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Top trending Small Kitchen Appliances for your benchtop
August 25, 2025-3 min read
Just imagine if the average 1960s Australian homemaker could watch you kick-start your 2022 blender from your smartphone! Or hear you instruct your coffee machine to whip up a perfect double shot macchiato. No doubt you’d have to explain what a macchiato was first – but the notion of having such space-age tech in everyday kitchens would definitely blow their mind!
To mark 70 years of The Good Guys leading the way in small kitchen appliances, we celebrate the top benchtop heroes that have their eye on the future with smart features and the latest tech.
Frozen Treat Makers
Why we love them: The Ninja Creami, Ninja Swirl and Ninja Slushi aren’t just trending - they’re transforming the way we enjoy frozen treats at home. The Creami lets you turn everyday ingredients into ice cream, gelato, or smoothie bowls with ease, while the Slushi delivers perfectly chilled slushies without the need for ice or messy blenders. Adding to the excitement, the Ninja Swirl creates soft-serve style desserts with indulgent swirls and toppings, giving you that ice cream shop experience in your own kitchen. If you’re looking for appliances that save time, spark creativity, and bring café-style treats into your kitchen, these are the ones you’ll want on your bench.
The must-have tech: When it comes to the Ninja Creami, this genius dessert maker uses advanced creaming technology to transform frozen bases into smooth ice cream, gelato, or smoothie bowls in minutes. Its multiple modes let you customise texture and flavours, giving café-quality results at home.
The Ninja Slushi features RapidChill™ technology, turning any drink into a perfectly textured slush in 30–60 minutes — no ice or blender needed. Its precision cooling ensures consistent results every time.
Built with soft-serve swirling tech, the Ninja Swirl allows you to create layered desserts with toppings and sauces for that ice cream shop experience at home. Easy-to-use controls make it simple for anyone to craft indulgent treats.
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Ninja Slushi Professional Frozen Drink Maker
Ninja Creami Deluxe Ice Cream Maker Silver
Gifted Grinders
Why we love them: Quick, convenient and much thriftier in the long run than all those café visits, coffee machines have earned a firm foothold on our kitchen counters. From zero-effort capsule machines and automated models that grind and dispense your perfect brew, to manual coffee machines that give caffeine nuts total control, who doesn’t like to wake up and smell the coffee?
The must-have tech: Pre-set your morning beverage to have it ready at the touch of a button (for that barista-at-home experience); Wi-Fi connectivity to place your order before rolling out of bed; pause-and-serve mode to halt the brewing process and grab a cup of joe on the go; a milk frother or steam wand for café-style cappuccinos; and the power of self-cleaning to save you extra grind.
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Breville The Oracle Dual Boiler Coffee Machine Black Truffle
Blenders with Benefits
Why we love them: Blenders now come in all shapes, shades and sizes – including hand-held 3-in-1s that blend, whisk and chop; sporty portables to blitz your healthy green potion on the run; and high-powered machines that tackle everything from soups, sauces, smoothies and shakes to Saturday night Margaritas!
The must-have tech: Self-cleaning capability and touch screen display for less mess all round; practical design for blending directly into a drinking vessel; variable cup-size options to only blend what you need; Bluetooth-enabled to allow your device to evolve with future advances; and interlock technology (to keep a firm lid on things).
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VITAMIX Ascent SerieBraun Multiquick 9 Hand Blenders A2500i High-Performance Blender
Awesome Air Fryers
Why we love them: These genius appliances circulate hot air around food to produce a crunchy, crispy exterior, letting us enjoy healthier versions of our favourite fried flavours (hello, donuts and crispy fried chicken!) with less oil, less guilt and less washing up. They’re also a whiz at everything from baked brownies to succulent roasts, in up to half the time.
The must-have tech: Rapid airflow technology for even faster cooking; smart sensing technology to automatically adjust time and temperature for optimum results; dehydration mode (convert vegies that are past their best into healthy snacks); Wi-Fi connectivity to track Tuesday night’s dinner without touching a button or to access Alexa’s help with built-in recipes.
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Philips Air Fryer XXL 5000 Series
Ninja Foodi Smart XL Grill and Airfryer
Cuisinart Express Oven Air Fryer
Multi-Cooker Magicians
Why we love them: Effectively a slow cooker, a steamer, a pressure cooker and a rice cooker all in the one sleek device, these multi-tasking kitchen genies free up precious bench space and save time, effort and money to boot. A slow-cooked chicken curry waiting after work? Fluffy coconut rice? Meltingly tender, pressure-cooked lamb shanks? Nothing’s off the menu with a multi-cooker.
The must-have tech: Wi-Fi smarts to keep tabs on that curry from the office or get cooking tips in the kitchen; auto steam release to take the pressure out of pressure cooking (and keep your hands safe); in-built recipes for midweek meal inspiration; auto-adjust function to toggle intuitively between fast and slow cooking modes for maximum flavour; and auto alerts when dinner is ready.
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Breville Fast Slow Pro Multicooker
Crock Pot Express Easy Release Oval Multi Cooker
“Thanks to big advances in design, technology and functionality, small kitchen appliances now provide us with a sophisticated second kitchen army to help make cooking easier, speedier and more connected than ever before."
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Techie Toasters
Why we love them: It’s the first small appliance that most of us buy when we leave home (along with a kettle). Life is just better with hot, buttered toast in it!
The must-have tech: Smart cooking sensors to toast your bread, bagels and waffles exactly to your liking; a reheat function for when your toast gets cold (because you’ve been faffing in the kitchen); digital alerts to flag when your toast is ready; high-lift carriage for easier retrieval of smaller items like crumpets and muffins (no more burnt fingers!); a ‘Bit More’ button to short-cut your way to toast perfection; and futuristic finishes for a statement toaster that you’ll want to keep centre-stage!
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Russell Hobbs Legacy 4 Slice Toaster Cream
Sunbeam Simply Shine Cream 4 Slice Toaster
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