SMALL COOKING APPLIANCES

Small cooking appliances - Cooking mama for computer

appliances

The action or process of bringing something into operation

A device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task, typically a domestic one

(appliance) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

An apparatus fitted by a surgeon or a dentist for corrective or therapeutic purpose

(appliance) durable goods for home or office use

(appliance) The act of applying; application; An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end (often specified); Specifically: A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic

cooking

The practice or skill of preparing food

The process of preparing food by heating it

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

(cook) someone who cooks food

Food that has been prepared in a particular way

(cook) prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"

small

Small items of clothing, esp. underwear

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

the slender part of the back

on a small scale; "think small"

Cooking (without a lid) indoors, on an open fire

This is inside a very rural home, where there also happens to be an improved chimney/plancha stove (like the concrete ONIL or metal Aller models) available - but these are not always viewed as an acceptable cooking solution for large pots of food because of their limited firepower (they can't burn a lot of fuel, quickly). Of course indoor air pollution (IAP) results, and we must assume that either this is not perceived to be a significant health problem (often true) or no other reasonable solution is thought to exist - such as cooking outdoors, using a pressure cooker (or even just the missing pot lid in this case - and a thin layer of cooking oil on top can effectively substitute for one), division of the large batch into smaller pots (to be then put on top of the plancha), and/or through the use use of a retained heat cooker (a simple but novel "technology").

The metal ring with legs is somewhat of an improvement over the old 3 stone fire - it gets the pot up off the fire, but it doesn't get the fire up off the cold ground - and in this case corn cobs are the fuel. When carefully tended, this kind of cooking appliance can be quite effective - it is certainly flexible, scalable, and fast - but it always results in smoke within the house.

Electrolux Design Lab - Kitchen Window - A new view on cooking

Fitting larger appliances such as stoves and dish washers in small, one-room apartments is always tricky. This is where the “Kitchen Window” comes in, the space-saving kitchen module and window in one. The Kitchen Window resembles a regular window with see-through glass panes, but can be folded out revealing a stove for cooking and a sink for washing dishes. This is made possible by using a material called power glass, a transparent material that heats up like a regular burner. The Kitchen Window also comes in different materials so the consumer can choose a look that fits their interior.

Kitchen Window by Cornelius Comanns, University of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany, within the top 25 best Electrolux Design Lab ?09 entries.