The present application relates to a method for automatically cooking food, and the method comprises acquiring an initial image of at least one food ingredient, the initial image being acquired before cooking or when the cooking is not complete; processing the initial image to extract characteristic parameters of at least one food ingredient, wherein the characteristic parameters of the food ingredient indicates the cooking characteristics of the food ingredient; determining cooking condition parameters for at least one food ingredient based on characteristic parameters of at least one food ingredient.

A computing device programmed for automatically generating and storing, in computer storage, a digitalization of information relating to a process involving a user-operated device. The computing device detects and records process details as a user uses a user-operated device. Specifically, a user interacts with a kitchen appliance via a user interface of the appliance. An action sequence of manual interactions is captured, each manual interaction triggering a function for processing ingredients in the kitchen appliance. Operating parameters of the kitchen appliance, detected via at least one sensor device of the kitchen appliance during the action sequence at the kitchen appliance, are automatically correlated with the manual interactions. Using the operating parameter data and the sequence of manual user interactions, partial steps of a user-known recipe are automatically identified by the computing device based on comparing the recorded information with reference data sets within library data.

A grinder for grinding coffee beans having a first grinding tool and a second grinding tool forming a grinding nip, and the second grinding tool being rotatable relative to the first grinding tool. The grinder has at least one force generation device for applying a selectable force F to a first grinding tool or a second grinding tool, which force can be transmitted to the coffee beans. A coffee machine having such a grinder and a method for preparing coffee using said type of coffee machine and said type of grinder.

A container that provides temperature range indication to a user, the container including a chamber for holding heated liquid and a cap having a visual indicator and a temperature sensor, wherein in use the visual indicator illuminates a plurality of visual colours representing to the user the discrete temperature range of the heated liquid. The container is suitable for infant formula preparation and feeding.

Slow cookers are described that have multiple cooking modes that are based on user selected choices, including the cooking mode and the desired doneness or temperature of the food product to be cooked. Preferably, plural cooking modes are provided to be selected that include the use of a temperature probe to provided temperature feedback information. A control module can be mounted to the slow cooking and programmed to control the multiple cooking modes and the temperature probe can be operatively connected to the control module to provide sensed temperature data for use in the various cooking modes. Preferably, the cooking modes using the temperature probe include the heating of a cooking vessel within the slow cooker for heating the food product or a liquid within the cooking vessel to a desired temperature and to permit the user greater flexibility in cooking options and to vary option at time during the cooking processes. Moreover, the cooking modes preferably also provide functionality to control the cooking processes after a selected temperature is attained.

A barbecue grill has a body, a barbecue grid, a heating device, a heating adjustment unit, a thermal sensor, and a control device. The heating adjustment unit is connected with the heating device. The thermal sensor is mounted in the body and detects an actual temperature. The control device has a constant temperature control module electrically connected to the heating adjustment unit and the thermal sensor. The constant temperature control module controls the heating adjustment unit to adjust heat output of the heating device according to a difference value between a target temperature and the actual temperature. The heat output of the heating device is increased or decreased according to the difference value to keep the temperature constant at the position of the thermal sensor.

A system includes a firebox connected to the cook chamber, an exchange plate opening between the cook chamber and the firebox for fluid flow between the firebox and the cook chamber, a heat deflector connected to inside the cook chamber above the exchange plate opening, a smoke collector connected to the cook chamber opposite the firebox, for accumulation of fluid flow from the cook chamber, a smokestack connected to the smoke collector for expulsion of fluid flow from the smoke collector, and a cooking grate located inside the cook chamber extending from below the heat deflector to a base of the smoke collector. The system operates as a barbecue pit cooker and may be optimized for cooking meats.

Frothing device (1) to froth a beverage, especially milk, comprising: a steam source (2); a source (3) of pressurized air; a dispensing unit (4) to dispense air and steam to the beverage; an air flow rate regulating device (6) arranged downstream of the source (3) of pressurized air; a control unit (16) programmed to operate, in use, the simultaneous supply of steam and air to the dispensing unit (4), respectively from the steam source (2) and from the source (3) of pressurized air.

A cooking assembly can include a cooking vessel, a mixer, and a motor. The cooking vessel can include a bottom contact portion including a first bore therethrough, a heating portion spaced above the bottom contact portion and including a second bore therethrough, and a sidewall connected to the heating portion and together with the heating portion configured to retain food in the cooking vessel. The mixer can be located within the cooking vessel, where the mixer configured to rotate relative to the heating portion. The motor can be connected to the mixer via the first bore and the second bore to drive the mixer to rotate.

A water-based cooking apparatus onboard a vehicle includes a cooking bay and a controller. The cooking bay can be sealed with a lid so that water does not escape the cooking bay when the vehicle is in motion. The controller receives, from a computing device onboard the vehicle, cooking instructions including commands operable to perform one or more of filling the cooking bay with water, setting a temperature for the cooking bay, and adjusting a salinity of water in the cooking bay. The computing device can display cooking instructions on a display and can send status reports to a remote command center.