yokoprime parent
If there is one appliance in my house that does not need a LCD screen and «smart» features, it’s my fridge. It was installed maybe 6 years ago, I adjusted some temperature settings and I’ve never touched the dials again.
It does not need neither screens nor chips, one knob mounted to thermo relay is self-descriptive.
Need might be a bit much but I think I would benefit from the fridge tracking expiry dates and reminding me to use up groceries before they go bad. Having a place in the kitchen to show digital recipes is also not useless.
I don't trust any tech company to provide this without fucking it up with ads or other dark patterns though so I too still have a screen-less fridge.