Whats next for the smart kitchen? What sort of new appliances will be gracing the countertops of the future, and what sort of technologies will power them? In short: What will it look like to cook at home in the future?

Thats exactly the question one of our panels tackled at SKS 2019. The discussion was led by The Spoons Chris Albrecht, who spoke with Lisa McManus of Americas Test Kitchen, Matt Van Horn of June and Steve Svajian of Anova about whats coming down the pipelines for kitchen tech. The full video is below, but if you want a few quick highlights read on:

The future of the kitchen is softwareSvajian argued that the smart kitchen space started out more hardware-driven, but has recently been shifting to focus more on software. Van Horn agreed. He said that in the early days of the company, people used what he called the primitive settings of the smart oven: bake, broil, etc. But now theyre using the automatic cook programs more and more. That said, the hardware [still] has to be great, added Svajian.

All tech aside, it has to workMcManus drove home the point that high-tech appliance are great, but they have to actually help people cook better not just look cool. We look at things that will make [cooking] easier and more accessible to everyone, she said. Things that are practical, that are functional.

The smart kitchen space right now? Good chaos.McManus summed up the evolution of the food tech ecosystem pretty neatly during the panel. It feels like a really exciting brainstorm, she said. Its good chaos. Svajian agreed, equating the space to the evolution of the Web in the late 90s. The law of entropy is real.

If you want to hear more about where these three insiders see the fast-paced evolution of the kitchen heading, make sure to watch the full video below.

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