The kitchen is more than a place where you prepare and cook meals. It is the one room in the house where family members go to recharge and escape from the chaos of the world. As such, you must ensure that your kitchen is modern, functional, and smart enough to simplify and improve the quality of life for each family member. One way of doing this is by transforming it into a smart kitchen.
Building a smart kitchen is getting easier and easier with new tech inventions, notably the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities. On the one hand, there’s a new smart appliance entering the market almost on a daily basis. Smartphones, on the other hand, are making it easy to connect and interact with smart kitchen appliances remotely. You now can connect your cooking appliances to the Wi-Fi, enabling you to get dinner started while stuck in traffic using a smartphone app. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Here is more:
1. Smart storage
Smart storage units are classy, functional, and modern. Think of shelves that have dim ambiance lights. Creating such shelves would make your kitchen more aesthetic and enhance visibility in the dark of night. That’s the best gift you can give a family member who loves to indulge in midnight cravings- they don’t have to light up the whole house and disturb other people. Another smart storage idea is to create customized open-shelve units that are easy to organize and clean. Open shelves make the kitchen more functional because everything is right there in the open- nothing is hidden in dark corners, which is the case with closed shelves.
The good thing with smart storage is that you can get it done affordably and quickly by tapping the services of a professional. These experts in kitchen remodeling in Austin, for example, will transform your traditional kitchen in Austin into a smart kitchen in a jiffy. Not just in Austin; wherever you are in the world, you can find a reliable professional to make your kitchen more attractive and stylish. You can also consider investing in motorized kitchen cabinets that offer better accessibility. Some motorized cabinets can be voice-commanded or controlled by a smartphone, plus they have a cleaner design than traditional cabinets.
Built-in vacuum sealers are also worth considering for your smart kitchen. They make it easy for you to seal your food and conserve it. You can ask a remodeling professional to build the vacuum sealers into your existing cabinetry. Lastly on smart storage, you can ask a professional to create an embedded gadget garage unit for added storage that’s tech-savvy and modish.
2. Smart fridge
Smart refrigerators come with a built-in voice assistant that you can use to order takeaway food, search for the best restaurants in your town, or play music. Some have built-in cameras that enable you to look in the fridge from a remote location- you can scan the fridge through your smartphone as you shop in a grocery store. What’s more, smart fridges have a “home screen” that you can customize with recipes, pictures, and notes. In such cases, a smart home manager would allow you to connect with and ease communication between all your smart devices.
3. Smart dishwasher
Okay… a smart dishwasher won’t load the dishes for you. You, however, need this dishwasher because it works in total silence. It is ideal for a multipurpose kitchen that doubles up as a home office. Smart dishwashers also come with automatic doors that swing open when the dishes are done, so you don’t have to “babysit” the dishwashing process.
4. Smart espresso machine
If you are a coffee lover, a smart espresso machine allows you to prepare your favorite drink using your smartphone. You can set strength levels, adjust temperatures, and regulate foam amounts all from a smartphone app.
5. Smart oven
An electric smart oven has a built-in camera that helps you monitor whatever you’re cooking without having to open the door. It also comes with a screen door for displaying cooking instructions and recipes. You can even connect it to Siri or Alexa to enable it to take voice commands.
6. Handleless kitchen
Instead of handles, such a kitchen is fitted with push-to-open highlights. Handleless cabinets, pantry door, and even the main kitchen entrance look smoothed out and stylish. They are also safer for children and senior citizens.
Final word
You don’t have to complete your kitchen transformation in one fell swoop. Take your time and add one smart appliance at a time. It is most helpful to hire a professional to design your new kitchen and remodel it where necessary. A professional will help you find the best technology for a modern, connected kitchen.
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