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What are the best kitchen gadgets for preparing food for the Super Bowl?
It is not hyperbole to say that the Super Bowl is the most important live event of the year. In fact, of the 30 most watched broadcasts in American history, the only non-Super Bowl event is the series finale “Mash”, which aired in 1983, coming in at number nine on the list.
So, when you decide to host a Super Bowl party, you’ll want your food to impress. That doesn’t mean you have to struggle with your food preparations, though, especially if you have the right kitchen gadgets.
In this article: Ninja Air Fryer, Heynemo Food Warmer and Cuisinart Stand Mixer
The four best food prep gadgets for the Super Bowl
The gizmos you may want or need may differ from the most commonly used ones based on what you plan to serve, but in general, four of the best gadgets are:
- Air fryer: Chicken wings are the most eaten food during the Big Game. Depending on how many people are coming, you will have to do an ungodly amount. Using an air fryer is healthier and frees up your oven for other baking needs.
- Warmer food: One of the most difficult steps in food preparation is deciding the order in which you will do everything. You only have so much kitchen after all. Having several food warmers on hand can make that much easier because you don’t have to worry about keeping everything fresh using other methods.
- Mixing bowls: Sometimes the simplest kitchen thing is the best and mixing bowls are indeed. Use them to toss your wings in your sauce for the easiest coating method. That’s how the pros do it after all. You can also make all your dips and the like in them before transferring them to a serving dish to keep those serving dishes clean.
- Stand mixer: You’ll be doing everything you need to do for a Super Bowl party, no matter what. Using a stand mixer to handle your dough in blankets or desserts keeps your body fresher and allows you to work on multiple dishes at the same time.
Air fryers are best
Kosori Air Fryer
This cooker comes in 6-, 6.8- and 10-quart capacities, all of which are large enough to make chicken wings for at least four to seven. It even has a chicken cooking preset.
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Instant Pot Air Fryer
This heater comes in 5.7-, 6-, 8-, 10- and 19-quart capacities and has a temperature range of 95 to 400 degrees. The controls are easy to understand and digital, making them easy to clean.
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Game Ninja Air Fryer
This fryer comes in 6- and 10-quart capacities. Both use a dual basket system and each has its own heated compartment so you can cook two different foods at two different temperatures.
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Philips Kitchen Appliances Air Fryer
Not every Super Bowl party has to feed half the neighborhood. If it’s just you and a small group of friends, this 3-quart air conditioner should have all the space you need.
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The best food warmers
Chefman Food Hotter
This buffet-style food warmer comes with two 1.2-quart serving pans and a 2.5-quart serving pan, but you can also just use the heated bottom if you have other heat-safe serving trays you want to use.
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Heynemo Hotter Food
This serving station can also be used as a slow cooker for dishes like meatballs. It comes in two forms, one with two 1.25-quart pots and one with three 1.5-quart pots.
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Ovente Food Warmer
Another buffet-style warmer, this one has touch-safe handles so you can move it as needed, even if it’s already piping hot. It can serve without trays or with two or three trays.
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Sybo Food Warmer
This food warmer takes a different approach, using lamps that focus heat on top of the food rather than using heat that extends from the bottom upwards. It comes in silver or black.
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Mixing bowls are best
Homearray Mixed Bowls
This set includes a three-quart, 1.5-quart, 3-quart, 4-quart, 5-quart and 8-quart bowl. They are stainless steel, the traditional type used for grilling chicken wings, and have flat bases so they don’t slip.
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Nordic Ware Mixed Bowls
This set includes a 2-quart, 3.5-quart, 5-quart and 7-quart bowl with matching lids. It’s perfect for saving dishwasher space after you’ve done the prep because you can put your dips in the fridge.
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Anchor Hocking Mixed Bowls
This set includes 10 bowls: 1 oz, 2 oz, 4 oz, 6 oz, 10 oz, 16 oz, 1 quart, 1.5 quart, 2.5 quart and 3.5 quart.
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Best stand mixer
Cuisinart Stand Mixer
This stand mixer comes with the basics that most do, but the big draw is how many attachments it’s compatible with such as pasta rollers, ice cream makers and meat grinders.
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Dash Stand Mixer
Stand mixers can be very expensive, so this model is the definition of value, which costs so little and still performs so well. It also comes in five colors to match your kitchen.
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Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer
This stand mixer includes a lid for the bowl so that dough or liquids don’t spill onto your kitchen counter and walls, even at maximum power. It comes in seven colors.
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KitchenAid Stand Mixer
The mixing bowl included with this mixer has a handle to make it easier to move it around, and there are lots of accessories you can get for it down the road. It comes in four colors.
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