Smart technology in the kitchen

September 11, 2022

Looking into the smart technology available for the kitchen and whether it is more sustainable and eco-friendly than their traditional counterparts

Sustainability is the word on everyone’s lips and the agenda at the top of everyone’s lists. Everywhere you turn, products are being marketed as sustainable and green, companies are releasing sustainability goals and news stories are popping up about the dangers of a growing carbon footprint. With the constant evolution of technology, it’s important that alongside these evolutions, the environment and the impact technology could have on the environment are taken into account.

The kitchen has become the social hub of the home. Even just a few years ago the kitchen was a place where not much time was spent. People would go in for what was needed, and leave straight after to eat elsewhere. During the pandemic, the kitchen became a family-centered room. With growing importance of quality time spent with the family, people spent more time in the kitchen cooking and baking with their loved ones. This also saw the growth of people taking more pride in their kitchens, with the pandemic and lockdowns the perfect time to completely redesign their kitchens to make them a space they wanted to stay in for longer periods of time. This has meant that even after the pandemic was over, people wanted to spend more time in their kitchens, whether that was with families, or because of the rekindled love of cooking and dinner parties. The kitchen sees more foot traffic and time spent within it than ever before; it is no longer a passing space, but a place that helps build relationships and where people have rekindled traditional hobbies of cooking and baking. People are taking more pride in their kitchens, with more attention to detail in the design of the room, as well as investing in the newest technology. From smart refrigerators to smart ovens, most white goods have a smarter, more technologically savvy cousin.

Kitchen technology has always been at the forefront of consumers’ minds, as who doesn’t want to reduce the amount of work they have to do in the kitchen? While versions of appliances like toasters and fridges were invented in the early 1900s, they didn’t reflect those that we know and love today until the 1930/40s. Since then, these devices have become smarter, sleeker and more energy efficient. While household devices seem futuristic now, there are a lot of changes poised to take over kitchens in the coming years. Technology for white goods and appliances has already taken massive strides, so it will be interesting to see how much further technology in the kitchen can be pushed…

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