Re:June Intelligent Oven
by hipsterrific on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @03:31PM
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I'm a software engineer and I took a total of two cooking courses and with lots of practice, I became a better cook.
$1500 is essentially a weekend cooking class...twice. Learning to cook was by far the most challenging yet the most fun I've ever had. With the exception of the immersion circulator (I own a Polyscience one), none of these things really help. If you want to be a good cook, learn to cook. I never understood the need for "smart" devices when cooking is largely based on experience. Sure, this oven will help me cook medium rare steaks well, but will it taste good? I make medium rare steaks on a frying pan and I can make it consistently well. Cooking is practice, it doesn't require some expensive device.
Re:June Intelligent Oven
by bliti on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @03:36PM
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Big market out there for kitchen gadgets. Most of which don't really help that mucb, but are flashy. A kitchen full of gadgets is more of a vanity thing than anything else.
Re:June Intelligent Oven
by bliti on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @06:50PM
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I see no reason to not believe you. You should at least consider that others might differ. Those others might be a small niche big enough to be worth milions.
$1500 is essentially a weekend cooking class...twice. Learning to cook was by far the most challenging yet the most fun I've ever had. With the exception of the immersion circulator (I own a Polyscience one), none of these things really help. If you want to be a good cook, learn to cook. I never understood the need for "smart" devices when cooking is largely based on experience. Sure, this oven will help me cook medium rare steaks well, but will it taste good? I make medium rare steaks on a frying pan and I can make it consistently well. Cooking is practice, it doesn't require some expensive device.