refrigerators have touch screens and
cameras connected to your phone that let
you see what's inside
which can help if you're stuck in the
store without a list but as technology
gets
smarter a term used for when devices are
connected to the internet
there are some downsides costs go up
computer viruses could infect your
kitchen appliances
and there are questions about how long
the new technology will last
will people need to upgrade their
refrigerators as often as they upgrade
their phones
when everything works though
technology's always played a big part in
our kitchens
but as companies introduce ai into our
appliances
how we cook in the future may look a lot
different
we're kind of moving into this world in
which machines are
no longer just going to be collecting
information or even kind of helping us
analyze that information but they'll be
able to take action on our behalf
but can all the tech in the world make
us better cooks
technology is trying to idiot proof
cooking
this is taken to the next level it looks
like a microwave but
that's actually a 400 wi-fi connected
oven
you can program it to cook what you want
or use its meal delivery service
never cook salmon i tried once to make
white fish and just didn't happen
for kitchen novices like me it
troubleshoots a major issue
knowing when your food is actually
cooked each meal comes with a barcode
scan it and the microwave downloads the
correct cooking time
to me i know it's a convection oven the
whole thing but it kind of feels like a
microwave like i can't imagine that this
is going to be
really that good um oh we'll see
okay so it says that it's done oh look
at that
all right this is this is a moment of
truth guys
[Music]
this is not bad like does not have the
consistency of any kind of like tv
dinner
the novelty of barcode cooking may wear
off quickly for kitchen pros
and while prepared recipes can be
tweaked there's not a lot of room to
improvise
but for people who want to make cooking
simple it's part of a larger trend of
making gadgets work for you
even if you order your meals through a
service like blue apron or tavala
you still don't want your pantry to be
empty but if you're anything like me
i never know what i've run out of i mean
a grocery list
it's not existent as you scan with genie
can it
automatically creates a shopping list
it doesn't always get everything right
the first time let's get it like just
the right spot
and it takes a while when it doesn't
know what it is ronzoni elbow pasta
[Music]
genican hopes to develop the tech so
that your scanned trash
can be reordered online and delivered
automatically
having your appliances work for you and
actually predict your needs
may be a staple of our future kitchens
as these things get embedded with
more sophisticated intelligence what
will really transform
potentially our experience of the
kitchen is when these different devices
start to become connected to each other
a blender that downloads recipes
and then communicates to your fridge
what those recipes
are and the fridge can check what kinds
of foods are in the fridge
and then reorder what's needed so that
you can make
that smoothie the next morning our tools
are getting a lot smarter
and soon they'll be designed to act more
like assistants than just appliances
wanna try it
right like do you cook better than that
does your mom cook better than that
don't tell your mom