bliumuncher
Assistant Cook
How cool would it be if you can see the underside of your food cooking on the pan on your phone or something so that if you have to be away to do something you can still see the progress of what you're cooking?
That's what I was thinking. But, there are times I walk away. I don't stand and wait for brown rice to cook, once it's properly started and the heat is down to min. I might let a soup or stew tend itself on the stove for a while. But, I have a loud timer and I set it to remind me that I have to go check on that stuff. I really don't need to see the bottom of the food in that case. By the time I can see that there is a problem, I shouldn't be wasting my time looking at an app. I should be running to the kitchen to turn off the burner.If I want to see the underside of my food cooking, I just lift it up to check it.
To add, if I'm frying something, I never walk away and just leave it on its own. If I have to be away to do something else, I don't start cooking until I can devote all of my time to what I'm doing in the kitchen. Meaning, I don't think I would really have a use for for an 'app' that would allow me to keep an eye on my food because I would never leave it unattended in the first place.
Completely agree.That's what I was thinking. But, there are times I walk away. I don't stand and wait for brown rice to cook, once it's properly started and the heat is down to min. I might let a soup or stew tend itself on the stove for a while. But, I have a loud timer and I set it to remind me that I have to go check on that stuff. I really don't need to see the bottom of the food in that case. By the time I can see that there is a problem, I shouldn't be wasting my time looking at an app. I should be running to the kitchen to turn off the burner.
Like a glass bottomed boat. You could see the fat sizzling and the food gradually changing color. I'd want to see that once or twice.How cool would it be if you can see the underside of your food cooking on the pan on your phone or something so that if you have to be away to do something you can still see the progress of what you're cooking?
Me too. But, I don't want an app to use that as a way to keep an eye on my food.Like a glass bottomed boat. You could see the fat sizzling and the food gradually changing color. I'd want to see that once or twice.
Ah come on. We were all inexperienced cooks at one time. Some of us had ideas that we we thought were clever or nifty, but weren't actually practical.Classic gen Z.
Haha, I was just poking fun at the generation where media devices generally never leaves their side or hand.Ah come on. We were all inexperienced cooks at one time. Some of us had ideas that we we thought were clever or nifty, but weren't actually practical.
What if you didn't have to do any more interaction, and simply had a display?So, this might work for something that takes a long time before you have to flip it. But, I'm not sure what things that would be where being able to see would matter much. I might flip something that is braising after half an hour. But, generally speaking, I will do that based on time. The appearance won't make much difference, especially not the underside.
Multi-tasking implies that you are busy doing at least two things. If we are only talking about waiting a few minutes to flip (which, in my experience is usually the case), then the problem for me isn't that I'm not in the kitchen, it's that I get distracted by the other tasks that I am busy doing. For example, I was chopping vegetables while I was toasting sesame seeds. Those are boring to watch constantly. But, you really can't chop much before you have to check the sesame seeds. If I had to start fiddling with an app, it would take me longer than turning around and picking up and shaking the skillet with the sesame seeds toasting in it.
For me, it would distract me from some of my favorite things about cooking! There's more to it than just a visual thing! The feel, the smell, all those things play into it. Besides, hands on is the best part!What if you didn't have to do any more interaction, and simply had a display?
For me, this is not something I would use to help me cook. As I mentioned before, it would be interesting to see once or twice.What if you didn't have to do any more interaction, and simply had a display?
You can, with the Corningware Visions cookware setHow cool would it be if you can see the underside of your food cooking on the pan on your phone or something so that if you have to be away to do something you can still see the progress of what you're cooking?
I still don't see how that is much better than turning around to look. If I'm chopping stuff, I'm looking at what I'm doing. I don't like cutting my fingers.What if you didn't have to do any more interaction, and simply had a display
But where would the camera be? I have a gas stove, I can't imagine the camera being someplace where the flames wouldn't affect it, plus spills on the camera lens, etc. so not sure how this would work. Even with an electric range this would be difficult, as the camera would have to be installed by the manufacturer of the stove, I imagine. I have in the past had some glass fry/sautee' pans where I could see underneath the pans by lifting them up slightly.How cool would it be if you can see the underside of your food cooking on the pan on your phone or something so that if you have to be away to do something you can still see the progress of what you're cooking?