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Strange Design Decision: An Oven with French Doors


I can't figure this one out. This Flexify Air Fryer Oven, by Chinese appliance brand Midea, was voted best-in-show by The Kitchn—and it has French doors. For heaven's sake, why? The chunky handles not only obscure the view, but add a degree of manufacturing complexity; the doors

The chunky handles not only obscure the view, but add a degree of manufacturing complexity; the doors are linked by a mechanism, so that opening one, opens the other. They refer to the door design as "elegant" before writing "This exquisite appliance features a one-pull, dual-opening door system, seamlessly blending chic aesthetics with unmatched practicality." If anything, having two doors on the side means it requires a greater distance to pull the food out and clear the appliance, versus a bottom-hinged door.

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