If you love to barbecue and don't have a patio area, an indoor BBQ grill can come to the rescue. For me, I really enjoy eating barbecue and also the fun in grilling things myself. It is not uncommon for apartments to have "no grill" rules for the fire safety of all of their inhabitants. This indoor BBQ grill runs on 1500 watts of electricity and is made by Breville. The top plate can be adjusted to any position to help control heat based on the type of fare being cooked. The top plate is ribbed which allows you to sear meat should you wish to. It comes with a drip pan that is dishwasher safe. The heat can be set between 350-450 degrees. An electric grill has an advantage here since it is easier to maintain proper heat. All is not lost if you cannot grill outside. A handy indoor BBQ grill can come to the rescue. Price: $249. Buy product: here.
Kitchen appliances are getting smarter because designers are identifying with the user experience and working to overcome adversity and make even the most ordinary products even better than they are. Student designer Angeline Meloche from the University of New South Wales answers the food freshness and placement issue with the Celsius modular refrigerator which is configured by the "user". The Celsius features a touch-sensitive control panel on the door of each cabinet which includes five temperature presets giving users the ability to store food correctly, maintaining freshness and storage lifetime. Full-extension drawers and pantry-style cabinets allow for optimal space usage with the same footprint as a conventional refrigerator. Other features include custom inserts providing for fruit, vegetables, meat & fish, dairy, bottles, and wine storage, and an LCD screen, which not only helps the user to monitor and locate food items, but also fosters an awareness of correct storage conditions. Read more here.
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The KWT1611 Vi wine cooler from Miele is narrow with a width of 24 inches. Despite its narrow size it can hold up to 84 bottles of wine storage. The wine is held on nice wooden racks which are great in preserving bottles while also adding to the nostalgia of wine collecting. The wine racks fully extend out giving you ample room to load, review, and remove wine bottles. The cooling system includes three separate temperature zones providing more control over temperature setting. Thus, if you want your white wine or champagne colder, it can be accommodated in their system.
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The Krups Nescafe Dulce Gusto espresso maker is one of the easier models on the market in terms of how it is to be used. The coffee appliance uses pods that quickly slide into the machine and create the brew in a short amount of time. There is a lever on the front side of the machine that controls the release of the pod-holder. A small drip tray prevents counter spills and collects excess water after each brew. Krups Nescafe comes in three colors: bed, cream, and black. One feature consumers like about this piece is its design shape. Its shape is a series of small circles which is different than boxier espresso makers on the market. It is capable of making espresso, cappucino, lungo, latte, and hot chocolate. Price: $220. Buy product: here.
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Electrolux has a brilliant plan with their Design Lab competition which sends out a casting call to designers world wide asking for submissions to be judged by an international jury of renowned designers. How often does a company have designers lined up to contribute what could potentially be the future of their industry. The theme of this years contest was to design home appliances for the internet generation and some innovative and hi-tech entries were submitted as you would imagine. Here are a few of the innovative kitchen appliances that will one day grace the most modern kitchen of the future. See the rest of the entries as well as the entire collection of Electrolux kitchen appliances here.
Matthias Pinkert's Vesta cooktop folds away vertically when not in use contains a scanner that can read RFID chips, which are predicted to replace barcodes on product packages. These chips could contain information about cooking times and temperatures and even recipe suggestions.
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