Kitchen Widgets of the Future

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Every so often I read an article about Kitchens of the Future, invariably written by a futurist who obviously doesn't cook, and the devices described are either pointless (a microwave can cook something in 3 minutes. Is it really *that* much of an improvement if a device can cook something in 3 seconds?) or annoying (I really don't want my fridge to remind me that my doctor said I should lose weight and thus tell me to use canola oil rather than butter in my brownies, not least because the oil will ruin the texture and also because I could be making brownies for someone else. It's none of the damn fridge's business). I'd rather read a prognostication from one of today's molecular gastronomists, but I digress.

While cooking tonight I realized what item I really want: an instant reducer. I want a widget that, when placed in a sauce, instantly removes X amount or Y percentage of the water molecules, leaving everything else intact. No more time-consuming, splattery, risky-with-potential-of-burning boiling down!

What kitchen widget would *you* want the future to give us?