"Kitchen Gadgets Gone Rogue: Why America Isn't Embracing the Latest Cooking Revolution As the world becomes increasingly reliant on automated technology, one area where innovation has stalled is in the kitchen. Despite the growing popularity of culinary robots like the Thermomix in Europe and other parts of the globe, the US market has been slow to adopt overly autonomous cooking tools and kitchen appliances. Industry insiders point to a combination of factors, including consumer skepticism and a cultural preference for hands-on cooking. But what does this mean for the future of kitchen technology, and will American cooks ever be convinced to hand over the reins to their appliances?"


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 ...