The day is approaching, when by merely talking to a kitchen appliance, we can whip up a three-course meal automatically without lifting a finger.

For those who are constantly entertaining, or with less time than needed to prepare food, the hunt is on for the innovative culinary solutions, to prepare the best food within the least time.

After all, life is too short to spend in the kitchen when you could be chatting with friends, and drinking something delightful on the deck.

While you cannot always invite a leading chef to help you prepare a sumptuous spread for your guests, these appliances may help you appear as one.

Technology is transforming all parts of our lives, including the kitchen, and here are six examples of the revolution taking place in the heart of the home.

Sony Xperia Tablet Z: Kitchen Edition

The closest thing you’ll find to a sous-chef weighing only 500 grams, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z is premium addition to a kitchen of choice.

Have no fear when you are preparing a Googled recipe in the kitchen using your tablet – the Sony Xperia Tablet Z Kitchen Edition can resist all spills, dropped foods and your messy hands.

Especially designed for the kitchen, this Sony tablet is built for bumps and splashes, and you can even put it under running water to rinse it off or submerge it for up to 30 minutes.

It comes with a tablet stand and preloaded with 260 recipes from Saveur magazine, a variety of different food and shopping apps, and several cooking videos. It also includes the iGrill wireless meat thermometer, which can alert you via the tablet when your food is fully cooked.

ChefJet Pro

 Imagine having the ability to produce intricately interlocking candies, architecturally designed cakes or stunning sugar sculptures – the type of presentation that will leave guests astounded.

The ChefJet Pro represents a new frontier for those who want to bring artistic flair to the dining room table, transforming ingredients into a dimensional, structural medium.

Coming complete with intuitive, easy-to-use software, anyone can master the use of this culinary wonder quickly.

Supporting various types of edibles, including chocolate, sugar and candy, this 3D printer will allow you to create unlimited food designs never possible in the home before.

Dacor Discovery IQ 76 cm Wall Oven

What is the result when you combine smart technology with classic cooking know-how and experience?

This hand-built oven is sleek and futuristic in design with a choice between traditional or flush handles, but take a step back and consider the intelligence beneath the surface.

The tech savvy Discovery™ IQ 76cm Wall Oven by Dacor sports wi-fi connectivity and can be monitored via smart phone or tablet from any room in the home.

Although the chef has to insert the dish in the oven, they can select a desired recipe from the display menu (or download one online) and relax as the oven takes care of the rest.

When the meal is ready, it automatically switches to warming mode and sends you a text message.

Hammacher Commercial Juicer

If Vitamin C is your quest, this juicer will keep on giving, and will do so very quickly and easily.

Squeezing up to 28 oranges or extracting up to two-and-a-half litres per minute, this restaurant-grade juicer can also squeeze several other fruits well.

Don’t worry about peeling the fruit first, that’s all taken care of.

You can watch the action through the transparent housing as a stainless steel micro serrated blade bisects the fruit, and spinning reamers squeeze the exposed pulp, extracting its juice through a filter.

All bitter pith and pulp is removed, before the juice is channeled into a waiting cup.

Blendtec Stealth Blender

Peace and quiet is a non-negotiable. We all need a healthy dose, and experiencing tranquility in the kitchen is no exception.

We present you the quietest blender ever, built with an incredibly powerful motor and sound dampening features that wouldn’t be out of place in a high performance vehicle or passenger plane.

The Blendtec’s Stealth Blender has a powerful 15-amp motor, touch pad controls, a tightly locked sound enclosure and comes with two “wild-slide blender” jars.

The do-it-all machine has six blend cycles and a USB interface to upload and download 36 custom blend cycles online.

Bring a premium smoothie shop into your kitchen with this amazing blender, and let everyone else relax while you create.

Dacor Discovery WineStation

For the wine connoisseur, it’s all there – aerating, breathing, decanting and fermenting – all elegantly packaged and ready to pour.

Dacor's Discovery WineStation can turn the heart of the home into the life of the party, dispensing a taste, a half glass or a full glass of your favorite red and white wines with a touch.

The temperature controlled stainless steel WineStation displays and dispenses fine wines, keeping the merlot or Chardonnay tasting just as intended for up to 60 days, even after opening.

Built into cabinetry or freestanding on the counter, the four bottle WineStation includes an LCD screen and touch control panels that display wine varieties, vintages, temperature settings and pouring volume. 

It can also be child-locked so kids aren’t sneaking a sip or two.