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Smart appliances and kitchen gadgets. Each story is summarized in our own words and links to the original reporting.
The new All-in-One Combination Coffee & Espresso Machine (COM630BK) makes drip coffee, cold brew and espresso, now with a touch display and a footprint more than 20% smaller than before. It sells for $349.95 in the US. A sensible pick if you want one machine on the counter instead of two.
The $99 RFX Meat Mini is built for thin cuts like filet mignon and single salmon portions, keeping the full-size probe's four sensors and dishwasher-safe body. It talks to ThermoWorks' RFX Gateway by radio rather than Bluetooth, which is required, and runs up to 48 hours on a charge. It's on sale now.
At The Spoon's Smart Kitchen Summit, Young argued that many smart-kitchen flops came too early, before the tech could deliver. He says AI now cracks hard problems like predicting cook times and carryover heat, and could help home cooks actually use features like steam on combi ovens. The open question: who owns the customer if an AI layer runs every appliance.