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A comment on Tovala (YC W16), a smart oven that aims to perfectly cook meals in 30 minutes.

Re:Tovala (YC W16), a smart oven that aims to perfectly cook... by grogenaut on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @01:15AM (#11251256)
Summary: it's a $400 solder reflow oven for food. Eg it's a computer controlled toaster oven with a heat profile that comes from a bar code on top of the food you buy from the service.

Stouffers aluminum tray meals + computer control.

Wondering how they're going to solve the food quality / price / stability issue.

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Re:Tovala (YC W16), a smart oven that aims to perfectly cook... by wilcoxbr on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @12:20PM (#11254205)
Solder reflow recipes are a good idea! Although, in good conscience, I would not suggest using the oven for food after that.

Meals are delivered, fresh and uncooked, a la ingredient delivery services. In our case, they're already prepared and just need scanned and put in the oven. Modified atmosphere packaging helps with shelf life and stability.

(disclosure: I'm the CTO of Tovala)

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