Five Mumbai experts reveal the appliances they want to explore in 2023

Fire it upChef Gresham Fernandes coowner of Salt Water CafeI WANT to go old school with Grillworks Rs 20 to 25 lakhs approximately which allows you to do woodfired and coalfired cooking You can adjust the temperature choose the wood you want to use and get to understand the nuances of the craft Right now with so much of technology thatrsquos at use in our kitchens therersquos barely any touchfeel component For instance you can pop in your meat in the oven and then select whether you want a crisp crust All of that can be done using an AI algorithm Although itrsquos energyefficient the feeling of touching a piece of meat to understand its doneness mdash thatrsquos lost I want to go back to the real essence of cooking mdash to understand fireGrillworks is a onestop solution for different kinds of firebased cooking techniques I saw it at work at Asador Etxebarri a restaurant in Spain where this cooking style was pioneered But the only consideration is acquiring ethicallycut wood and coalBake in 3DAlpa Pereira head chef and owner Toujours patisserieI havenrsquot tried a 3D printer Rs 7 to 10 lakh approximately for moulds yet but I have seen it in action at multiple bakery equipment exhibitions in Singapore and in India too I would like to get my hands on one to create moulds for chocolate and fondant figures The 3D printing technology helps us to not be restricted to the conventional moulds available in the market It will help us create designs and shapes that cater to outofthebox ideas and customisations I want to try creating moulds for chocolate or fondant characters that closely resemble faces so if a customer wants their own face as fondant toppers on birthdayweddinganniversary cakes then we can create that instead of using generic charactersZmorph i500 3D printerIn the mixAliAkbar Baldiwala executive chef Slink amp BardotA Thermomix approximately Rs 25 lakh including importing cost is in use in a lot of modern kitchens nowadays Itrsquos almost like a food processor but extremely advanced with a videocontrolled display You can just tap on the controls and make a recipe on that mixer from scratch For instance you can cook a risotto on the mixer itself It can be used to make hotcold emulsions steamcook mix grind or process it also regulates temperatures accurately So in modern kitchens where consistency is key Thermomix can come in really handy Irsquove used the older version while I was working at Taj President but I would love to try the more advanced modelThermomix is on Baldiwalarsquos listFlour powerVarun Totlani head chef MasqueChefs always have an evolving wishlist mdash you can never have enough But something I would like to acquire is a small mill approximately Rs 35000 that can convert any grain into flour That would be nice to have in the kitchen where we can take different indigenous grains and make fresh rotis or breads with their flours everyday Whenever I travel I check out the kitchen equipment shops I saw flour mills at shops in Bangkok Apart from this I have seen the Muslim community in Hyderabad making pathhar ka gosht wherein the meat is cooked on top of a stone slab The stone is supposed to be a tenderiserI donrsquot know where I can get it but it would be cool to get my hands on it A flour mill that Totlani is eyeingSwizzle timeDenzil Franklin head mixologist Native BombayMy wishlist for 2023 would be introducing guests to the swizzle stick mdash a bar accessory which is not used much nowadays Designed to resemble the shape of a tree branch the stick has a long stem and blades at the foot to add a bit of swizzle to your concoction The blades are used to churn the ingredients of a cocktail made in a single glass the spinning motion causes aeration and dilution of the drink I hope to create edible swizzle sticks of complementing flavours too that can be enjoyed with your cocktailSwizzle stick Pic CourtesyWikimedia CommonsKitchen kingsCool facts about the appliances that we canrsquot do without today A molten candy bar led to the discovery of the microwave In 1945 Dr Percy Spencer was working on radar systems He realised by accident that microwaves could be used for cooking when a candy bar in his pocket melted We owe modern refrigerators to the science of evaporation In the 1720s Scottish doctor William Cullen observed that evaporation had a cooling effect William Hadaway filed a patent for an electric stove in 1896