THE KITCHEN COUNTERTOP sure is getting crowded. If you’re a coffee drinker, you have your brewer. Most people keep a toaster on standby. And because all good things come in threes, there’s usually one more small appliance claiming counter space.
“The third slot is sometimes taken by another fundamental, like a food processor or blender,” says Joe Derochowski, a home analyst at the market research firm NPD Group. “Sometimes it’s a trendier item, like a multicooker or air fryer.”
Every week, it seems, new versions of these gadgets hit the market with promises to make your culinary life easier, or at least more interesting. And broadly speaking, home cooks are eating it up. In the U.S., consumers spent more than $700 million on multicookers and $500 million on air fryers in the…
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Consumer Reports Kitchen Planning and Buying Guide (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2020