Design flaws in everyday things: Ninja Air Fryer
Air fryers have become an essential appliance in most kitchens. One of the most versatile kitchen appliances made, it can cook a steak just as well as it bakes bread. I’ve found one easily fixable design flaw in my air fryer.
Machine: Ninja Air fryer
(I suspect what I will be writing about includes most air fryers, but this is the one I use.)
Task Analysis
- The user takes out the fryer tray.
- The user places the ‘to-be-cooked’ ingredient inside the tray.
- The user slides the tray into the air fryer
- The user selects a temperature manually or by choosing a preset cook mode.
- The user specifies the duration of cooking.
- The user hears the alert letting them know that the cooking time has elapsed.
- The user takes out the tray.
- The user removes the food into a serving bowl/plate. The user could do the task in the following ways:
- The user uses a tong.
- The user uses a serving spoon.
- The user uses a spatula to pour the contents out by tilting the tray towards the serving bowl/plate.