Preparing meals at home can be a challenge, especially with the abundance of dining-out choices. If you're aiming to cook more in the new year, simplify the process with these helpful kitchen tools. Explore convenient cooking solutions like Instant Pots, Ninja Foodis, and electric hot pots, or whip up breakfast in a flash with waffle makers and breakfast sandwich makers.

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Precisely cooking meat can be daunting for those lacking experience. A wireless meat thermometer simplifies this task. Insert the thermometer, and monitor the temperature via a phone app, receiving real-time updates, flip reminders, resting indicators, and more.

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Limited time shouldn't hinder home cooking. An Instant Pot Pro expedites meal preparation, whether it's chili, soup, roasted chicken, rice, or countless other dishes. Cooking from frozen becomes a breeze, cutting cooking time significantly compared to traditional methods.

A Ninja Foodi Cooker consolidates multiple kitchen appliances. Its versatility shines through eight cooking modes, including slow cooking, searing, sautéing, braising, warming, and dedicated settings for rice, oats, and pasta. This single appliance can handle a wide array of culinary needs.

Skip the daily coffee shop run and create delectable, restaurant-caliber waffles at home with a waffle maker. A FOHERE waffle maker from Walmart produces four small waffles simultaneously, ensuring a swift breakfast.

Hot pot meals offer a communal dining experience. An electric hot pot simplifies the process: prepare a flavorful broth, and add preferred ingredients like meats, mushrooms, Bok choy, and more. Place the pot at the center of the table for a shared, interactive meal.

The Trizone air fryer by Drew Barrymore is a stylish and functional countertop appliance. Its compact design houses two separate compartments, enabling simultaneous cooking of different foods.

Simplify breakfast with the Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker. This appliance crafts complete breakfast sandwiches, and its versatility extends to other sandwich types as well. Explore a variety of recipes available on the Hamilton Beach website.

Ditch takeout and enjoy homemade pizzas with an outdoor pizza oven. The Big Horn pizza oven from Amazon is a portable, pellet-fueled option perfect for personal-sized pizzas. Alternatively, the Solo Stove pizza oven, powered by propane, offers a compact solution for outdoor cooking. For a more permanent setup, the Blackstone pizza oven, also propane-powered, cooks pizzas rapidly in just two minutes.