Thermochromic Pot Changes Colors as it Heats Up!

Remember those hypercolor t-shirts from the 1980's? Well apply that visually novel idea to cookware and that's basically the idea for the Coral cooking pots, a concept which gives would-be Giadas a visual indicator of how hot the pot is, making determining when to add/reduce heat an easier task thanks to incorporation of thermochromic (temperature sensitive, color changing) spots.

Designers William Spiga and Juliana Martins describe Coral as:

…this elegant pan that you can use for cooking and serving, but unlike the rest of the gang, this one comes coated with thermochromic spots. The pale blue dots turn into bright orange beauties, as the temperature of the pot increases. The handles on the pan comes off easily, thanks to the plug-spring system used. This ways you get to cook safely and efficiently and then slide off the pan-handle and serve right away!

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The guy in that picture is about to get wine all over his range. I usually try to make my reductions IN the pan...

posted by ominoustoad on November 16th 2009 at 1:29pm
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I'm curious how long the handle lasts. If it's just using a spring an pin, it should wear out after constant use. Seems like an interesting idea though. Not sure they could pull it off.

posted by somewhiteguy on November 20th 2009 at 9:48am
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I feel so bad for Jimi Hendrix, schilling for this gimmicky randomness... They're pretty, but being able to gauge cooking temperature is a pretty basic thing, and if you need to be exact you really should have a thermometer. Also, I care more about the temperature of my food and what it's doing, not how hot the pan is. Just because the pan is hot doens't mean your water is boiling.

posted by MaryWynn on November 20th 2009 at 1:20pm
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