The idea of a smart kitchen conjures up many images. You could think of a refrigerator with a giant screen that tells you what's inside and what you can cook with it. You could imagine a robot in an apron wandering around the kitchen, flipping pancakes with expert precision. You could just say, “Who cares?” and order DoorDash.
All of these things and more seem to be possible. But even as so many companies and industries work to make their devices smarter and more interoperable to make the smart home a reality, it can sometimes feel like the kitchen is falling behind. Sure, your appliances may be getting smarter: You can start your dishwasher from the other room or see the inside of your oven on your smartphone screen. But does any of that get us closer to what we really want our kitchens to do for us? And wait a second: what do Do we really want our kitchens to do it for us?
Over the next two weeks The Vergecast, that is the question we will explore. With The edgeby Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, we'll delve into the smart kitchen of our dreams, the less-than-dreamy reality of the situation, and what might be necessary to make our cooking, cleaning, meal prepping, and eating more efficient and healthy. fun.
In our first episode, Jen takes us on a tour of her own smart kitchen and explains why the kitchen often feels left behind in the overall smart home race. Then we chat with two guests, who are trying to create tools that can make her kitchen much smarter: Ben Harris, the CEO of Cooland Nick Holzherr, co-founder of samsung food. They tell us about the opportunities and challenges of reinventing the way we cook and eat and explain why the ai revolution could usher in enormous change.
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And stay tuned for next week, when Jen reveals the results of her smart cooking self-experiment. Do you have any smart cooking tips for us? Call The Vergecast hotline (1-866-VERGE11), email us at [email protected] or leave us a comment below.
