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Debonaire Kitchen Appliances

The Kaya Microwave Serves Up Your Meal with Style

— October 19, 2011 — Unique
Designed by Mac Funamizu of the blog Petit Invention, this concept piece entitled the Kaya microwave gives the lazy cook's standby a long overdue makeover. By his own admission, Mac is a little lost in the kitchen. With his own limitations in mind, Mac equipped this standing dome-shaped cooker with a theoretical touch-sensitive screen, which not only allows you to adjust the cook time, it also gives you a realistic rendition of what the food will look like after cooking. You will know your food will be cooked to perfection before the buzzer even makes a peep.

Mac Funamizu also expressed a wish to make microwaves portable. Try to avoid thinking about what this development could do to the couch potatoes of the world and think instead of the more wholesome image of the microwave standing adjacent to a table full of diners. The microwave itself is shaped like those iconic domed serving platters that often accompany room service. The microwave reaches table height and, like a capable electronic maitre d, it unveils your dish with the necessary flourish.

Now, there is no need to tamper with cook times or worry about your mash potatoes catching a chill at the table; with the Kaya microwave table-side all your reheating woes are solved.
Trend Themes
1. Touch-sensitive Cooker Screens - Opportunity for creating cookers with touch-sensitive screens to provide users with precise control over cook time and realistic visualizations of the cooked food.
2. Portable Microwaves - Opportunity to design portable microwaves that can be brought to the dining table for a more interactive and convenient dining experience.
3. Electronic Tableside Service - Opportunity to develop microwaves that can unveil dishes with flair, enhancing the dining experience and eliminating the need for tampering with cook times.
Industry Implications
1. Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing - Manufacturers should explore incorporating touch-sensitive screens into their cookers to meet the demand for more precise and interactive cooking experiences.
2. Portable Appliance Manufacturing - Companies can tap into the growing market for portable appliances by developing innovative and compact portable microwaves.
3. Hospitality and Food Service - Restaurants and hotels can invest in electronic tableside service technology to enhance the dining experience, creating a memorable and convenient service for their guests.
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