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Baking Gadgets: 'Great British Bake Off"-Inspired Tech For The Digital Baker

'Great British Bake Off"-Inspired Tech For The Digital Baker
Michael Rundle
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'The Great British Bake-Off' is here again and - as far as we can tell from our our friends, family, Twitter and - frankly - our search data, that's all anyone cares about at the moment.

Fortunately, if there's one area of domestic life in which it is genuinely possible to fully indulge your gadgets habit, it's baking.

With so much precision and equipment involved, a simple (or not so simple) piece of tech can be the difference in the kitchen between a glorious crumb and a melted ice cake (sorry Iain).

We've selected seven of our favourite kitchen gadgets, and now we're asking for your help in finding more.

Tell us about your favourite bake-off gadgets and we'll cover them in a follow-up next week!

7 Ace Baking Gadgets
Master Class Biscuit Icing Set(01 of07)
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This is described as a "heavy duty, easy to use icing gun with an adjustable trigger action nozzle", and is thus awesome. (£15, Amazon)
Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet(02 of07)
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Tablets are perfect in the kitchen, as they're light, portable and great for bringing up recipe pages, checking ingredients and watching old episodes of Twin Peaks while the KitchenAid does its thing. If that sounds like how you use your tablet, get this one. Why? It's waterproof. Sold! (£369, Currys.
Ninjabread Men Cookie Cutters(03 of07)
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So you're making cookies, and then you realise that you're not making Ninjabread Cookies. What is the matter with you? Buy these ninjabread cookie cookies and LIVE. (£6.99, Amazon
Half Sugar Spoon by Bouf(04 of07)
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Sometimes you only need half a teaspoon of sugar. But why measure it out like a chump, when you can use this specially designed half spoon which costs inordinately more than a regular spoon? (£23, Bouf)
KitchenAid Stand Mixer(05 of07)
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The KitchenAid is a magnificent centrepiece to any baker's kitchen. This one has a 4.83 litre capacity, enough to make a 2KG loaf, and comes with everything from a pouring shield to a direct drive engine and wire whisk. (£429, Currys)
Master Class Blowtorch(06 of07)
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If there's one thing we've learned from watching TV chefs make inexplicably deconstructed deserts over the years, it's that sooner or later you're going to need a blowtorch. So we suggest getting one capable of "professional" temperatures of 1,300 degrees C, with a Piexo spark ignition and the word "master class" in the name. (£23, Amazon)
Winware Classeq Alto Conveyor Dishwasher(07 of07)
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What, you're going to wash your own dishes? This alternative to hard labour does it for you, and all for less than the price of a performance sports car. (£16,362, Amazon)
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