A smart toaster - where do we draw the line?

[Herdfan]

they have touchscreen toilets so why not a toaster?

Wait, what????

 

[Roller]

I would never buy a toaster, toothbrush, or almost any other single-purpose appliance with a touchscreen.

But we have a countertop oven that has a touchscreen interface, stores cooking instructions, and recognizes food. The camera lets you keep an eye on things with a mobile app, which also lets you tweak the cook time as needed.

We routinely use it for everything from chicken to veggies to bagels. Toasting results are more consistent than with our conventional toaster.

 

[Renzatic]

Wait, what????

They're fairly common in Japanese hotels. They love their crazy toilets over there.

 

[Deleted member 215]

Is this one of those dumb Silicon Valley "unicorns" that everyone gets excited about until they realize a regular toaster works just as well, so the company goes bankrupt?

Remember Juicero? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicero

 

[Renzatic]

Is this one of those dumb Silicon Valley "unicorns" that everyone gets excited about until they realize a regular toaster works just as well, so the company goes bankrupt?

Remember Juicero? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juicero

Per the article: "...that used proprietary, single-serving packets of pre-chopped fruits and vegetables that were sold exclusively by the company by subscription."

I'd say that more than anything is what killed Juicero. What's the point of buying a juicer that can only juice premade packages? May as well go to the store and buy a V8, saving yourself hundreds of dollars, and one unnecessary step.

 

[DT]

Wait, what????

(And yes, that's Don Draper ... )

 

[Renzatic]

(And yes, that's Don Draper ... )

And the toasted buns line brings the whole conversation full circle! BRILLIANT!

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

This is the best toaster I've ever used. Cost me $35.

 

[sgtaylor5]

This is the best toaster in the world. Mom and Dad had one for decades; perfect toast every time and totally mechanical in operation.

 

[thekev]

Futurama has this one covered. Blah can't find an embeddable one..

As long as the toaster does not feel love or begin to resemble a racoon, you have not gone too far.

 

[DT]

We have this one, this is our actual order, note the date, and it's still sitting on the counter working great:

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

We have this one, this is our actual order, note the date, and it's still sitting on the counter working great:

View attachment 16892

That's my only regret, not getting a 4 slot toaster.

 

[DT]

That's my only regret, not getting a 4 slot toaster.

Yeah, we don't eat much toast and there's only three of us, but when we have guests, we tend to really breakfast things up , so having the extra capacity is super helpful.

 

[Runs For Fun]

I'd say this belongs here

 

[rdrr]

Anyone else think that a touch screen so close to heating elements isn't a good design? Seems like that screen will have a lot of failures.

 

[thekev]

I'd say this belongs here

I actually carried a dumb phone for a lot of years, due to this. I prefer my appliances be as dumb as possible. This way no one is using my oven to mine ethereum.

 

[DT]

Yeah, I love me some r/ProgrammerHumor ...

The Seinfelds are terrific



Yes, I'm taking this car on a detour ...

 

[throAU]

I don't even own a toaster. I don't care for toast.

Clearly you are not the target demographic.

 

[Yoused]

I actually carried a dumb phone for a lot of years, due to this. I prefer my appliances be as dumb as possible. This way no one is using my oven to mine ethereum.

Was it one of these?

​

 

[Yoused]