For those who really want to ‘connect’ with cooking, here’s a range of intelligent culinary paraphernalia that will turn you from a can’t-boil-an-egg novice to a master chef.
Time for some ‘smart’ coffee
How about making your morning brew with a click and swipe on your smartphone? That’s exactly how the Mr. Coffee Smart Optimal Brew Coffee Maker runs. You just have to schedule or adjust the brewing time on an app and set up reminders so the machine will have hot and fresh coffee anytime you want. It brews coffee 20% faster in comparison with others thermal coffee makers, which means you can have a full pot in less than eight minutes. Available at Mrcoffee.com, $149.99 Mr. Coffee Smart Optimal Brew Coffee Maker
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Tip the scale in your favor
This gadget puts the science back into cooking: the Drop kitchen connected scale is perfect for chefs who sweat over the precise grams and teaspoons. Put a bowl on top of the Bluetooth-enabled scale and start dropping in the ingredients. Your smartphone app will then alert when it’s time to stop and continue with other instructions. The recipes available are all tested and easy-to-follow. Drop works with iPad mini, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, iPad 3rd generation, iPad 4th generation, iPad Air and iPad Air 2. Available at Getdrop.com, $99