Ovens

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Electrolux’s Oven Hood Disguises Itself As A Lampshade

3:20AM March 11, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Willing to pay over $US1000 for an oven hood that doesn’t stand out like a sore thumb? Electrolux’s EFA50700 has been designed to look just like a lampshade (albeit, a shade for a motherfriggin’ large light bulb), and still manages to extract air across three different levels. More »


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Any Idiot Can Cook A Soufflé In Gorenje’s IChef+ Oven

9:20PM January 24, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

With 65 fancy presets designed by chefs and nutritionists, or nine simple ones letting you cook basics such as “roast potatoes”, Gorenje’s iChef+ oven displays hi-res touchscreen examples of what you’re food should look like. Fingers crossed. [Gorenje via BornRich]


Software

Android To Take Over Your Washing Machine, Dryer, Oven

4:30AM January 5, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Do we really want to give Android the power to control our washing machines, dryers and ovens? Would someone hack them to microwave your underpants, wash your soup and dry your pizza? More »


Gadgets

I Wonder If Cooking While Driving Is Legal?

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11:55AM September 1, 2009 | Nick Broughall

We’ve all been there – you drew the short straw and ended up as designated driver. It’s late – you’re tired, grumpy, sober and your mates are begging you to find a late-night kebab store for an early morning munchy fix. You just want to go to bed. Fortunately, the Latestbuy Car Stove means that your drunk mates can cook their own kebabs while you drive home. More »


Gadgets

Easy Baking With A 100-Watt Light Bulb Takes Me Back

12:00PM August 28, 2009 | Joanna Stern

The combination of my Peter Pan complex and our week-long celebration of food meant one thing: Calling in an Easy Bake Oven. Turns out, no matter how old you are, cooking with a light bulb is (sorta) fun. [Hasbro]


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How To Build A Wood-Fired Pizza Oven In Your Backyard

1:00AM August 28, 2009 | Sean Fallon

I have dreams about installing a full-on backyard kitchen complete with a wood-fired pizza oven. Alas, those dreams have yet to come true. However, I have never thought about actually building one myself. Fortunately, Mike Wilkie has. More »


Gadgets

Bake A Delicious, Healthy Pizza On Your Way To Work

10:34PM June 25, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and how many of you drive to work each morning without any pizza in your stomach? This travesty shall be amended! More »


Electrolux Kitchen Designs Have Travelled From The Future

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10:00AM June 23, 2009 | Nick Broughall

These new kitchen concept designs from Electrolux literally look like they’re from the future. Man, I wish time travel was possible… More »


Gadgets

The Circle of Life: Blockbuster Drop Box Oven Bakes Delicious Cakes

4:30AM May 2, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

I know this is how I’d like my dead body to be repurposed: To make delicious cakes. But I’m not a giant metal box, like Blockbuster’s Quik Drop boxes.

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Siemens Oven Lifts Your Roast Like a Death Star Hangar Lift

2:30AM September 2, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

newVideoPlayer("/siemensraisingoven_gizmodo.flv", 520, 410,""); The Siemens HB 78P570 oven looks like any other oven until you notice that it has no door, which is precisely when it starts to open automatically from its bottom: The glossy black food platform slides down mechanically until it is at the same level as your kitchen top. Sounds a bit crazy, but it’s extremely convenient to put your suckling pig stuffed with chicken wings, then easily paint it with BBQ honey sauce until it’s done. [More IFA 2008 Coverage]

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