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 , 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 , 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 , 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 , 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. <EOS>