).

The Wi-Fi-enabled Weber Genesis EPX-335 gas grill offers programmable smart recipes, LED lighting for grilling at night, and lots of storage space.

The Tovala Smart Oven lets you bake, broil, and air fry almost anything, and can automatically set cooking modes with freezer case favorites.

The Beermkr is a smart countertop appliance that makes it easy to brew and serve tasty craft beer using premeasured kits and an intuitive mobile app.

The ultra-quiet and bladeless Dreo Pilot Max Tower Fan keeps you cool, looks quite sleek, and won't cause a fuss if you need to move it around your home.

The battery-powered EcoFlow Wave smart air conditioner can keep you cool anywhere you need to go, but it does so at a steep price.

The well-built Spark Grill uses compressed charcoal, multiple fans, and connects to an app on your phone to cook your favorite foods at your desired temperature.

The new MyBespoke door panels cost $250 each and let you upload and print any design.

The Instant Pot Pro Plus offers eight different cooking methods, from the brand's classic pressure cooking to sous vide, but its mobile app integration doesn't add much to the overall experience.

'Energy efficiency, daily and nightly ... anything less than the best is eco felony.'