Tag: Kitchen
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Keurig Coffee Machine Won’t Brew without a Cup in Place
Quite often, when I’m in a hotel room, the coffee maker is a single-serving Keurig branded machine, like the one pictured above. To avoid the mess caused by a distracted traveler forgetting to put a cup or mug under the dispenser, the base where the cup goes has a sensor that can tell if even…
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Shaved Ice, Not Shaved Fingers
Rival sells a shaved ice machine that spins the ice around, pushing the ice over a blade that shaves it into snow cone “snow.” Rival is very interested in NOT shaving any fingers. They have designed the “on” switch into the lid. You press on the lid to activate the machine. When you stop pressing…
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Never Use Cold Syrup Again!
Hungry Jack syrup has a small window near the bottom of the container that changes from black to clear when heated, revealing the word HOT. This signals that the syrup is warm and ready to serve.
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A Coffee Pot That Stops Brewing when the Pot is Removed
This automatic coffee pot is equipped with a “pause and serve” feature. The lid of the pot presses up on the button (shown below), releasing a valve that allows the coffee to pour into the pot. If you remove the pot before brewing is finished, the valve closes so coffee is not spilled. (A friend…
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Making it Easy to Serve the Right Amount of Fries
The famous French fry scoop effortlessly delivers remarkably low variation among servings of fries at fast food restaurants the world over.
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Make Sure the Frying Pan is Hot
The spot on this frying pan turns a solid red when the pan is hot enough for use. The spot gives a signal of the status of the pan’s temperature.