While having your favourite people over for a home cooked meal and fun conversations is a guaranteed good time, the hours spent in the kitchen before they arrive can feel like a lonely solo project. To make sure that planning menus and cooking doesn’t feel like slaving over the stove, we have rounded up hi-tech kitchen gadgets that will help you to keep up with everyone’s dietary requirements, stock up the kitchen, and even multi-task to catch up on work while the meal is being prepared.

If you are looking to make your time spent in the kitchen easy and entertaining, browse through the gallery below