Whether you’re a pro at cooking a meal or are just trying to avoid burning the house down, try these kitchen appliances to make life easier for you when preparing your favourite meals.

Juggling between work, school and taking care of the family can take a toll on your life.

Meals prepared at home can never be compared to those we buy outside and take outs are very expensive too. As the saying goes, you are what you eat. How can prepare healthy meals within the short time and spend quality time with the family?

Use these kitchen appliances to aid the cooking process.

• Slow cooker

Slow cookers are cheap to buy, economical to use and they're great for making the most of budget ingredients. They offer a healthier, low-fat method of cooking and require the minimum amount of effort.

• Food processor

A food processor is one of those multi-tasking kitchen tools. It slices, it dices, it whips up a batch of summer pesto in no time.

• Smoothie blender

Breakfast is an important meal of the day and adding a green smoothie to your diet provides the body will the vitamins and nutrients it needs.

• Rice cooker

Using a rice cooker saves time and gives you perfectly cooked rice and shuts down when it is well cooked.

• Electric grill

An electric grill can cook up a lot of good things indoors.