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The kitchen gadgets you don't know you need

Many a times we can't actually figure out what to do with all our new toys

Technology, Gadgets
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Every major appliance manufacturer seems to be looking for a way to stick Wi-Fi into their products Photo: iSTOCK

Megan McArdle | Bloomberg
I don’t think of myself as having Luddite tendencies, but I confess that when I see refrigerators with screens set into their doors, my first thought is: “Why?”

No, don’t tell me that you can stream music or look inside the refrigerator. I already have technology for that — respectively, my Amazon Echo and this app called “opening the door”. Neither costs the thousands of extra dollars I would have to pay to get my hands on a Samsung Family Hub Refrigerator. And if my music streamer breaks, I can replace it without calling an appliance repair company and spending a