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New oven and they lock the air fryer functionality behind wifi. (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/technology@beehaw.org
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CAFE by GE for those who are wondering.

We are renovating our house including all new appliances. I have told my partner to make sure we get non smart appliances. This is why.

Yes I can setup a VLAN for it to be on but that's not the point.

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[–] 43 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Why the fuck does an oven have a touch screen? That's a horrible idea. Good luck cleaning your kitchen without accidentally hitting "buttons" on the oven! And heaven forbid food splatter turns on your oven broiler.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    I would hope it's a special, heavy-duty kind at least.

    They're on everything because it legitimately just is a good way to get lots and lots of controls and displays on a limited space.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I would hope it's a special, heavy-duty kind at least.

    I've seen an expensive microwave with a capacitive touch panel right above the door (and the door was the classic oven style, so attached by the bottom edge). If you ever had a phone with crappy moisture detection, you know where this is going.

    You put your food in the microwave. Turn it on and let it heat the food up. Open the door, take the food out and close the door again. Congratulations, your microwave has probably just turned itself back on, because it detected the humid hot air rising from the briefly opened door as you touching the screen. And because most of the touch screen is "touchable", there's a pretty good chance this gust of humid air can successfully pick a cooking/heating mode and confirm it.

    The microwave randomly navigating its own touch screen happened pretty much every time, passing all the menus and turning on was successful about 10% of the time.

    In short, I wouldn't expect a microwave interface to have any thought put into it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Yeah, the touch screen is awful, but just try finding a decent induction range without one and without spending twice as much for the privilege. (It seems that induction ranges are the most popular for this unfortunate design trend.)There's not really any choices out there. You can lock the screen, which is great for cleaning. Just don't do that while you're using the oven or range because it turns everything off and cancels the bake.

    I do love everything else about my induction range though. Cold searing stuff is faster and easier to get right. I can bring a pot of water to a rolling boil in about 4 minutes.

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