Electrolux launches today 'Auto-focus for chefs'

Its name is Inspiro - the first oven that thanks to a breakthrough heat management technique automatically selects the right heating mode based on the contents of the oven.

"Rather than just measuring the air temperature with a thermometer and
regulating it with a thermostat, the way a conventional oven operates, Inspiro
uses sensors to calculate the precise combination of energy consumption and time
needed to bring the food to the correct temperature. This is similar to the way
cameras now automatically set aperture, exposure time and focus, depending on
the light and what’s in the frame."

You put your dish in the oven, then select the category - for example
“roasting”, via the touch control, then choose whether the it should be
rare, medium or well done. The oven indicates which level to put the tray on –
in a cold oven.When the cooking sequence is finished, the oven stops, and alerts
the chef that the food is ready.
“With Inspiro, Electrolux has managed to transfer professional cooking techniques into consumer homes, says German top chef Christian Mittermeier. “No other oven allows you to combine top, bottom, side, and grill for one dish without having to stop and reset the oven. I use Inspiro both at home and in my restaurant kitchen and I’m amazed at the precision of the cooking. For ordinary people it will be like having a private chef at home.”

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Milan Preview 1

Frame Magazine has published a series of 6 up to now previews of the Milan Furniture Fair 2008. One of the most ionteresting new products seems to be the new chair Her by Fabio Novembre. As they say,

Fabio Novembre once more shows his obsession for the female body. Yet there is a
male version on its way, called Him. Her is made from polyethylene, available in
black and white and suitable for in- and outdoors.

But this is also another project that accents on the trend for a dissipating border between in and out - a number of interesting furniture collections that are equally comfortable and elegant to serve us both - at the veranda and in our living rooms. It was last year's B & B Cansta collection by Urquiola that seems to have started it, although Urquiola made aslo the Maia collection, designed exclusively for Kettal.


Another new product suitable for both in- and outdoors:




This multifunctional stool SOS by Josh Owenis made from polyethylene, available in black, white, blue, light brown and orange. The two elements attached to the seat can be used as cup-holders, handles or hooks. Turned upside-down it becomes a fun and unusual vase or container.



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