-Annoy the heck out of me.

That aside, I fail to see any reason why any user would want their cook top to be accessible via an app.

On the contrary, if the cook top is switched on, I very much prefer to be in the immediate vicinity.

A lot of modern designs have flat controls with no tactile cues that renders them unusable for the blind. Being able to connect with an app using VoiceOver makes the device accessible.

Even non iot kitchen tech is ridiculous. I tried to buy an oven with as few features as possible. I foolishly assumed that two knobs meant “mode” and “temp”. Nope. It has loads of features which you access by clicking and holding and twiddling one while opposite twiddling the other. Smeg.