Dualit’s iconic toasters are the Cadillacs of the breakfast table and now the ever-expanding family of shiny chrome cooking appliances has a coffee machine. Meet Espressivo.

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The DT08 Slide toaster takes the guesswork out of breakfast because you can watch your toast cook through its glass casing. When your bread reaches toasty perfection, just slide it out. It’s the best thing since the Apple/Braun Toaster.

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If Apple made toasters, they’d probably look like this, but surprisingly, this design by Joe Doucet is for Braun of electric shaver fame.

The smooth plastic finish and backlit buttons are the hallmarks of a slick consumer electronics product, but they certainly look right at home in the world of kitchen appliances too. LG made a similar move with its awesome Steam Washing Machines that feature backlit ‘play’ and ‘pause’ buttons instead of a clunky on/off switch.

It’s the subtle tilt that catches your eye though and there’s a good reason for it. The heat from your charred toast is vented away from the bottom of wooden kitchen cabinets to reduce the risk of fire. Sadly it’s not OS X compatible.

Out TBA | £TBA | Braun (via The Design Blog)

If you’re happy for your kitchen to look like a medical theatre, the Solaris Workstation concept by Pietro Arsio for Ernestomeda can make cooking a simple operation.

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If you yearn for that “cinema hot dog taste” but don’t fancy shelling out the ludicrous wedge demanded at the concessions stand, why not opt for the home solution: this compact rotisserie from Giles & Posner?
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Office workers who agree with the legendary Gordon Gecko and prefer to work through their lunch breaks can wheel the Insource mini kitchen up to their desks and prepare a whole meal right there in the office.

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If the steely Food Fusion gadgets by Morphy Richards don’t quite fit with your black mood in the morning, then perhaps the Latitude toaster and kettle will.

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Ever woke up and suspected over breakfast that your karma was out of whack? The tranquility of a perfectly balanced bespoke kitchen could sort your ying out – not to mention your yang.

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