Touch-Free Kitchen Technology
Posted on May 25th, 2020
From appliances to sink faucets, here are some ways to make your kitchen hands-free to minimize germs.
Sink Faucets
We all know it’s important to regularly wash our hands while prepping meals to avoid cross-contamination from raw meats. Unfortunately, the place where we go to disinfect our hands happens to also be one of the germiest places in the kitchen. Even after scrubbing your hands for 20 seconds in warm water, just by turning off your faucet can re-contaminate them. To avoid spreading germs while trying to kill them, opt for a hands-free kitchen faucet that allows you to turn on the water by either simply touching it with your wrist or forearm, or using a motion sensor. Not only do these faucets offer a hygienic solution to the kitchen, they also look very sleek, can consume less water, and even offer programmable temperature control on select models.
Voice Command Appliances
The future is here with voice command appliances thanks to Alexa or Google Home connectivity. If you are up to your elbows in raw chicken but need to preheat your oven, you could either stop what you’re doing, go wash your hands and potentially contaminate your sink, touch your oven and potentially contaminate it as well, wash your hands to be on the safe side, and then get back to work. Or you could just give your cloud-based voice assistant a simple voice command without ever skipping a beat or touching a thing. Other connective technologies allow you to adjust temperatures, view the contents of your fridge, and more all without stepping a foot in the kitchen.
Push To Open Doors
Avoid spreading germs throughout your kitchen with push-to-open doors. Using basic mechanics, these openers allow you to easily access your drawer or cupboard contents just by gently pushing it with your elbow or knee to both open and close them. Even select appliances, like Thermador’s Open-Door-Assist on select column refrigerators and freezers or Bosch’s OpenAssist found on select dishwashers, offer the ability to push-to-open so you don’t accidentally contaminate them with dirty hands.
Small Gadgets
Today’s innovative technologies offer a slew of touch-less items that can simplify everyday routine in the kitchen. Motion-detected products like paper towel dispensers, soap dispensers, and garbage cans can help you move throughout your kitchen without worrying about spreading germs and viruses.
Schedule an appointment today to meet with one of our Kitchen Design Experts and Appliance Specialists to learn more about materials and appliances that can help automate your kitchen.
