Simplify Cooking With a Connected Kitchen

The connected kitchen will contribute at least 15 percent in savings in the food and beverage industry, while leveraging big data analytics, according to Gartner. The research company also sees benefits for retail, healthcare and insurance industries as well as helping solve sustainability issues. The idea of the smart kitchen is no longer a fantasy or full of out-of-reach technology for the average consumer. The connected kitchen is here, and gadgets and appliances are flooding the marketplace.

But not everyone needs talking dishwashers to simplify their kitchens and make cooking easier. From smart scales to skillets, a connected kitchen can take the guess work out of meal preparation. Not sure where to get started? Here are five gadgets to get your kitchen connected and ready to start cooking.

Drop Scale

The Drop Scale and Recipe app can help even the clueless chef make delicious food. Load up the recipe app on a mobile device that has a big enough screen to follow along with the directions and get down to work. Try the 9.7-inch iPad Pro to load up the recipe app and then collect your ingredients.

Drop Scale lets you place ingredients on your scale and use its resizing feature so you can adapt the recipe depending on the ingredients you have left. It makes altering your recipe on the fly a breeze without the advanced knowledge about cooking required.

Countertop

Orange Chef's Countertop gadget makes nutritious suggestions on what you might like to eat after a busy day or hour at the gym. It assists you in tracking exactly what you're eating and drinking throughout the day and helps you put your meal together. Connect Countertop to your iPhone or iPad and use its mobile app to get started. Countertop also integrates with Vitamix blenders with the help of an app. This keeps Countertop in the know when you're throwing fruits and veggies into it to make a smoothie.

Innit

Whirlpool and Innit teamed up to create a connected fridge that listens to your food. Innit can take a look at your food inventory, recommend recipes and tell you if things are about to expire while you're at the grocery store. The system helps reduce food waste globally as well as in your own home. It also saves you time with running back and forth to the store when you realize someone ate the last of the cheese or bread you were going to use with dinner.

Pantelligent

Cook your food right the first time with Pantelligent. The Bluetooth-connected smart frying pan comes with a built-in temperature sensor to make sure you're cooking everything at the right temperature. Connect the app with your smartphone or iPad to walk through each step of your recipe. Pantelligent also takes the guesswork out of flipping your meal to make sure it cooks evenly and at the right temperature the whole time.

Breville Smart Oven

Take the convenience of a smart skillet and apply it to an entire oven with Breville's smart oven. Sit it right on your countertop and it can recommend a temperature and then remember your preferences for next time. There's also a convection option, so you can speed up your cooking time by as much as 30 percent.