Aham, the North American Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, issued a statement, , after submitting extensive comments in response to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s request for information on hazards associated with gas cooking products:
Safety will always be appliance manufacturers’ top priority – Aham President and CEO Kelly Mariotti said – and AHAM continues to support unbiased health and safety science that can be used to further improve product safety. As we detailed in our comments to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, current scientific evidence does not support claims that gas cooking creates a significant health hazard for Americans.»
The president also explained that all forms of cooking – gas and electric – emit pollutants that primarily come from the food being prepared rather than the heat source. Existing safety standards have for decades protected American consumers from any carbon monoxide hazards associated with gas products, and other standards are being developed to improve testing and increase consumer confidence in the safety of gas cooking products.
The new Sage coffee machine for more demanding customers will arrive on the market. What will it offer? In September, the new Sage coffee machine for more demanding customers will arrive on the market. What will it offer? Last Autumn, the brand expanded its range of coffee machines with The Barista Express Impress model (SES876BSS) with simplified tamping using a lever. After grinding the beans, the user presses a lever on the side of the coffee machine to perform tamping instead of using a traditional tamper. The more affordable model will receive a more advanced and more expensive sibling in September in the form of The Barista Touch Impress, which the company has already launched under the Breville brand, for example, in its home Australian market.
The machine comes with a very similar procedure for preparing coffee – i.e. tamping using a lever on the side of the coffee maker, then putting the filter on the head of the coffee maker and starting the extraction. So what makes them different? First of all, it is the replacement of the standard button control with a color touch screen that guides the user through the entire preparation, similar to the flagship The Oracle Touch, which has been sold for several years. In the case of The Barista Touch Impress, after selecting the type of drink, the display is divided into three sections – grinding/pounding, coffee extraction and milk frothing. The display helps the user with preparation by displaying the progress and indicating the completed steps.
However, the most important innovation in this model concerns the preparation of milk foam, where Sage is starting to focus more on milk alternatives. The coffee maker will offer automated foaming with a steam nozzle that has an integrated thermometer. We have already met this system with The Oracle Touch. Here, however, Sage goes a little further, as it now enables the setting of foaming according to the type of milk or milk alternative. You can choose from regular milk or almond, oat or soy milk. On the display, the coffee machine advises the user where to place the steam nozzle for a given type of milk and how much milk to use. This whole new system, called Auto MilQ, should gradually make its way to other new Sage models.
Elementi di Cucina launches a new line of modern and classic induction cookers, with and without extraction, under the name NovaCucina. This line combines unique features to provide users with the best cooking experience. They are available in classic, modern and standard variants, in 5 colours, including the trend colour.
The NovaCucina line of induction cookers are available in no less than five different color options: high-gloss black, matte black, white, stainless steel and the trend color pine green. Each color gives the cooker a unique look and allows users to choose the cooker that perfectly matches the style of their kitchen.
With the unique Dual Control knob and touch control for the induction cooking area, users offer optimum ease of use. This function gives the user the option to control the induction zones both with a robust knob and with touch controls on the glass.
The 89 liter ovens in the NovaCucina cookers are equipped as standard with luxury functions such as telescopic guides, core temperature measurement, rotisserie and Smart Touch oven controls, making cooking a breeze. With an A+ energy rating, the ovens are energy efficient, saving you money while you prepare your favorite dishes.
All NovaCucina cookers from Elementi di Cucina are produced locally in the Netherlands, which ensures high quality and durability. The cookers have the largest cooking surface and provide ample space for preparing meals, making them perfect for both home and professional chefs.
The cookers are expected to be available from Q3 / Q4 this year
Upliance.ai launches the country’s only smart cooking appliance with ChatGPT, incorporating the artificial intelligence chatbot into its flagship product DelishUp Indian start-up Upliance.ai has integrated the much talked-about AI chatbot ChatGPT into its flagship smart cooking assistant, DelishUp. Launched earlier this year, DelishUp is a smart home appliance that automates cooking and now, with the inclusion of ChatGPT, can create customised AI-assisted recipes.
“With DelishUp, our mission has always been to get more homes in India cooking, and the integration of ChatGPT is a major step in that direction. We are thrilled to be at the forefront of bringing truly smart and connected technology to Indian homes,” said Co-Founder and CEO Mahek Mody.
Smart Cooking According to Upliance.ai, DelishUp, launched in January, is India’s first smart AI-powered cooking assistant. Ideal for beginning cooks and busy families, the appliance is powered by Upliance.ai’s proprietary cloud-based artificial intelligence framework, Up AI.
Not only does DelishUp have the capacity to steam, boil, slow cook, sauté, and stir fry on autopilot, it can also chop with precision as well as toss and mix food in its Smart Jar receptacle. Moreover, the device includes 250+ guided recipes as well as how-to videos displayed on an interactive 8-inch touch screen.
All users have to do to prepare the recipe of their choice, is add the ingredients as prompted. Connected by Wi-Fi, the device is also regularly updated with new recipes and features.With the incorporation of ChatGPT, DelishUp now offers chatbot assistance. The AI powered Up Bot allows users to look for tips and get additional assistance to clarify their doubts while cooking. In addition, the new bot can make suggestions on customising existing recipes to suit dietary needs and preferences, adapting them for vegans, sugar-free diets, or calorie cutting.
In addition, the new version of DelishUp also boasts AI-Assisted Generative Recipes, which while still in a beta version, allow users to create their own recipes on top of the 200 built-in recipes already available with the appliance. Thanks to the ChatGPT-powered feature users can generate trending recipes from social media and prepare dishes from their favourite cooking shows.
With the new recipe generator users can also input specific or unusual combinations of ingredients and DelishUp will generate a recipe on the fly just for them.
“We wanted our owners to have the ability to cook what they wanted at whim. Food is deeply personal, and we understand that everyone has different needs and preferences when it comes to cooking. By integrating Up AI with ChatGPT, we can now cater to the varied needs, requirements and preferences of our owners,” stated Mody.
Made in India According to the company, DelishUp is a made-in-India product, and for now it is only available in its home country. While Bengaluru-based Upliance.ai has not shared any plans for international expansion, the company has set a revenue target of Rs 150 crore by financial year 2025 and claims that it has other smart home appliances in the works.
“Our vision is to bring smart technology to every inch of your home. We are all geared up to launch an extensive product line consisting of smart refrigerators, microwaves, and much more designed to make your everyday life easier,” reads the company website.
To make growing plants at home easy, LG introduced the LG tiiun in 2021 and the tiiun mini in 2022 – two innovations that allow users to enjoy a greener lifestyle, indoors. A smart gardening system with built-in LED lighting and automatic temperature control, LG tiiun is the ‘green thumb’ that can help anyone achieve gardening success.
LG tiiun was devised and developed by Sprout Company, the first company-in-company (CIC) established by LG. Forming independent in-house companies, such as Sprout, has helped LG to foster innovative new business ideas and enter new markets more efficiently. Case in point, the tiiun mini was developed and launched much faster than its predecessor Shin Sang-youn, head of Sprout Company, set three clear goals to grow the ‘pet plant’ market and the popularity of LG tiiun. “Our objectives were to turn customers previously uninterested in gardening into plant-lovers, influence customers with an interest in keeping plants to choose LG tiiun and create a fandom among LG tiiun owners,” he said.
The first step in achieving these goals was the creation of an online community for tiiun owners. Established in October 2021, the community now has more than 6,000 active users as of May 2023. “The community has been favorably received because, instead of being a one-sided platform where LG simply posts tiiun-related information and news, it gives members the opportunity to share their own personal stories and communicate with fellow plant- and tiiun-lovers,” explained Shin.As of now, LG tiiun is only available in South Korea. However, it is expected to reach more markets in the near future. “With global expansion in mind, we are currently experimenting with cultivating plants from various regions and environments,” said Shin.
Proud of tiiun’s success at home and looking forward to its bright global future, Shin stated, “In the same way that Scotch Tape and Styler have become generic terms, our hope is that, someday, tiiun will be the word that people use when they’re talking about indoor gardening appliances.
Currys has raised its profit outlook for 2022-23 after better-than-expected trading in the UK in the final two months of the year.
The electricals retailer had previously lowered its guidance in March due to the weak performance of its Nordics business, but said today it now expected to report a year to April 29 adjusted pre-tax profit of £110 to £120m.
This is ahead of previous guidance of around £104m, but down from the £186m made in 2021-22.
Historical and authentic French manufacturer, Rosières has kept its heritage, while evolving to adapt to consumer expectations. Now positioned as a brand of sharing and conviviality, the brand of the Haier group evolves around the concept of convivial bistronomy, as explained to us a few months ago Vincent Rotger, President of Haier France. A concept that the brand is staging on the occasion of the Taste of Paris Festival, of which it is the new household appliance partner, through Atelier Rosières. From May 11 to 14, at the Grand Palais Ephémère, Rosières is offering a series of culinary events with young gastronomy talents, to share convivial moments with the public. “This partnership with Taste of Paris allows us to highlight the renewal of the Rosières brand, with its positioning as a convivial bistronomy. This event is a great opportunity to demonstrate this reorientation, with the help of authentic Chefs who are close to consumers, while rejuvenating the image of Rosières”, declared Vincent Rotger, during the inauguration evening of the Festival. From Pierre Chomet, to Clément Vergeat, via Tony Salomon,The “Le Bocuse” cooking piano is reborn in a limited edition The Atelier Rosières is also an opportunity to unveil a reissue of the emblematic “Le Bocuse” cooking piano, which pays tribute to the famous Paul Bocuse. Available in stores from September in 4 colors (Black, Cream, Bordeaux and Grey), this very limited edition combines modernity and vintage, to be part of the current trend. “With this novelty, we are relaunching what has made the history of Rosières, namely a superb brand that has spanned the ages for 150 years by combining tradition and modernity”, underlines Johanna Rochman, Director of Brands and Communication Haier France. Designed in Italy, in a factory bought about two years ago by the Haier Europe group, this piano will be available in an exceptional version, also in a limited edition.
What does the repairability index entail for home appliance manufacturers?
Producers are responsible for calculating and sharing the index logo and parameters with retailers, free of charge and electronically, for each appliance before being sold: https://youtu.be/xqhMXoTIxQ4
The importance of air quality is essential for people’s health. Whirlpool knows this and has managed to strike the perfect balance between innovation, quality and design with the AP330W air purifier. Living with clean air at home without sacrificing aesthetics is possible, thanks to its compact design and minimalist lines. This has been recognized by the jury of the iF Design Award 2023, which has awarded it with one of its prestigious labels.This air purifier helps to eliminate dust particles, smoke, formaldehyde, carbon dioxide, odors and other domestic gases with which we live daily in our homes. It also helps improve air circulation and removes mold buildup, as well as allergy-causing pet hair and odors, and pollen from indoor and outdoor plants. In this way, it helps to reduce respiratory diseases and those that are transmitted through the air, since it is capable of reducing flu viruses and bacteria by 99%.
Whirlpool’s innovative 6th Sense technology continuously measures air quality by automatically adjusting the purification rate. An advanced sensor measures the PM 2.5 level in the room, and a three-color (blue, yellow, and red) LED lamp provides real-time air quality information.
The purifier has a triple filter system (Pre-filter + carbon filter + Hepa filter) and ultraviolet light.
BORA is committed to innovative kitchen solutions. The company is currently constructing an iconic building in Herford, the eastern Westphalian heart of the German kitchen furniture industry.
Bora has two other sites in Germany at Raubling and Niedendorf as well as one in Sydney, and a flagship store in Munich. It employs 550 people and sell sits products in 60 countries worldwide.
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