I agree on the kitchen appliances front and I am just about to buy a slow cooker and a steamer these days and I am sure it's going to improve things a lot. But

I agree on the kitchen appliances front and I am just about to buy a slow cooker and a steamer these days and I am sure it's going to improve things a lot. But the so-called kitchen robots? They are incredibly useful but they make a mess of themselves that you have to clean thoroughly afterwards. They save effort but they don't save time. That was my overall point. And I am not praising the cutting board and the knife per se, I am saying that if you are in the mood to use them for 10-15 minutes then they are sometimes the better options. But in general this wasn't the topic, I was merely saying that time is not being saved very much these days, at least not the maximum extent that's IMO possible with today's technology. But I recognize that not everyone agrees.