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Move aside Marie Kondo, here are our tips to declutter your kitchen

When it comes to our kitchens, we’ve all experienced the clutter that comes from excess cookware, appliances, containers and more. But it’s easy to get your kitchen clutter-free by replacing your old cooking utensils and appliances with the right multifunctional products.

To help you turn your kitchen into a zen garden, here’s a list of the best multipurpose appliances available.

Thermomix TM6: Marie Kondo may have been crowned as the new queen of decluttering but the Thermomix TM6 has functions that can replace up to 10 items in your kitchen. It has 20 different functions, meaning you can blend, braise, caramelise, slow-cook and so much more, with one appliance. With the TM6 you can replace clunky appliances like kettles, slow cookers, blenders, mixers and create some extra space on the benchtop.

Breville Kitchen Wizz 8 Plus: Breville’s Kitchen Wizz 8 Plus is a food processor that also boasts a detachable blender. There are several other attachments including an adjustable slicer that has 24 settings and a potato peeler. So you can say goodbye to the tears from chopping onions! With the Kitchen Wizz 8 Plus you can go from preparing dinner to making smoothies and cocktails within a matter of seconds.

Braun MultiQuick 9 Hand Blender: It can be a struggle to find the space in your kitchen for a food processor, blender and mixer. The Braun MultiQuick 9 Hand Blender is all three in one, ensuring your bench space isn’t overflowing with large kitchen appliances. This hand blender has various attachments to allow you to chop, puree, mash, shred and whisk. It has been designed to be smaller than most multipurpose appliances, so it can fit neatly in any space.

Tefal Ingenio Preference 13 Piece Set: It’s not just appliances taking up all the space in the kitchen – pots and pans are notoriously difficult to store in the cabinets. This is where the Tefal Ingenio 13 piece set will come in handy, with a detachable handle so pots and pans can be stacked neatly. It also comes with plastic lids that turn the pots into tupperware containers, so you’ll no longer waste time looking for the right lids for the containers, and won’t need to empty the pots before you go to bed.

Joseph Joseph Nest 9 Bowl Set: Are your drawers and cabinets filled with different measuring cups, bowls, sieves and strainers? Joseph Joseph’s Nest 9 Bowl Set has been designed to maximise cabinet space by stacking each individual element on top of each other and helping you get organised. The set features two bowls, a strainer, a sieve and measuring cups that all come in different colours.