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Testing the June intelligent oven

7 comments

  1. [2]
    Rocket_Man
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    I get some weird emotions about this kind of stuff. Some of the features like the camera seem useful for checking on food. But I think I really hate seeing simple tasks simplified to such a...

    I get some weird emotions about this kind of stuff. Some of the features like the camera seem useful for checking on food. But I think I really hate seeing simple tasks simplified to such a degree. Cooking is easy and the minimal effort required to learn how you like your food cooked is fun. Devices like this are nice because they can make better meals available to people who have a hard time learning to cook for whatever reason. But I have a probably irrational worry that the act of cooking will slowly be eroded away by technology that pumps out "perfectly" cooked food.

    I also just hate mixing apps and appliances. That stuff will never appeal to me.

    4 votes
    1. Akir
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      To be completely honest, I think the flagship features of this oven is almost useless. That the oven automatically identifies what you put in it is not worth buying this oven by itself. The thing...

      To be completely honest, I think the flagship features of this oven is almost useless. That the oven automatically identifies what you put in it is not worth buying this oven by itself. The thing that makes it worth it is that it will automatically shut off when your food's internal temperature reaches whatever you want it to be. It's a feature that should be in every oven. The other reasons why you would want to buy this oven is because it's small and has those fancy heating elements; those make it more efficient.

      The thing that really makes this next-level, to me, is that it is capable of using that camera to tell how crisp or burnt the outside of the food is. That's something that you can't really do with other ovens.

      3 votes
  2. [2]
    whisper
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    I'd love to give this oven a try! It seems expensive at $500. However, if it could replace a full-size oven (as well as several other kitchen tools), then it's actually a good price.

    I'd love to give this oven a try! It seems expensive at $500. However, if it could replace a full-size oven (as well as several other kitchen tools), then it's actually a good price.

    2 votes
    1. Akir
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      It's actually $600. But yeah, I think this is the first "gadget appliance" that is actually worthwhile to buy for an average person I have seen in a long time. Immersion circulators come close,...

      It's actually $600.

      But yeah, I think this is the first "gadget appliance" that is actually worthwhile to buy for an average person I have seen in a long time. Immersion circulators come close, but most home chefs don't have patience for sous vide.

      What I would like to see is how accurate it is figuring out the difference between a plain-looking filet mignon and it's pork equivalent.

      5 votes
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    Thrabalen
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    With this and an instant pot, I may never need anything else.

    With this and an instant pot, I may never need anything else.

    2 votes
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      MimicSquid
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      I'd need an electric kettle for coffee/tea, but yeah, getting close to not needing a stove.

      I'd need an electric kettle for coffee/tea, but yeah, getting close to not needing a stove.

      2 votes
      1. Thrabalen
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        Electric kettle is superior to burner version, anyway.

        Electric kettle is superior to burner version, anyway.

        2 votes