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The smart refrigerator

Matthias Schmid

February 8, 2021 · Reading time: 3 Minutes
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What was unthinkable many years ago has already made its way into some households. Those who own a smart refrigerator quickly become accustomed to the many intelligent features that make everyday life easier and wouldn’t want to give them up. However, the higher initial cost can be off-putting. This is one reason why we still don’t have a smart appliance in our kitchen. Temperature management, alert functions, or internet access are features that manufacturers advertise on their websites for smart home refrigerators.

Smart features from manufacturers:

  • Cooling temperature as well as holiday and super frost mode are settings that can be easily adjusted with a smartphone
  • Controlling the smart device via voice assistant
  • Best overview of stocked food items with an integrated camera that allows a view inside
  • Save energy with a touch of a finger. Take a look inside without opening the door. Control audio and video via the integrated display

Additional features such as the mobile refrigerator that communicates directly with the Alexa note are unfortunately still a thing of the future. If one thinks further about which features would be desirable, examples such as: come to mind.

  • Overview of the shelf life of stored food items
  • Consumption recommendation for the stored food items
  • Reordering the food items that were taken out
  • Nutritional value chart of stocked food items

Smart stocking without a new refrigerator

But what does it actually look like? Not everyone can or wants to get such a refrigerator. However, it would still be nice to always know what supplies are still at home. Even if the refrigerator is from the older generation. Moreover, there is also a sustainability aspect to not just renewing the refrigerator because one wants to use the latest features. We have a little trick, with this one does not have to forego modern stockpiling adapted to one’s own needs. Make your life easier and let the Pantry App support you. It could look something like this:

Keep track of supplies, groceries and durable products before small price increases turn into unnecessary extra costs.

Or try it right in your browser — no install needed

Set the refrigerator as a storage location in the pantry app

Scan the groceries using the barcode (and take the opportunity to tidy up and clean ;-) )

You can check what’s in the fridge anytime using your mobile device. For instance, at work you can decide what to cook in the evening or see at a glance while shopping what still needs to be bought. Coordinate with family members or roommates. This way, you’ll avoid duplicate purchases. Organize the food in the fridge by expiration date to use up items that are expiring soon first.

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