The $1,400 Appliance Your Kitchen Needs

KitchenAid is getting into the market for the best appliance you've never heard of.

Longtime readers, of course, have heard me talk about this appliance before: the Thermomix. It's a food processor/blender that also has a heating element and a scale. Sounds crazy, I know, like one of those weird things you see advertised on television: "It's a car buffer, and it's also a Doberman Pinscher!" But in fact, it's amazing. It consolidates multiple kitchen jobs into a single countertop appliance, saving space, and it also renders a lot of tedious kitchen tasks as easy as pressing a few buttons, from caramelizing onions to making bechamel. I've had one for a few years now, and if I was only allowed to have one kitchen electric, it's the one I would pick. How else would I whip up genoise on a weeknight or make bacon-onion jam to top our burgers with?