Recently got an “all in one” Black + Decker oventop baker, “air fryer”, toaster and oven and learned:

None of it works that well.

Compare this to this funny “Nuwave ‘Infared oven’” Cindy and I got which actually works very well. Super simple — one function (to cook stuff), super simple buttons and controls, and it just works.

Which makes me think:

Perhaps the best tools are specialized tools.

For example, iPhone Pro is great for photography but ultimately if your goal is to maximize your photography, RICOH GR III is perhaps 20x better. Why? The Ricoh has only one function — make photos, and all the functionality is optimized towards that— fits well in your hand, compact, lightweight, great high ISO performance, etc. Whereas the iPhone needs to do a lot of stuff — make phone calls, text message, play games, operate apps, use as GPS, etc.

Thus the takeaway is this:

Don’t get suckered by “all in one” solutions and tools — there will always be a compromise somewhere.