# DIY Gourmet Meals The Peanut Butter Maker Lets You Enjoy Fresh Peanut Butter in the Privacy of You By Robyn Currie | Published 2009-12-09 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peanut-butter-maker References: [likecool](http://likecool.com/Peanut_Butter_Maker--Kitchen--Home.html) & [firebox](http://www.firebox.com/product/2589/Peanut-Butter-Maker) If you are like me, you become wary of the different additives and strange things people add to our food. So I am all about making my own, and the Peanut Butter Maker looks like it just might be my new best friend. A lot of store bought peanut butter has [added sugar and oil](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cravers) to it, when you make it yourself, you can savor the [pure nutty taste](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flavourmingle-spicy-peanut-butter) of all natural peanuts (or whatever nut you desire). Plus the Peanut Butter Maker has two settings, one for [crunchy and one for smooth](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peanut-butter-snacks1). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.2/10 - Popularity: 16% | Activity: 11% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Kitchen](https://www.trendhunter.com/kitchen) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Homemade Food:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in providing tools and appliances for consumers to make their own gourmet meals at home. - **Health Consciousness:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating products that promote healthy eating by allowing consumers to control the ingredients in their food. - **Customization:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing customizable kitchen appliances that cater to individual preferences and dietary needs. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Kitchen Appliances:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the kitchen appliance industry by designing user-friendly machines that make homemade gourmet meals more accessible to consumers. - **Nut Butter:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the nut butter industry by offering DIY kits or home appliances that enable consumers to make their own fresh and natural nut butters. - **Health Food:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the health food industry by creating products that allow consumers to customize their own natural and nutritious meals, such as DIY gourmet meal kits. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Free-From Peanut Butter Ranges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whole-earth-100-nuts.md) - [Button-Shaped Peanut Butter Treats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peanut-butter-buttons.md) - [Industrial Nut Butter Grinders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nut-butter-grinder.md) - [Single-Serving Nut Milk Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automatic-nut-milk-maker.md) - [Human-Inspired Dog Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peamutt-squeezy.md) - [Sandwich-Making Multitools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/national-peanut-butter-and-jelly-day.md) - [Pet-Friendly Peanut Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buddy-budder.md) - [Dog-Friendly Peanut Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peanut-butter-for-dogs.md) - [Richly Flavored Peanut Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dark-roast-peanut-butter.md)