If that's the issue OP has with the device, then I don't understand why. They made the statement that, "[t]hough the kitchen is the most common location for a f

If that's the issue OP has with the device, then I don't understand why. They made the statement that, "[t]hough the kitchen is the most common location for a fire in dwellings, kitchen fires are among the least likely to be fatal because cooking usually is attended and occurs during waking hours." This is in reference to their assertion that alarms which trigger from cooking are probably inappropriately placed and should (presumably) be further from the kitchen. So if you're awake, in the kitchen, attending cooking, and you dismiss the alarm, how is this different from having no alarm in the kitchen? It seems like it would be an improvement, full stop.