The best kitchen and smart home gifts

After months of thinking, curating, photographing, more thinking, we've come up with a holiday gift guide that covers all the bases (and budgets), from laptops and mobile devices, to toys, to the smart home, to book and media recommendations (only on nerdy subjects, of course). All told, there are more than 150 items in our guide, spanning 13 categories, with advice from 25 of our writers and editors. You know, the people testing and reviewing this stuff all year long. This section of our guide focuses on the best gifts for the kitchen and smart home.

The 2019 Engadget Holiday Gift Guide

• The best gifts for the home

• The best audio gifts, from headphones to DJ gear

• The media streamers and soundbars to buy this holiday season

• The movies and books we'd give as gifts

• The best smartphones, tablets and smartwatches to give as gifts

• The best gifts and games for console gamers

• PC and mobile accessories that'll make great gifts

• The best laptops and 2-in-1s to give as gifts

• Subscriptions and gift cards that make great last-minute gifts

• The best gifts for PC gamers, from laptops to GPUs

• The best cameras, accessories and bags to give as gifts

• The best fitness gadgets for the athlete on your list

• The best tech toys and STEM kits