Since the days of the first recorded recipe, there has been no greater cookbook than the Internet at large. From food blogs to recipe sites and all the cooking videos you can consume, the Internet has revolutionized the way we prepare our food and learn about the process. However, you can’t use this resource without access, and these kitchen-optimized gadgets are the best way to interact with the virtual kitchen online. These are my five favourites, from kitchen-focused tablets to Android-powered appliances.
1. iGrill Bluetooth Meat Thermometer
This iGrill wireless digital thermometer keeps track of your dinner’s internal temperature. It can sync to your smartphone or tablet to give you wireless updates on the temperature of your meat. Fear not - while you’re entertaining your guests, your meat will not be burned.
2. Google Glass with Kitchme
One issue hampering the kitchen computer experience is the wear and tear that gadgets receive in the kitchen. If it isn’t a boiling sauce spilling onto its keyboard, its a nick or two from a nearby knife. However, Google Glass promises to take that out of the equation by offering a hands-free cooking experience. The Kitchme app, as covered in our exploration of 5 revolutionary Google Glass Apps of the future, features heads-up display and voice commands for recipe navigation. “Glass, show me how to make beef bourguignon” - and you’re cooking.
3. Samsung Refrigerator with LCD Display and Apps
Beyond these next-gen mobile devices, new connected technologies are working their way into old kitchen appliances. Take this new Samsung refrigerator, for example, which features an 8-inch LCD Display that comes loaded with kitchen-related apps. Recipe ideas (and weather, calendars and more) are ever-present on the front of your refrigerator, just waiting for a quick glance while you prepare your meal.
4. Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga UltrabookTM
If you’d like the power of a full-fledged Ultrabook in your cooking environment, you really can’t beat one as flexible as this. The Lenovo Ideapad Yoga Ultrabook has a swivel-style display section that can be arranged in a variety of settings, including a simple a-frame tablet layout. Just tap, type and swype between recipes as you would on a tablet, but with the full power of Intel’s Core i7 processors. After all, cooking has always been about multi-tasking, so it’s important for your kitchen computer to keep up.
5. QOOQ
The QOOQ app is a dedicated kitchen app packed with recipes and custom-created cooking videos and tutorials in several languages. It’s available direct from QOOQ’s website and can stream to your computer, tablet or phone. And expect demand to be high - QOOQ was voted as one of Oprah’s “favourite things of 2013.”
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