Vorwerk Thermomix® TM6

From the jury's assessment

Sixty-nine patent applications go into the latest iteration of the original, the Vorwerk Thermomix TM6. Almost as clever as a smartphone, it fetches new software and digital recipes from the web via Wi-Fi through the home network.

• temperatures up to 160 degrees for searing and caramelising
• modes for fermenting, sous-vide cooking and slow cooking
• enlarged 6.8-inch touchscreen, acid-resistant
• guided cooking
• the finest workmanship
• mixing blade at 10,700 rpm
• one-button operation