A new cooking computer fries chips (French fries) to perfection. It's just
the thing to complement your digital Turbo Schnitzelmaster. Both products were
unveiled at Germany's largest restaurant industry trade fair recently.
With the digital potato frier, the operator - one could scarcely refer to a
cook under these circumstances - merely chooses the desired degree of crispiness
and adjusts the setting accordingly.
The Self-Cooking Centre, and other hi-tech kit for tomorrow's kitchen, was
shown at Germany's Internorga restaurant industry trade fair in Hamburg
recently.
Sensors monitor the humidity and temperature in the oven, which allows chips
to be prepared without the usual fat.
Members of the public sampling the wares were impressed.
Internorga chef Joerg Schlottenbohm maintains that anyone can be a top cook
under these circumstances.
The exhibition confirmed a trend that sees cooking becoming simpler, but the
technology ever more complicated and expensive.
The coffee machine of the future, a Swiss model called Tiger, cleans itself
and can be controlled via the Internet, so that fresh coffee is ready as you
walk in.
An inventor in Bavaria has come up with something quite simple to tenderize
meat.
The Schnitzelmaster, dreamed up by restaurateur Franz Kindermann, puts an end
to bashing steaks with a mallet.
"It's a task for an idiot, but you don't let an idiot with a heavy mallet
loose in any kitchen," Kindermann says.
His invention puts the meat through two plastic rollers, stretching and
tenderizing it.
"It puts an end to the bashing, and the meat is in fact juicier," Kindermann
says.
He has already sold around 2,000 of these simple gadgets all over the world,
but has found that many chefs are put off by the fact that it is hand turned.
The new Schnitzelmaster Turbo version will thus have a small
motor.
