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APPLIANCES

Dacor Discovery
Side-by-Side Refrigerator

When a refrigerator door isn’t closed properly, there’s an unpleasant aftermath: food that’s no
longer cold (encouraging spoilage), condensation all over everything (quite the mess to clean
up), and a lot of wasted energy.
Enter Dacor with its Discovery line of side-by-side Energy Star-certified refrigerators. All models,
including Dacor’s new 42-inch unit, include Power Cool and Power Freeze functions to easily
adjust interior temperatures as needed.
There are a slew of energy-saving features, such as automatic door closure and LED lighting, as
well as external ice and water dispensers to avoid disrupting internal temperature. External lights
can be set for continuous operation, illuminating the refrigerator and preventing the need to turn
on an extra light (and use extra electricity) during that sojourn for a late snack or beverage.
Discovery units include Wi-Fi connectivity that allows the homeowner to set Power Cool and
Power Freeze functions, and control the ice maker, with a smartphone.

LG Smart InstaView Whirlpool Zera
Refrigerator Food Recycler

LG Electronics’ Wi-Fi-enabled Smart About 95 percent of food waste can be recycled into compost,
InstaView refrigerator features a 29- and Whirlpool now offers a device to help with that process.
inch LCD touch display that turns Whirpool’s Zera Food Recycler uses a fully automated process
transparent with a couple of taps, to reduce food waste to one-third of its capacity and turn it into
enabling a homeowner to view usable compost in a mere 24 hours. Users simply dump
inside without opening the door. vegetable stalks, fruit skins, meat byproducts and other organic
Smart InstaView also offers the edibles into the unit, throw in the Zera coir and baking soda
Smart Tag menu, which allows the additive, slide the lid closed and push the start button, and let
user to place virtual stickers on the nature do its thing at a greatly accelerated pace.
screen to easily display dates of The unit has a seven-day capacity, with odors kept in check by
when stored food will expire. The a locking lid and manual air filtration system. All automated
refrigerator then issues reminders as functions, such as turning the recycler on, can be controlled via
those dates near. Also, users can smartphone.
access the refrigerator’s 2.0
megapixel super-wide camera lens
remotely via smartphone, if they
want to check on inventory while at
the grocery store.
LG has also tied its webOS smart
platform in with Amazon’s Alexa
Voice Service, providing access to
hands-free, voice-activated services
like recipe searches, online grocery shopping, a virtual grocery
list, remote setting of kitchen timers, and more.

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