This writer has been a proud slacker ever since she chanced upon keynote speaker Stephan Shapiro’s words, “Laziness is the father of innovation.” While her world-changing finding is yet to see the light of day, she kindles the belief by rejoicing other avant-garde ideas. But never without reasoning. So, when a solution to one of our many fast life struggles was launched on social media — a dosa printer for thin and crisp crêpes — the writer had a smatter of concerns. Is cooking dosa even the hardest part of dosa-making? Does the appliance resolve a real need or add to our dependence on gadgets? And lastly, can contraptions cater to personal choices?

Three Tamilian home chefs discuss the scope of a new machine that contradicts a traditional culinary technique.