Monday, 5 June , 2023, Bengaluru, India
Many people would be surprised to learn that there are methods other than using Swiggy or Zomato to order food that can be used technologically. A new generation of intelligent kitchen gadgets can help automate some phases in the cooking process while also keeping a careful eye on the cooking and temperatures so you are not confined to the hob the entire time.
At its most basic, delishUp consists of a stainless steel jar with a heating coil, a variable-speed blade, an integrated weighing scale, and an eight-inch Wi-Fi-connected touch screen for accessing recipes and managing the device (or a mixer combined with a one-pot cooker). Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi, and Pune are the places where you may buy it; Hyderabad and Chennai will follow. The setup is straightforward: simply insert the jar into the main unit, as you would with a mixer grinder, and link the appliance to your home network using the QR-code-based sign-up process on your phone.
The smart device can do a variety of cooking tasks, such as heating, steaming, sautéing, boiling, and whipping, across an increasing number of recipes (230–250 at the latest count), with 8–10 new recipes being added each week. It can also chop, blend, mix, grind, and knead. Before you begin cooking, delishUp shows you on the screen everything you need for that recipe, along with the precise measurements for the serving size (between two and four) you have chosen. The weighing scale enables you to take exact measurements so there is little to no deviation from the recipe. The recipe will require you to add ingredients, chop up veggies or blitzing masalas as you go, and build the flavour by watching and adjusting the temperatures throughout the cooking process.
Apart from the obvious limitation that you can only prepare one meal at a time, using the delish for a few weeks has made it clear that there is still much to learn. For example, operating the delishUp screen isn’t the most natural experience, especially if your hands are wet. The company says they are looking at making the dial below the display an alternative method of navigating the interface.
Although I’ve been informed it’s coming, since spice levels are specified in recipes, there isn’t currently a way to increase (or decrease) the amount of spice. Deep frying, roasting, and baking are just some of the cooking methods that Delish doesn’t support.
If you cook something that leaves some residue in the container, Up includes a rinse option so it can clean itself from the inside (with water and liquid soap). But far too frequently, physical cleaning is still necessary even after the rinse. It has the footprint of a true mixer grinder, so you will need to clear counter space for it in contrast to other appliances that are normally put away after use.
[Source: lifestyle.livemint.com]
