As we continue to live through an era that forces many of us to spend more time than ever at home, it’s time to think about how we can make our lives that little bit easier. Placed as the heart of the home, this change in attitude starts in the kitchen, with smart appliances.
Analysing recent Google data, as of December 2020, search volume around ‘smart kitchens’ has seen a growth of almost 50% YoY, while ‘smart appliances’ saw an increase of 22% during 2020.
Installing smart appliances and connected products is the first step in creating an environment that works with you, rather than that which you work in. This needn’t mean a complete overhaul of your current space, with most features offering straightforward independent installation. Reading on, we’ve outlined the main benefits around making a smart kitchen your reality, including improved practicality, peace of mind, and heightened efficiency.
Prioritise kitchen practicality
The overwhelming benefit of introducing smart technology into your kitchen is the immediately improved practicality you’ll enjoy. Whether it’s installing a smart oven, microwave, or fridge, or a connected assortment of contemporary devices and accessories, you’ll begin to appreciate how relaxing the kitchen can be when you don’t have to worry about juggling various elements.
Smart features take away the stresses of cooking
Just looking at the kitchen from a food preparation perspective, styling your space around smart appliances enables you to comfortably oven cook and bake meals to perfection while you focus your attention on boiling and simmering components above. Smart ovens are especially useful additions to any modern kitchen, with various helpful functions designed to make for a more leisurely experience.
Take the time to explore the full spectrum of smart ovens available, keeping an eye out for those which allow you to all-but-forget about your dinner as it cooks at an even and consistent temperature, before dropping to a steady warmth until you’re ready.
Prepare meals on your time
The beauty of smart cooking, and smart kitchen working in general, is the easy and direct access you have to each appliance from your smartphone. This, alone, changes the face of cooking completely; never again will you traipse in from work and be forced to choose between the long wait as your oven preheats or grabbing something less nutritious from the fridge.
Instead, tailor preheating settings around your habits, and walk into a kitchen poised and waiting for you to make the final move and immediately oven cook your food while you’re in the shower or relaxing in front of the television. Alternatively, add a further element of ease to your life and pre-prepare your dish, placing it in the oven at a warming temperature, before upping the heat remotely to be greeted by delicious cooking smells as you step through the kitchen door.
Enjoy a completely connected kitchen
As well as being designed around offering high-functioning practicality, smart kitchens also make creating a connected environment a breeze. With all appliances controlled through your smartphone, remote handling and simplicity will become your norm.
Whether you’re designing a new kitchen altogether or upgrading your current space with a few practical additions, consider how you can sync each device to work in a completely connected way. With your appliances communicating with each other, enjoy an enhanced environment and totally transformed kitchen experience.
Enjoy peace of mind wherever you are
Just as installing connected devices offers revolutionary practicality in your kitchen, remote access to your appliances also provides helpful peace of mind, confirming that each is working just as it should be. This is essential in improving the overall safety of your kitchen, whether at home or away, and ensures you’re never caught out by a malfunctioning appliance.
Similarly, enable mobile notifications through each smart device’s associated app that are triggered by any changes in the kitchen, to keep on top of manual modifications and necessary updates. Receiving regular notices, according to each change, ensures you’re always involved in the workings and running of your kitchen, which ultimately makes for an easier and more enjoyable environment to cook and socialise in.
Enjoy energy efficiency across your kitchen
Already offering unparalleled efficiency, especially when compared to standard kitchen features and fittings, smart appliances are becoming ever-more prominent in the kitchen. With this, the connectivity between each is always improving, and with it your capacity to ensure complete order.
The future of freethinking devices
Your smart devices are, to a degree, capable of thinking for themselves and monitoring usage, in terms of how they can make your life easier (don’t worry, we’re a long way from dystopia!), so you can learn to enjoy the time spent cooking and socialising without worrying about the energy and monetary cost of running your kitchen.
For instance, contemporarily designed smart fridge-freezers are able to understand and constantly analyse storage levels, and automatically dial the temperature accordingly. This both keeps your food at its freshest and ensures you’re never using more energy than necessary.
Or, look towards the futuristic characteristics of impressive smart ovens, notably in allowing you to leave your cooking food in the hands of your artificially intelligent appliance; slowly applying heat, your oven will determine when your food is cooked optimally. Whichever way you choose to improve efficiency in the kitchen, it’s clear that the future is smart.
Creating an environment built upon speed
Efficiency doesn’t just have to mean the practice of establishing a well-oiled environment, that constantly works toward minimising energy spend. Instead, never settle for less than perfection, in all areas, and look towards your smart appliances as tools to work quickly. Not only will this speediness improve your overall kitchen experience, giving you more free time to spend enjoying time with friends and family, but it’ll make your everyday that little bit easier.
The benefit of installing smart appliances is their capacity to improve as technology becomes increasingly sophisticated. Keep your eye out for even more expert commentary and advice from us around the latest technological developments.
