Reminds me of last summer when I had a water leak in my main water line. While I was in the process of locating it and having repaired, I could access the water, but I did not want the main line to be open 24/7 because my water bill would be huge. So, if I wanted water, I had to grab a wrench and a flashlight, walk 60 feet out to the curb, remove the manhole cover, reach down into the water meter pit, and use the wrench to open the valve. Then I had to go back out and close the valve when I was done. Made me very grateful that, most of the time, water is readily available in my kitchen and bath.
As for fancy kitchen stuff, I have a box that magically keeps things cold (fridge) and another box that warms things up (microwave). That's as fancy as my kitchen gets.