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orlenda
February 12, 2012
how about a voice that reminds you to "stand back" when you open the oven? I cant seem to remember that and am allways poking my head in there before the heat has a chance to dissapate! My poor face!
I agree that self cleaning appliances would be amazing! (blender, toaster oven, food processor, mixer)
I agree that self cleaning appliances would be amazing! (blender, toaster oven, food processor, mixer)
Madame F.
January 29, 2012
How about a self-cleaning blender? A robot named Al Dente to make the perfect pasta? I love one reader's idea of pulling cold winter air into the freezer. I would love to see indoor window wells for growing indoor gardens -- like reverse window boxes.
LeBec F.
January 18, 2012
I am enjoying reading about realistically possible wished for items, things that could be invented. In this light , I was pleased to read ideas about automatic oven shelves and refrigerator shelves that come forward. Those would certainly be helpful.
some other ideas:
--I would like to have home sink faucets that are easily operated by knee, or foot(like surgeons have). Aside from freeing up both hands holding a pot or armful of dishes, this would also enable hands or produce or anything- to be quickly rinsed or washed.
--Candy thermometers - why can't someone make a great one? I want an instant digital thermometer with a timer that goes off 5 degrees before the pre-set goal temp (like my does) but that also has :
a telescopic probe that can go from short to long,adjustable for shallower and deeper pots
and
a flat bar w/ extending arms to clip over the pot edges, that has holes along the bar that allow the thermometer to sit securely on the bar and extend its probe down into the pot's mixture at various points both close to and far away from the pot's sides.
-- a fixture that would serve as a sturdy cap over a receptacle, that would have at its center an adjustable opening , into which an upside down closed bottle could fit and sit vertically, enabling the last of a bottle's contents to accumulate and be usable before the bottle is discarded.
-- the same adjustable fixture could also secure a bulb baster sitting upright in between bastings
--lightweight, thin, burn-proof oven mitts
-- an electric deep fryer with a mechanism that removes sediment from the oil. Maybe a 2 chamber unit modelled after the lock system in a canal- that allows used oil to flow into an adjacent holding chamber, but leaving the sediment in the fryer chamber-to be removed by hand, after which the oil can be directed back into the frying chamber......
--and finally, maybe a fantasy item, but: an air spray that would absorb deep fat frying grease particles in the air.
some other ideas:
--I would like to have home sink faucets that are easily operated by knee, or foot(like surgeons have). Aside from freeing up both hands holding a pot or armful of dishes, this would also enable hands or produce or anything- to be quickly rinsed or washed.
--Candy thermometers - why can't someone make a great one? I want an instant digital thermometer with a timer that goes off 5 degrees before the pre-set goal temp (like my does) but that also has :
a telescopic probe that can go from short to long,adjustable for shallower and deeper pots
and
a flat bar w/ extending arms to clip over the pot edges, that has holes along the bar that allow the thermometer to sit securely on the bar and extend its probe down into the pot's mixture at various points both close to and far away from the pot's sides.
-- a fixture that would serve as a sturdy cap over a receptacle, that would have at its center an adjustable opening , into which an upside down closed bottle could fit and sit vertically, enabling the last of a bottle's contents to accumulate and be usable before the bottle is discarded.
-- the same adjustable fixture could also secure a bulb baster sitting upright in between bastings
--lightweight, thin, burn-proof oven mitts
-- an electric deep fryer with a mechanism that removes sediment from the oil. Maybe a 2 chamber unit modelled after the lock system in a canal- that allows used oil to flow into an adjacent holding chamber, but leaving the sediment in the fryer chamber-to be removed by hand, after which the oil can be directed back into the frying chamber......
--and finally, maybe a fantasy item, but: an air spray that would absorb deep fat frying grease particles in the air.
SKK
January 13, 2012
Self-cleaning kitchen floors, Twice a day the floor gets swept and every night the floor gets mopped.
Self-cleaning counter tops would be good to.
Self-cleaning counter tops would be good to.
MaryAnnS
January 12, 2012
I would like a stove that can be programmed so that every different dish I'm making for every different child in my house (including the picky husband) came out perfect at exactly the right moment. No more over-cooked or cold anything. Just perfect and ready to serve.....and maybe some roller-skates to get it on the table at the right time.
orlenda
February 12, 2012
you could add a warming drawer to yoru kitchen so foods that get doen early can be kept warm....many ranges coem with warming drawers now....(we use ours for storage though, since we eat teh same stuff and we dont have adequate storage).
Sam1148
January 12, 2012
The last thing I'd want would be that the fridge would have a 'blue screen of death', or the Toaster to pester me about software upgrade.
I would like a fridge that pulls cold air from the outside in the winter.
I would like a fridge that pulls cold air from the outside in the winter.
SKK
January 13, 2012
I can hear that toaster now "Time for security updates. Toasting suspended until security is updated."
boulangere
January 12, 2012
I'd be extremely grateful for the dishwasher that empties itself. And as long as we're dreaming here, I'd put the house that cleans itself on the same list.
orlenda
February 12, 2012
I have allways wanted a robot or device that can vaccum stairs...tahts the worst chorse with no easy ways to make it better....
Bevi
January 12, 2012
A refrigerator with shelves that are powered to pull out automatically to you can see the full contents. Less food experiments will happen that way. An oven with automatic racks would be nice as well.
smccassell
January 12, 2012
I want an oven door that opens to the side, not dropping down right in front of my knees. Had a nice German one that had to be replaced. Its oven door openned to the side, like a refridgerator door. It was very easy to get pans in and out of the over, even when using a water bath. Cleaning was much easier too - no not a full cleaning, let the oven do that but just wiping up a spill or overflow. You did not have to lean over the door to get at the oven. I never realized how much I loved that side openning door until it was gone.
Niknud
January 12, 2012
It's like when they invented 'self-cleaning' stoves they forgot to invent 'self-cleaning' stoveTOPS. Grievous oversight in my opinion.
MTMitchell
January 12, 2012
Rosie, the robot from the Jetsons, who could take on things like the washing the dishes, the run-of-the-mill grocery shopping, the prepping of things that I am not good at and always seem to either mess up or hurt myself doing, taking out the garbage, etc. And would also love the beep-beep-you're-close-to-burning sensors, the fridge that says "you have a bell pepper, some onions, tortillas, and some meat in the freezer - how about fajitas?" -- oh, it would be great if the pantry could chime in with something like "there's a forgotten jar of salsa in the back here, too!" -- and the containers that let me know my leftovers have gone from lunch to science experiment.
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