Gallery: 13 Gadgets That'll Blast Your Thanksgiving Into the Future
Kikkerland01kikkerland-turkerytimer
__Kikkerland Turkey Timer__ If you decide to stick to tradition and roast your turkey, no one will complain—especially if you use this [$17 reusable pop-up timer](http://www.kikkerland.com/products/turkey-timer/). It lets you know when the turkey's done by throwing its legs in the air. Turducken is for the birds! Putting a tiny turkey on top of a larger turkey? That's where it's at.
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__Anova Precision Cooker__ There are several dishes you can prepare with a few airtight bags and a sous-vide circulator, like turkey breast, potato puree, squash, and pretty much any vegetable dish on your menu. [The Anova](http://anovaculinary.com/products/anova-precision-cooker) was our favorite of the sous-vide machines we tested last year, and the newer (and cheaper!) version of the circulator is due out in December. $180
Belkin03Belkin-CrockPotSlowCooker
__Crock-Pot Smart Slow Cooker With WeMo__ If you can't get enough potato casserole, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, or thrice-crocked potatoes, [this slow-cooking Crock-Pot](http://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-F7C045/) makes six quarts of whichever hot dish you desire. Monitor and control the cooking temperature from the other side of the house with a mobile app for iOS, Android, and Amazon devices. $130
Masterbuilt04Butterball-TurkeyFryer
__Masterbuilt Butterball Electric Turkey Fryer__ Deep-fried turkey is delicious and takes less than an hour to cook. The only problem? It's a serious fire hazard and you normally need to do it outside. But all the hot mulled cider is inside, so get [this indoor electric fryer](https://masterbuilt.com/fryers). It comes in three sizes—for 22-, 20-, and 14-pound turkeys. When it's not Thanksgiving, use it to make fries, rings, wings, and things. $210
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__Honns Gloves__ You have breakaway speed on the backyard field, but those two dropped passes in last year's game still haunt you. And while you take Uncle Fred's annual game seriously, bringing a pair of wide-receiver gloves is a little over the top. These [patent-leather gloves](http://www.honns.com/) have a similar grippy surface, but you can also wear them to the Nutcracker the next day. $98
Jawbone06Jawbone-up3
__Jawbone Up3__ The day after your futuristic feast, start working off all that stuffing. The just-announced [Jawbone Up3](http://jawbone.com/store/buy/up3) is a full-featured fitness band, with a three-axis accelerometer, a temperature sensor, and heart-rate monitor to tell when you've hit the pie-burning zone. It'll even track your sleep habits during nap time. $180
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__Joseph Joseph Complete Carving Set__ Always carve your bird before serving, and always do it with [this stylish set](http://www.josephjoseph.com/product/the-complete-carving-set). The cutting board—with "meat grip"—is shaped to capture all those gravy-enhancing juices, and the corners are designed for pouring said succulent juices into that there gravy. The 8-inch knife and carving fork slot together into a sheath for storage. $45
Joseph Joseph08josephjoseph-scoopricer
__Joseph Joseph Smasher and Scoop Ricer__ Do you like your mashed potatoes lumpy or creamy? There's no correct answer, just the correct tool. The spring-loaded [Joseph Joseph Smasher](http://www.josephjoseph.com/product/smasher) ($17) takes you to chunk city, and [the Scoop Ricer](http://www.josephjoseph.com/product/scoop-ricer) ($30) keeps things velvety smooth. The ricer doubles as a shovel to help you scoop the potatoes out of the boiling water.
LEM09lem-jerkycannon
__LEM Jerky Cannon__ A great way to process leftovers is to make a batch of turkey jerky. It's a cinch with [the $50 Jerky Cannon](http://www.lemproducts.com/category/jerky-cannon-gun-accessories). Pack the meat gun full of seasoned ground turkey, squeeze the trigger, and out come a bunch of raw meat tubes or slabs. Pop those pups into a dehydrator (sold separately), then enjoy your friends' expressions of delight and confusion!
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__Molecular Gastronomy Ultimate Kit__ Turn Thanksgiving dinner into a lab experiment. Among the goodies included in [this $276 chemistry set](http://store.molecularrecipes.com/molecular-gastronomy-ultimate-kit/) for gourmands are a silicon mold for creating edible spheres, a long tube for making noodles out of agar jelly, and no fewer than 24 ingredients for making edible gels, powders, and foams.
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__Perfect Drink__ [This digital scale](http://perfectdrinkapp.com/) comes with a sidecar app that guides you through crafting the perfect cocktail. Place a glass on the scale and add each ingredient, in order, until the app tells you to stop. It has recipes for several hundred drinks, and it'll even tell you how to fix the drink if you overpour (if you believe overpouring is a thing). $50
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__Samsung 105-inch UHD 105S9 Curved 5K TV__ Whether you're watching one of the three televised NFL games on Thanksgiving Day or reviewing game tape in preparation for your backyard showdown, a TV the size of a football field is what you need. [Samsung's 105-incher](http://www.samsung.com/us/video/tvs/UN105S9WAFXZA) has a better-than-4K resolution (5120 x 2160), and its simulated refresh rate of 1440Hz will be plenty fast enough to keep up with the action. $120,000
Soylent13Soylent3
__Soylent__ FOR ADVANCED FUTURE HOLIDAY MEAL TIMES PLEASE ENJOY [SOYLENT FOOD-ALTERNATIVE](http://www.soylent.me/). SUPERIOR PRESENT OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS NEEDED FOR BASIC HUMAN SUSTENANCE IN NON-SPOILING POWDER. REQUIRES ONE WATER CREDIT TO ADD AND MIX. BEST PAIRED WITH PSIO 1.1 MIND STIMULATOR.
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