Using a Kitchen Computer in a Modern Style Kitchen

The modern style kitchen involves more than simple decorating elements and modern kitchen sets.  It is one thing to have a kitchen that has been put together in a modern or contemporary style.  For a kitchen to be thoroughly modern, however, it is important that certain elements not be over looked.  In the modern kitchen, the appliances are all up to date and fully functional.  While it might not be necessary to have the latest models that have been released from the various appliance manufacturers, it is important to have appliances that feature modern technology and attributes.  One element of the modern style kitchen that many people take for granted today is the kitchen computer.The modern contemporary kitchen computer was first introduced a few decades ago, when computers first started making their way into peoples' homes.  The idea behind this kitchen computer was that it would be a handy place to store recipes.  The original kitchen computer was a large and complicated mechanism that looked nothing like the computers we know and understand today.  It had its own chair and users were required to take a two week course to learn how to use it.  Today, the modern style kitchen is full of computers.  A microwave uses a computer to set its temperature and timer.  Some refrigerators have built in computers that allow users to set the freezer and refrigerator into specific temperatures or enter in expiration dates on food.  Many people keep actual laptop computers in their kitchens to help them store recipes (or the websites on which the recipes are located), household schedules, watch videos while cooking, listen to music—pretty much everything that computers do.  To be sure, the portability of a laptop lends itself nicely to the idea of a kitchen based computer.  While the original kitchen computer may have never really caught on (the two week user course might have been a factor but the bulkiness of the contraption might also have helped speed along its extinction), the modern style kitchen has a very liberal view toward computers.  Most modern appliances use some type of computer chip.  The stoves with the built in burners use computers.  Modern egg timers have computer chips to help them keep accurate time.  Even toasters feature computers today.  The prevalence of kitchen computers has surpassed what the original inventors could ever have hoped to see.Many people assume that the modern kitchen is cold and uninviting.  This could not be further from the truth.  The modern style kitchen embraces classic design ideas (clean lines, clear counters, bold colors, contrasting design elements, simple shapes) with modern technology (the computerized refrigerator and stove/oven units).  It is quite possible to create a modern style kitchen that feels warm and inviting while embracing all of the latest technologies.  Most modern style kitchens will have at least one kitchen computer, whether it is contained in an appliance or a self contained computer, like a laptop, that can be used for a variety of different functions.  The best kitchens combine all of these elements to create a warm, inviting and modern space.