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" Oakland, California\u2013based kitchen consultant Mark Stech-Novak  has equipped restaurants for some of the world&amp;#039;s top chefs, from Thomas Keller to Alain Ducasse. Here, Stech-Novak&amp;#039;s guide to the latest status gear for kitchen obsessives: 1. The Smoking Gun This handheld food smoker adds flavor at the last minute and is great for delicate foods like seafood. cuisinetechnology.com  2. The Anti-Griddle A unit that freezes sauces and purees on contact. Stech-Novak uses it to make granita &amp;quot;\u00E0 la minute&amp;quot; or frozen fruit gels that he wraps around mascarpone. cuisinetechnology.com   3. Sous Vide Sous-vide circulators\u2014essential for any chef worth his molecular-cuisine salt\u2014are coming down in price. Try: Sous Vide Professional, cuisinetechnology.com; SousVide Supreme, sousvidesupreme.com   4. Rotary Vacuum Evaporator San Francisco chef Daniel Patterson introduced Stech-Novak to this futuristic contraption, which extracts herb aromas and distills flavors to their essence. cuisinetechnology.com   5. Miniature Pizza Oven &amp;quot;Small, discreet, and high-powered, this countertop unit lets you do paper-thin, Neapolitan-style pizza in 90 seconds,&amp;quot; he says. New Artisan Fire Pizza Oven, above; kalamazoogourmet.com   6. Kalamazoo Hybrid Grill A &amp;quot;really well-built grill&amp;quot; that combines gas and charcoal capabilities: &amp;quot;They will even laser-cut your monogram into the rack so you can brand it onto your steaks.&amp;quot; kalamazoogourmet.com   7. Coffee Roaster Roast your own beans at home. Stech-Novak got his from Sweet Maria&amp;#039;s, an Oakland shop that also sells green coffee beans from all over the world. sweetmarias.com   8. Pro Ice-Cream Maker This machine lets you make small batches (one to two quarts) and incorporates mix-ins\u2014from M&amp;amp;amp;Ms to cashews\u2014 without pulverizing them. Stoelting Vertical Batch Freezer; stoelting.com   9. Pacojet Create frozen purees and sorbets in individual portions. &amp;quot;Chefs go crazy for this unit,&amp;quot; says Stech-Novak. pacojet.com  10. Ice-Ball Mold An ice-cube maker that forms a sphere. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;d serve it with that perfect shot of scotch or vodka,&amp;quot; he says. japantrendshop.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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