High-tech kitchen appliances promising hands-off cooking have struggled to gain traction in the U.S. despite strong sales in Europe and other regions. Devices like the Thermomix, which automate chopping, mixing, and cooking, have faced limited appeal among American consumers. Industry analysts point to cultural differences in cooking habits and skepticism about fully autonomous kitchen tools as key barriers. The gap highlights how European markets embrace smart culinary gadgets far more readily than their U.S. counterparts.
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 ...
