nasas automated ovenrefrigerator

NASA's automated oven/refrigerator

A company called TMIO has a product called Connect Io(TM) Intelligent

Oven(TM) Model PS302SS00 Professional Series, Refrigerated, Internet

Controlled, 30" Electric Double Wall Oven which pretty well describes

what it is. I originally saw it in this NASA blurb (hmph, they seem

upset that I don't have Javascript on). It is a dual oven system so

you can have 2 different foods in 2 different Io's. The marketing

blurbs like to show someone at the beach using their cell phone to

control the oven. You can also control it via the Internet. Skipping

the security issues (assume you've taken care of that with VPN access

to your home). While this sounds great it seems a little weird to me.

I doubt this product will be purchased by someone who is usually

relaxing at the beach but more likely an executive who has very little

time to do anything. It's expensive at about $8500(US). Yes I know

it's a professional oven but it's definitely not a device I'll be

purchasing. Besides my meals tend to be meats, and vegetables or other

dishes which require some assembly (batteries not included). Usually

cooking the different parts at the same time and then putting it all

together. So this intelligent oven doesn't make a whole lot of sense

in those instances. Do others have folks have one dish meals that can

be refrigerated and tossed in the Io before work? When it comes to

leftovers I usually prefer the Microwave. My wife and I have microwave

reheating (and most cooking) down to a science. We steam just about

everything when we reheat. Our oven doesn't get much use except for

baking which isn't done during the busy week. Still it is cool that

someone has tackled this product and I did expect that it would be

expensive, at least at first. Of course this is a professional oven

which usually costs more. My father loved a good oven and a large

professional oven would have made his day. I guess meals prepared

before hand are still cooked fresh with this method. Hmm, maybe it's

not such a back idea. Wish I could afford one, maybe I could cut back