How much food wasted in the world in 2019? Can you guess or will I tell you? I'll tell you, come on. One billion tons. More than 60% from families, in homes. This is a gigantic problem, unbalancing economies, cultures and entire countries.
Why does this happen? Simple. Air. The air carries microbes, microbes spoil food. Cool the air and the microbes will take longer (it's why we put things in the fridge). Remove the air with the vacuum, and you will slow down again. Less air equals fewer microbes.
The Turkish designer Gokhan Cetinkaya saw fit to create a device that combines two different technologies: UV-C rays and vacuum: and a completely new household appliance was born. What could I call it? The food “enhancer”?
What Aurora does
I put it very simple: Aurora doubles the duration of each food. To be precise, increases it by 97%, with peaks of 141% for fruit. It won't solve the world waste problem, of course. But it will play its part in the home, taking home storage systems another quantum leap.
Small parenthesis: one day companies will integrate everything in a refrigerator: cold, vacuum and UV-C. That will be a good day.
Aurora is a "transit" device: you fill one of its containers, you put it in the device to process it, it receives a vacuum and UV-C treatment (about 30 seconds), then you can put the container normally in the fridge. When you insert the food into the device, you record the use and Aurora "remembers" how long the food will last, alerting you on the inevitable companion app, which can be downloaded to your mobile phone.
Vacuum and UV-C, the Columbus egg. Goodbye waste
Meat? Fruit? Dairy products? (The latter never in the fridge, please! I live in Naples, don't do this to me with mozzarella) Whatever the food, Aurora will warn us when it is about to expire: the combination of conservation plus reminder minimizes waste.
Simple, immediate. One of those things we didn't know we needed.
I underline: I ordered it out of my own pocket. And I say this because this is not a paid review, I do not receive money or products, and unfortunately I do not offer discounts for the purchase: if you like this thing you can find it here on the Indiegogo crowdfunding platform. Enjoy your meal!
