Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Kitchen Scales Redesigned


Prior to weighing anything on the kitchen scales, an empty container needs to be zero-reset to compensate for the containers weight.  When using different sized containers, you need to remember to reset every time you change a container sizes. E.g. You may need to weigh flower in high volumes where margin of error can be generous. On the other hand, spices, herbs, and other ingredients where a small inaccuracy can make a big difference, you need smaller containers. Problem is that once you reset them for a particular container, chances are you need to reset them again, and again, and frequently. This can be a major nuisance when cooking and sometimes you wish you had several scales that are set to a particular container you are using.



Lets make kitchen scales that eliminates the need to reset for differently sized containers. One way to execute this would be to use differently sized cups for different precision levels that fit in the notches of the scale bed and are zero-weighted for the specific cup size. All cups have measuring notches at corresponding size-scale (e.g. smaller the cup higher the precision). All cups also double as a volume measuring cups, cutting down on kitchen clutter. Multiple cup sizes will allow measuring at different volume precision and as with ordinary scales, no need to reset the display every time the container is changed. Another way to design this would be to have several preset buttons (numbered or color coded), that you would use to pre-set different third-party containers you would be using during cooking. Weigh the empty containers once, and assign a preset, just like the presets on your radio. Then recall the preset when placing a corresponding container. There can be "charms" corresponding the color of the preset that you can attach to the container in order to remember which preset it is set to. Yet another, more high tech solution would be to attach some kind of proximity stickers to the bottom of the bowl and pre-set them like this. Next time the bowl or a cup is placed on the scales, the scale will compensate for the weight difference set previously for that sensor. Additional features this product may include: Scales can be set to convert weights for different densities. The pre-weighted notches can be individually zeroed-out any time, including for a third party containers and measuring cups. All measuring cups are dishwasher washable.

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Grilling in the Rain!

THE PROBLEM
So you've marinated the chicken, tenderized the sirloin, laid-out the veggies, and got your Stake ready for action! And then comes a huge rain drop, then another, and all of a sudden the sky opens up on top of your grill in a Summer shower. What do you do?

THE SOLUTION
You run for the cover, Literally! Grab Quirky's instant set-up and compact grilling tent with heat resistant fine-mesh netting on the sides for proper ventilation and heat resistant top and you feel like singing. You just defeated the nature! Works in a hot sun too!

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