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What Fresh Hell Is This? Kitchen Gadgets You Don't Know You Need
Even the electric oven was newfangled at one point. Manufacturers had to educate the public.
Ovens with wifi?
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I don’t think of myself as having Luddite tendencies, but I confess that when I see refrigerators with screens set into their doors, my first thought is: “Why?”
No, don’t tell me that you can stream music or look inside the refrigerator. I already have technology for that -- respectively, my Amazon Echo and this app called “opening the door.” Neither costs the thousands of extra dollars I would have to pay to get my hands on a Samsung Family Hub Refrigerator. And if my music streamer breaks, I can replace it without calling an appliance repair company and spending a fortune on parts.