5 great kitchen gadgets and accessories that foodies would love from Kickstarter and Indiegogo

An ice cube tray that freezes in 10 minutes, a dedicated box for dry aging steaks in regular fridges, a gadget that turns ordinary rice cookers into sous vide pots – these are just some of the things we're coveting from these popular crowdfunding websites.

By Mia Chenyze - 21 Apr 2016

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Love all things cooking and dining? You're going to be addicted to online shopping after checking out these nifty cooking gadgets and accessories which were a hit on crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter.

FREEZ THAT!

1/5

US$22 ($29.60), from kickstarter.com

Maybe you're having an impromptu round of drinks at home. Maybe you just realised that the recipe for ramen eggs calls for an ice bath to shock the eggs from overcooking. Instead of dashing out to your nearest convenience store, you can use Freez That! to make ice in mere 10 minutes. The unique mould structure, together with the cooling gel, helps to accelerate freezing. Just keep the tray in the freezer after each use, so that it's ready to rock whenever you need it.

Freez That! is slated to start shipping in June 2016.

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MIITO PRECISE

2/5

$182.70 (€120) from miito.com

Cut down on wasteful heating of excess water with this ingenious solution. Simply place a cup of water onto the induction base and immerse the rod in the liquid to begin the heating. The device will sound a signal and go into Standby mode once the desired temperature is reached, whether you're looking at 60 deg C for tea or a lukewarm 37 deg C for milk.

Miito is slated to start shipping in the first half of 2017.

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THE STEAKAGER

3/5

US$199.95 ($269) from thesteakager.com

Dry-aged steaks are prized for their complex flavours and tenderness, but let's be honest ─ they're quite a splurge too. So a couple of meat lovers got together to design The Steakager. It's a small Plexiglas box that fits right inside regular fridges, and lets you dry-age at least two good hulks of steak by controlling the humidity, temperature and air cicrculation; there's also a special UV lamp to keep things hygienic.

The Steakager has already started shipping to its backers.

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PREPD PACK

4/5

US$70 ($94.20), from

Maybe this gorgeous lunchbox is the motivation we need to bring home-cooked meals to the office more often. You can pack your food however you want, thanks to the microwave-safe modular containers ─ there’s a mini dressing pot for salads too! What’s more, the cutlery magnetically "clips" to the side of the lunchbox so that everything stays in place.

Prepd Pack is slated to start shipping in June 2016.

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CODLO

5/5

£119 ($230), from codlo.com

Sous vide, or water-bath, cooking is a great way to get tender, moist meat. It used to be that you needed an expensive, space-hogging machine to do sous-vide ─ until recently. Codlo is a smart gadget that can turn your existing analog rice cooker or slow cooker into a sous-vide unit. Plug your cooker into the Codlo, and its food-safe thermometer will switch your rice cooker on and off to maintain the desired temperature.

Codlo is already retailing.

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