Valentine's Day is just around the corner, show your love by creating a romantic night in for that special someone in your life. Forget the crowded restaurants and overpriced menus. This year, spoil your significant other with a homemade meal using some helpful gadgets that will turn your kitchen into a culinary haven.

We've handpicked a few items to help you cook a meal to perfection and ensure you savour every moment of the evening. Each featured product makes a great gift for food and wine lovers too!

Roses are red, violets are blue, let’s make a delicious meal for two!

Stress Free Cooking

First up on our list is the Meater Plus Smart Wireless Meat Probe. This Bluetooth-enabled wireless thermometer allows you to monitor your cooking progress from the comfort of your couch so you'll have the freedom to focus on each other while your meal reaches perfection in the oven. Clever algorithms will estimate cooking and resting times so you can manage timings with precision, less stress means more time to relax!

Woo With Wine

Now, let's talk wine! The Vacu Vin Elegant Wine Set is a must for wine enthusiasts. This set includes five essential wine accessories to open, serve, chill, and preserve your favourite vintages. From a quality corkscrew to an elegant wine pourer, this kit has everything you need to enhance the romantic experience of sharing a bottle. Plus, with the Vacu Vin bottle stopper and wine saver, you can preserve the magic for another day if you don't finish the bottle.

Have you heard about the Kaelo worktop integrated wine cooler? Kaelo is a revolutionary, award winning appliance that is fitted into your worksurface to ensure your favourite wine and beverages are always served at the perfect temperature so every glass tastes as good as the first drop. It features a metal surround called the Kaelo Crown which controls everything.

Complete with a stylish light ring, with a quick tap on the ‘crown’ you can customize the lighting to suit your mood; dimmed and relaxed for your perfect Valentine's Night In.

Sparkling Spritzers

To add a refreshing twist to your Valentine's Day celebration, consider the Skare Soda Maker 2. What sets this soda maker apart is its cordless operation, giving you the freedom to place it anywhere you please. The Skare Sparkling Water Maker works with all standard CO2 cylinders for added convenience.

Create delightful alcohol-free mocktails using this stylish sparkling water maker. You can enjoy so many creative drink concoctions using sparkling water, like this delicious Strawberry Margarita Mocktail. It's zingy and so easy to make!

Strawberry Margarita Mocktail

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 500g Strawberries, washed and tops removed
• 50ml orange juice – preferably freshly squeezed.
• 30ml freshly squeezed lime juice
• 65ml sparkling water
• 1/2 Lime, for garnish
• demerara sugar – for decoration.
• 2 large handfuls Ice

Method

1. Add the strawberries, orange juice, sparkling water, fresh lime juice and ice into your blender. Blend until mixed and slushy. Give it a try, you may need to add a little sugar or honey to sweeten.
2. Slice the lime into wedges. Gently wipe the lime around the rim of the glass.
3. Pop the demerara sugar onto a plate and dip the rim of the glass into the sugar. The sugar will stick to the lime juice.
4. Carefully pour the margarita mix into glasses, garnish with a lime wedge and a strawberry.
5. Serve immediately.

Finally, something sweet to end the night! You can’t go wrong with our delicious No Bake Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake. You can prepare in advance so all that’s left to do on your romantic evening is slice and enjoy!

And there you have it, a few of our finest home gadgets to help you create your perfect Valentine's Night In, complete with delicious treats and drinks.

Enjoy!