"Cooking Up Failure: Why America Isn't Embracing the Latest in Kitchen Technology. Despite the growing trend of smart home devices and high-tech gadgetry, the US market has been slow to warm up to autonomous cooking tools and kitchen appliances. Unlike in Europe and other regions, where culinary robots like the Thermomix have gained popularity, American consumers appear to be hesitant to give up control in the kitchen. Experts point to a combination of factors, including cultural preferences for hands-on cooking and concerns over food safety, as the main reasons behind the lukewarm reception."
Overly autonomous cooking tools and kitchen appliances have largely whiffed in the US market. While culinary robots like the Thermomix have made inroads in Europe and elsewhere, adoption in the US has ...
