Candy Trio: Combined oven, hob and dishwasher
I thought this was an April fool joke, but April has been and gone. I’m not sure what to make of this but Candy have launched a new range of products called Trio. This is a new breed of kitchen appliance taking up the standard 600mm width but combining a hob on the top, a small oven in the middle, and a dishwasher below.
It’s either madness or genius but it is certainly a fascinating idea. Clearly, combining a dishwasher with an oven will result in some compromise as with any product that combines two totally different jobs, especially combined into such a small space. They get created because they save space, and when space is at a premium a certain level of compromise is often worth accepting. Looking at the picture I would imagine this new product would be useful in a very small kitchen serving perhaps just one or two people. The dishwasher is a 6 Place setting dishwasher and the oven is fan assisted and looks the same size as the second oven in my conventional double oven.
I found out about this through a Which? announcement: Candy launches combined oven and dishwasher*
The thing I can’t work out is where one would fit such a hybrid appliance – especially the gas hob version. Many kitchens don’t have plumbing for a dishwasher near where the spur or gas supply is for an oven or hob, and they don’t have the gas supply or electric point for an oven and hob where the plumbing for a dishwasher is.
The plumbing for dishwashers is normally close to the sink and the cooker is commonly somewhere else. I know in my kitchen I couldn’t fit this appliance in without extensive kitchen refitting but then again mine is a normal sized kitchen. Presumably Candy wouldn’t have created it if it was impossible to install in the target kitchens.
* Which? have a 30 day trial offer running for just £1 and are a mine of information
NOTE: There is currently a safety recall on the candy Trio safety recall on the candy Trio
Written By - Washerhelp on July 30th, 2009 with
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#1. September 4th, 2009, at 12:32 AM.
What’s old is new again! I remember seeing one of these franken-appliances in an appliance shop window about 20 years ago.
No, reallly, I did not imagine it – see the ‘Candy 60 years of history’ site at http://www.candy-group.com/60candy/home.html and dial to 75, then select 1980 on the timeline and the text mentions the Trio combining hob, oven and dishwasher.
Also check 1982 for the launch of the Tuttuno dishwasher which incorporated a gas hob to save space.
If you go back to the main page and select 85, then 1988 ad campaign for the Trio. You can see the ad video by clicking the first video 1.
Certainly an inventive company.