Canadian Home Trends Kitchen & Bath/Holiday 2013 | Page 18

Stein’s Laura favourite things five Some of the newest and most innovative kitchen products are embracing current design trends and cutting-edge technology. Here are a few to check out. Laura Stein Text Laura Stein The WineStation, Napa Technology, www.napatechnology.com Wine saver Ever come home at the end of the day and pour yourself a glass of wine; then, a few days later pour out the rest of the bottle because it’s still half full and tastes like vinegar? Now there’s a restaurant quality appliance that lets you serve and preserve four bottles of wine for up to sixty days with no degradation of taste. Napa Technology’s WineStation uses an environmentally friendly, thermo-electric cooling system for precise temperature control. A dual control system lets you keep both red and white at the same time, while argon gas preserves the freshness. The patented dispensing heads keep the wine safe from oxidization and the wine is poured directly from the bottle each time, meaning taste and aroma are never compromised. Whether you’re in the mood for a full glass or just a taste, you’ll never have to worry about whether or not to open a bottle. Induction Freedom Stove Thermador www.thermador.ca MotionSenseTM Faucet Moen www.moen.ca Magic faucet How many times have you stood in front of the kitchen sink with fingers full of grease, eggs, or any other manner of mess and contemplated how you might turn on the faucet with your elbow? Those days are now over, thanks to innovative companies manufacturing faucets with touchless technology. Check out Moen’s MotionSense™ faucet where you simply wave your hand or a utensil in front of the sensor and presto – water appears. Cool cooktops Induction is one of the coolest cooking technologies to come along in years - literally. Rather than transferring heat from a red hot burner, an electric current is created within the pot itself, causing the pot and food to heat while the cooking surface stays cool. That means no more burns from hot elements, super-fast cooking, high energy efficiency, extra safety for kids, and a sleek looking cooktop to boot. Although induction technology isn’t brand new, Thermador has come along and upped the ante. With their new Freedom Induction Cooktop, the entire surface is usable for cooking. You can put your pots anywhere on the cooktop and it automatically detects their locations. A simple touch screen allows you to adjust the settings and easily transfer them to another area of the cooking surface, if you decide to move your pot. 18 CanadianHomeTrends.com