Five early Christmas present ideas

October 23rd, 2012

Appliance Talk Small Appliances

Noticed how the Christmas decorations have already started appearing down at your local shops, even though the Season To Be Jolly is still a few months away?

While it may be a bit early to start stocking up on blinking lights and candy canes, it could be a good time to start thinking about this year’s Christmas gifts.

Shopping online does let you beat the holiday queues, but even online retailers such as Appliances Online can experience a Christmas Rush of sorts – if you leave your shopping too late, you run the risk of your ideal gift being out of stock, or unable to reach you in time, even with our convenient free next day delivery available in many areas throughout Australia.

So if you don’t mind storing a package in the back of your cupboard for a few months (I’ve seen people pack presents away for 11 months at a time), here are five small appliances that could serve as stocking stuffers come the end of December (because hiding a four-door fridge under the bed could be a bit tricky):

Tefal Fresh Express

This cute gadget could be a welcome addition to any kitchen, offering convenient functionality in a colourful package.

Everyone knows that chopping veggies can be a real hassle, but this little gizmo makes it simple and fun.  Since all of the attachments can be conveniently stored on the appliance itself, there’s no need to tear one’s hair out searching through cupboards for that one thing before the cooking has even started.

Here it is in action:

Get this one for:

• Young families with kids who like to help in the kitchen – the appliance is simple enough for anyone to contribute to the cooking.
• Home cooks looking for a convenient appliance storage solution.
• Anyone wanting to cook more but lacking in the patience to do a lot of chopping and preparation.

Panasonic Bread Maker

This bread maker is one of our most popular items, and has always proved a hit with our customers.  It features settings for the easy preparation of many different bread varieties, and it can even create jams and compotes to spread across its bready creations.

Just think – by making a gift of this bread maker, every morning when your loved one wakes up to the small of freshly-baked bread, automatically started thanks to a built-in timer, they’ll think of you and be thankful.

Get this one for:

• Anyone who loves having control over what they eat – this bread maker can prepared dozens of different bread varieties, as well as jams, compotes and more.
• Creative, experimental types will benefit from its automatic fruit and nut dispenser, which evenly distributes whatever they choose to add to their bread right through their loaf.
• Coeliacs can benefit from the bread maker’s gluten-free setting, which allows everyone to enjoy delicious fresh loaves.

Coway Cold Press Juicer

You can be sure that after Christmas has come and gone, there’ll be more than a few people out there trying to rapidly detox their bodies of the season’s frivolities.

You can help them along with this Juicepresso from Coway, which we’ve previously shown to produce some of the healthiest, most nutritious, and tastiest fruit and vegetable juice possible.

Get this one for:

• Loved ones who overindulge at Christmas and loudly bemoan their waistline come New Year, but never do anything about it.
• Anyone who wants to eat and drink healthier but finds plain old fruit and veggies boring.
• People on diets with no sugar or artificial ingredients – you can control exactly what goes into your juice, and what stays out.

Morphy Richards kettle or toaster

What do you get for the person who has everything?  A kettle or toaster from Morphy Richards, that’s what!

Okay, so a lot of people already have a kettle or a toaster in their home.  But a lot of kettles and toasters tend to look pretty similar, with a utilitarian design that doesn’t offer much in the way of personality.

The Morphy Richards range of kettles and toasters are available in a wide variety of different colours, so you can always find one to match your loved one’s personality.  Know a firebrand?  Get a red toaster that’s as hot as they are!  Know a cool, moody type?  A black kettle can brew up water for their designer coffee.  The possibilities are endless!

You can even put one in a helicopter…

Get this one for…

• People with newly-renovated kitchens – choose the colour that best matches their new design.
• Folks with dull and boring appliances – jazz things up a bit!
• Friends who love to show off and make a statement – let them use the colours to speak for them!

Sunbeam Ice Cream Maker

Do you know someone who likes ice cream?

Yes, that was a trick question.

Instead of having to trundle down to the shops for a few more litres of the Good Stuff, this miracle-working gadget can be used to transform milk, cream, egg yolks, caster sugar and any other flavours or ingredients into an amazing treat!

Get this one for…

• Friends and loved ones who are brave, bold, and unafraid to experiment with new dessert flavours, much like certain Iron Chefs.
• Lovers of ice cream with specific nutritional or dietary needs, so they can have complete control over what goes into their desserts.
• Or, keep it for yourself.  After all, you deserve a present too, right?  Who cares if it’s a bit early…?