Description
First domestic electrical refrigerator
Technical
DOMELRE was one of the first domestic electrical refrigerators, invented by Frederick William Wolf Jr. (1879–1954) in 1913 and produced starting in 1914 by Wolf's Mechanical Refrigerator Company in Chicago. Several hundred units were sold, which made it the most commercially successful product out of several competing designs of its time. The unit replaced the block of ice in the icebox with an electrical-powered cooling device, and was completely automatic.
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
cleansharpmetallicsterilecrisp
Wine Analogy
Like a well-chilled white wine served in a stainless steel decanter
Coffee Analogy
Similar to the crisp aroma of freshly cleaned coffee equipment
Perfume Analogy
Evokes the sterile freshness of hospital-grade disinfectants
Culinary Applications
Chilled Beef TartareFranceMaintains safe meat temperature while preserving texture
Sashimi StorageJapanPrevents fish spoilage without freezing
Dairy-Free Ice CreamUSAEnables stable emulsion freezing without dairy
Dietary
VeganVegetarianGluten-FreeHalalKosherNone when properly maintained