Samsung announces new state-of-the-art smart cooking range AI at IFA
Sick of “burnt meals and sh**ty food”? Game-changing new AI technology is set to make even the laziest of cooks a MasterChef.
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If you often find yourself peeking into your oven and eyeing your chicken with a side of suspicion, Samsung’s latest range of ovens could be for you.
Unveiled as part of the slate of new product announcements at tech trade show IFA in Berlin, the state-of-the-art ovens are officially bringing artificial intelligence to the kitchen.
Hidden at the top of one oven I inspected is a built-in AI camera, allowing you to remotely monitor your food and even livestream it, if you’re feeling that way inclined.
What’s more, the camera can also recognise more than 80 different dishes, suggesting cooking time and temperatures, and then send notifications to prevent you from turning it into charcoal.
I gave it a go on an accompanying tablet and was able to remotely monitor a bunch of croissants and adjust the settings without ever needing to walk across to the oven and physically eyeball them.
When I wanted to take them out of the oven, I could also pop the door open with the press of a button, which is exactly the kind of lazy-yet-handy technology I want in my kitchen.
The ovens are part of a wider Bespoke range of in-built kitchen appliances powered by Samsung’s SmartThings connectivity, which the Korean brand has said will simplify meal prep and cooking.
“There’s some really cool things there that allow consumers to still have that hands on approach to cooking, which we know they’re passionate about and that they love,” Vice President of Consumer Electronics for Samsung Australia, Jeremy Senior, told news.com.au. “But then remove some of the pain points that causes uncertainty, burnt meals and sh**ty food.”
In addition to five oven models with varying smarts, Samsung also introduced four cooktops, two range hoods and two dishwashers as part of its Bespoke range.
Some key features of the kitchen appliances include Wi-Fi, so you can remotely watch and control your oven, cooktop and range hood from your smartphone, and Dual Cook Flex, which allows two compartments of certain ovens to be set to different temperatures.
Samsung confirmed the latter would also allow me to cook fish and muffins at the same time without permeating my muffins with a fishy aftertaste, thanks to a ceramic divider in the middle of the oven.
The Bespoke AI kitchen appliances will launch in Australia from October 29, with products available from Samsung and select retailers like The Good Guys and Harvey Norman.
Prices will start at $799 for a 14 PS Dishwasher, ranging all the way up to $3699 for a 6 Series AI Oven Flex door.
Samsung has also partnered with MasterChef judge, chef and restaurateur, Andy Allen, for the launch of the range, with Allen signing on as Samsung’s exclusive cooking ambassador.
news.com.au attended IFA as a guest of Samsung
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