What's the biggest cause of false fire alarms on College campuses? No, it's actually burned microwave popcorn...Apparently a kitchen fire occurs every 8 minutes in the United States - 70% caused by unattended cooking appliances. Pioneering Technology Inc. of Mississauga Ontario is addressing this crazy stat with technology. They manufacture a series of high-tech modules that you can add to your stove, grill or microwave that will forever prevent unintentional cooking fires. Their first product was the Safe-T-Element™ - "a patented control unit installed inside the stove controls the temperature of the stove-top element, limiting the high-end temperature to 662ºF", well below the ignition temperature of most foods. Without Safe-T-Elements™, an electric stove element gets up to 1292 degrees - hot enough to melt aluminum cookware. Besides eliminating the main cause of kitchen fires, Safe-T-Element also reduces energy consumption by up to 37%.
The company is focusing of the College and Senior markets for now, because that's where most of the fatalities occur. It's only a matter of time, though, before every stove comes with a no-burned-food guarantee.
Pioneering also sells a device that keeps microwaves from burning food, a remote control starter for your gas grill, and even a device that generates electricity from your always-on gas pilot lights. Very clever stuff.
Check them out at www.pioneeringtech.com
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