A refrigerating appliance comprising: a cabinet having an inner liner that defines at least one aperture for accessing a corresponding refrigerating compartment; at least one door operably coupled to the cabinet and operable between open and closed positions (528, 530), the open position defined by the refrigerating compartment being accessible through the at least one aperture, the closed position being defined by the door engaging at least a portion of the at least one aperture; a plurality of storage surfaces positioned within the refrigerating compartment, each of the plurality of storage surfaces adapted to receive at least one temporarily stored item; a scanning apparatus adapted to record data related to the plurality of storage surfaces and the at least one temporarily stored item, wherein the scanning apparatus conducts first and second data capturing phases (552, 554), and wherein secondary data recorded during the second data capturing phase is compared against previous data recorded during the first data capturing phase to create a current inventory manifest, and wherein the current inventory manifest is compared with a set of predetermined parameters related to the at least one temporarily stored item to selectively provide an output, wherein an object recognition system includes the scanning apparatus, wherein the object recognition system is configured to recognize when an item is about to or has spoiled, characterised in that as a temporarily stored food item nears a spoilage state, the object recognition system alerts the user to various recipes that incorporate the temporarily stored item that is nearing a spoilage state and/or recommend recipes that may be prepared using the temporarily stored item nearing the spoilage state. a cabinet having an inner liner that defines at least one aperture for accessing a corresponding refrigerating compartment; at least one door operably coupled to the cabinet and operable between open and closed positions (528, 530), the open position defined by the refrigerating compartment being accessible through the at least one aperture, the closed position being defined by the door engaging at least a portion of the at least one aperture; a plurality of storage surfaces positioned within the refrigerating compartment, each of the plurality of storage surfaces adapted to receive at least one temporarily stored item; a scanning apparatus adapted to record data related to the plurality of storage surfaces and the at least one temporarily stored item, wherein the scanning apparatus conducts first and second data capturing phases (552, 554), and wherein secondary data recorded during the second data capturing phase is compared against previous data recorded during the first data capturing phase to create a current inventory manifest, and wherein the current inventory manifest is compared with a set of predetermined parameters related to the at least one temporarily stored item to selectively provide an output, wherein an object recognition system includes the scanning apparatus, wherein the object recognition system is configured to recognize when an item is about to or has spoiled, characterised in that as a temporarily stored food item nears a spoilage state, the object recognition system alerts the user to various recipes that incorporate the temporarily stored item that is nearing a spoilage state and/or recommend recipes that may be prepared using the temporarily stored item nearing the spoilage state.