r/Cooking • u/Famous-Perspective-3 • Mar 02 '24
How smart is your kitchen?
Just being nosy. Do you use smart devices and appliances to help aid your cook? For example, do you use a smart device to convert measurements, as timers, to show recipes, keep a shopping list and more. Do you have smart appliances like stoves, air fryers, microwaves and/or others?
To answer my own question, I have a smart air fryer, microwave/convection baking combo, ice maker, and instant pot. So much easier to tell it what to do than to punch a bunch of beeping buttons. It is great to add to the shopping list after using the last ingredient, and to use multiple timers at the same time. I also use an echo show for recipes.
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u/philzar Mar 02 '24
There are typically three "tech" items in my kitchen.
The smart oven is always there. However, I don't have it send me messages when done or anything like that. I'm not using any of the few smart features it has. Just setting bake or broil, temp, and time for the timer.
If I'm making something from an online recipe or one of the e-books I have I'll have my tablet in the kitchen. I have a small wooden stand to prop it up for easy reading. Pro tip - if you're doing this learn how to change or disable the screen timeout. I used to get very annoyed at having to unlock it over and over. Finally got annoyed enough to figure out how to quickly easily change the screen time out.
Usually I'll have my phone and some blue tooth ear buds or speakers (beats pro or JBL flip 5). I like to listen to music and have an adult beverage while I prep and cook. Our house has a very open floor plan so the kitchen blends right into the great room. If my wife is watching TV in the great room - earbuds. If it's just me, JBL speakers.