Author: Extra Nice

  • The fall of CAKE

    The fall of CAKE

    Two months after CAKE bankruptcy, Dominic Dutronc closes his series of LinkedIn posts around this organisation by sharing with you a humble postmortem view on the reasons why it fell… This is well worth reading.. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fall-cake-my-personal-thoughts-why-dominique-dutronc-gi9vf

  • Cnet: Connected kitchen tools review

    Cnet: Connected kitchen tools review

    this is an interesting piece from Cnet “Of the smart countertop convection ovens I’ve tried, Breville’s Joule with its subtler approach to smart ovenry is the closest to getting it right. The Joule has smart features like autopilot cooking for recipes preloaded into the app. It sends notifications when the oven is preheated and again…

  • NYT Wirecutter review

    NYT Wirecutter review

    “Suffice to say, I demand a lot from this appliance. Even then, the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro impresses me. It heats quickly and evenly, combining the gentle consistency of a full-size oven and the crisping power of an air fryer… …It really can do all the things” https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/breville-smart-oven-air-fryer-pro-review

  • CNN: Best overall smart oven: Breville Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro! 

    CNN: Best overall smart oven: Breville Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro! 

    For years, Breville’s range of ovens has dominated the countertop category, and the Joule Oven Air Fryer was a top performer in all of our tests. https://edition.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/best-smart-oven CNN put the the best smart ovens through their paces and the verdict? Best overall smart oven: Breville Joule Oven Air Fryer Pro! 

  • Fast Co: Most Innovative Companies 2024

    Fast Co: Most Innovative Companies 2024

    Breville recognised as one of the most innovative companies in 2024 by Fast Company. “For keeping the joy in cooking, Breville is one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in the design category.” Fast Company 2024 link to article

  • The Control Freak Home is here!

    The Control Freak Home is here!

    It’s finally here!! The next generation of precision countertop induction cooking for home. Smaller, quieter and more affordable than the commercial version. Available to buy exclusively from Chefsteps and there’s lots of informative information on the chefsteps site: https://www.chefsteps.com/control-freak-home And here’s an insight into the design and innovation behind the product. Well worth a watch!

  • AI – innovation tools

    AI – innovation tools

    These are some AI tools that we’ve found useful or intriguing. Some are already indispensable, some have massive potential but we’ve only dipped our toes in… this is moving fast and there’s more to come for sure. Chat GPT ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI. Based on a large language model, it enables users…

  • Breville indigenous scholarship

    Breville indigenous scholarship

    Proceeds from the Breville | Sage Aboriginal Culinary Journey initiative have fully financed the establishment of new Indigenous scholarships at the University of Technology Sydney. These scholarships aim to forge career opportunities in fields such as marketing, engineering, technology, and design, and are available for the year 2024. Breville Aboriginal culinary Journey website UTS Breville…

  • USA National Industrial Design Day

    USA National Industrial Design Day

    Happy National Industrial Design Day to our American colleagues and the USA design community! Each year, IDSA celebrates National Industrial Design Day with the U.S. design community on March 5. First entered into the U.S. Congressional Record in 2015 by U.S. Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, National Industrial Design Day declares that industrial designers “improve our…