Some people would find the extra steps involved in controlling the contact time annoying, and other people would find that they offer an enjoyable degree of involvement in the process, similar to the use of an expresso machine. After a few uses of the Technivorm, I found that the extras steps became habitual, and seemed to require no effort at all.
The pronunciation is: Teck-knee-form
Some stainless steel is not stainless because the chromium and nickel are not evenly distributed throughout the metal.
