Archive for the ‘Kitchen Gadgets’ Category
Friday, June 27th, 2008 |
Cooking is most of the time associated with women. It’s more of an ancestral analogy, rather than something that reflects the reality today. There sure are exquisite male chefs out there, but we tend to think that women in general are more likely to provide better cooked food, because it’s in their genes. However, this might sound like discrimination, and men are ready to exert some cooking powers. Apparently, a company called Pandigital is entirely made of men who really want to explore their food-related talents, because I can’t figure out why else they released the Kitchen Technology Center.
OK, the basic premise is that men a re a bit geeky when it comes to computers and electronics, so, in order to be more appealing to men, the Kitchen Technology Center comes in the form of a touchscreen device that puts functionality and entertainment right at your fingertips, while you somehow happen to be looking for a beer in the fridge. You can’t really drink that beer with an empty belly, right? Why not prepare something delicious to go with that beer, or wine, or whatever drink you have handy? Nope, no sandwiches allowed. C’mon, just use that touchscreen.
Are you thinking of a certain recipe? Don’t run back to the computer or crack open a cook book… no time for that. Just access the KTC. It comes preloaded with tons of recipes, plus you can cruise the net and add more. Need some musical background? No problem, the KTC has one gigabyte of memory that you can toss MP3s on, as well as photos and video. It comes with a 15 inch, 1280×720 that also supports HDTV playback.
The KTC is going to be available starting this August for $400.
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 |
If you somehow got tired of washing and cleaning all your food before actually cooking it, here’s something that is supposed to cut you some slack.
Looks like some weird hi-fi turntable to me. In fact, it’s far from anything that has to do with vinyl records, although it involves sound. The Coway SWV-08AM is the latest in megasonic cleaning devices. With the durable and beautifully finished surgical stainless steel body, this cleaner provides you with an easier way to remove dirt and agrochemicals from your favorite raw food. It uses sound waves to clean produce, meats, fruit and groceries as well as dishware, pots, pans and flatware with little to no detergent.
The megasonic principle is quite simple: powerful sound waves induce a micro cavitation effect, shaking impurities loose from surfaces. Coway integrated the controller and faucet into this device, designing the SWV-08AM like a conventional faucet, small and easy to use and install. The water flowing through the jet spray faucet head washes impurities away, preventing second-hand contamination.
In addition, you also get a P-Sediment filter for cleaner water. The P-Sediment filter has numerous folds on its surface to enlarge its filtration area, boosting its ability to remove fine particles in water. There are two large buttons labeled strong and soft, which allow you to select the proper water pressure for heavy-duty tasks like washing dishes or more sensitive tasks like cleaning fruits and vegetables.
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 |
Life in a kitchen can get pretty boring sometimes. That’s why one invented the LCD TV fridge and other handy gimmicks that would make life easier while you boil your brains along with crispy turkeys.
One of those weird gimmicks is the LCD kitchen cutting board. From Nardo Design. The high-tech Digital Cutting Board comes equipped with a flexible LCD display that displays cooking instructions on it so that you can become a cuisine expert in no time. All the while you try to decipher the dubious ingredients you may also read up downloaded recipes that you might want to try out in the future.
Marc Nardangeli designed the cutting board with style in mind. The hi-tech board sits on rubber feet, which support an acrylic board. In turn, the acrylic board contains the circuitry to run the flexible LCD panel that sits on top of it. All this neatly arranged package is sealed with a safety tempered glass panel, which allows for quick touchscreen operation. In order to download more recipes you may connect the board to the Internet.
The topmost features come in the form of chromium handles. All the above components are environment friendly. Though still a concept, your female part of the family could appreciate this kind of present.
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Friday, April 4th, 2008 |
Microwave ovens made a pretty big impact in the 80’s and the 90’s. I’m still clueless when it comes to healthy food as related to microwaves, but I admit that it really saves you some time. Nowadays, these devices come in various sizes, although I haven’t yet seen a microwave oven that fits a French baguette. You know what I mean, those long and thin loaves of bread originating in France, which are sometimes used for super-sized hot-dogs and sandwiches. Well, I haven’t seen an oven for baguettes up until now, because designer Martin Zampach makes us an interesting proposition.
The designer claims that this is one-purpose microwave oven can be sued in small pubs or bars where one would enjoy a tasty baguette sandwich. You don’t really need to cook much. The sandwiches are often made of fresh ingredients, so all you need to do is warm things up.
Because of this, the controls are reduced to setting the time needed for heating and a single button – ‘Start.’ Control elements are placed in the left part of the microwave, and when time’s up you hear a ring. The design is specifically shaped to fit one baguette at a time and it comes with some cool blue neon lights. Another helpful feature is the inclusion of a special mounting device, which enables easy placement on walls or desks.
It’s a rocket! No, it’s bird! Get out of here, it’s the aerodynamic microwave oven!
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 |
Time to get a taste of what the future prepares for all you kitchen-dependent people out there. Designers Fisher and Paykel did some brainstorming and came up with a futuristic kitchen range. Their new Izona Cooksurface looks like a spaceship control dashboard rather than a ceramic electric hob or a gas one. All you need now is some holographic food floating over that sleek hob and you’re already feeding yourself the digital way. The hob dumps the four-burner pattern that nearly every other range uses, and even though this means fewer cooking stations, at least you won’t be accidentally setting on fire random stuff around it.
The clever designers implemented some retracting pot supports, burners and controls, so when it’s off its glass surface is easy to clean. Just take a look at that squeecky-clean surface, would you really cook something on that? Talking about futuristic stuff, you also get extra-precise temperature control and LED displays. Unfortunately, this is still in the project stage and not quite ready for commercialization yet. Look on the bright side, it has just received the Australian International Design Awards. Take it easy with that holo-food, there might be some sort of holo-cancer around the corner.
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