Gas stoves have entered the era of intelligence, and new quality productivity is blooming in smart kitchen appliances

Chinese cuisine is all about heat. With the exception of a few apartment kitchens that do not use open flames, the vast majority of Chinese home kitchens use open flames, also known as gas stoves.

Looking back on the development process of household gas stoves, following the "initial stage" before 1980, the "development stage" from 1980 to 1990, and the "breakthrough stage" from 1990 to 2006, since 2007, the living standards of Chinese residents have improved rapidly, and the innovation of household appliances has evolved rapidly under the joint promotion of the two forces of "scientific and technological progress" and "market demand". Especially from 2024, the home appliance industry will rise up with the theme of "intelligent technology, create and enjoy life".

With the rapid development of AI, smart kitchen appliances and smart kitchens have become the general trend of the development of global kitchen appliances, and the soul of the kitchen, the stove, has become a must for businesses. Fire control is more difficult compared to electricity. In addition, the abundance of Chinese cuisine has increased the difficulty of developing and upgrading smart gas stoves (hereinafter referred to as "smart stoves").

Despite this, the kitchen appliance industry is still enthusiastic about the technological innovation and functional upgrading of smart stoves. Some cooker companies focus on the application of AI in cooking scenarios, and with the help of artificial intelligence, they have launched a differentiated offensive of smart cookers, in order to be one step ahead of others in the fierce market competition.

Redefining "smart cooker"

Smart cooker, also known as smart household gas cooker, is an epoch-making product that applies artificial intelligence technology and integrates perception, judgment, decision-making, execution, feedback and other capabilities based on cooking use scenarios, including language recognition, image recognition, natural language processing, robots, big data, cloud computing, etc., to achieve a more convenient and easier cooking experience.

Compared with traditional gas stoves, smart stoves have been comprehensively improved in terms of materials, safety measures, control functions, ecological interconnection and other aspects. Food made with smart cookers is healthier, and cooking is easier and more efficient. The main difference is that the intelligent integrated stove integrates range hoods, disinfection cabinets, steam ovens and other related products on the basis of the intelligent touch screen stove, and has a higher-level functional linkage and intelligent control system.

The development stage of smart stoves

Specifically, the innovation of smart stoves mainly includes three paths: technological innovation - intelligent fire control, wind control, and temperature control; Platform innovation - navigation recipes, compilation of recipes, social attributes, intelligent cooking; Ecological innovation - peripheral products, big data, intelligent ecology, combined with ChatGPT to generate intelligent recipes.

Intelligence 1.0: fire and wind control, voice interaction

The necessary premise of "intelligence" is standardization, and in the cooking scene, the sign of the real "intelligence" of the smart stove is that it can realize the standardization of fire power through the digitization of the flame. On the basis of ordinary cookers, a generation of smart stoves integrates audio and video technology, remote sensing control technology, touch screen control and other technologies, through the combination of built-in sensors and intelligent algorithms, to achieve the quantification and control of firepower, users no longer "by the naked eye" to judge the size of fire, but according to the screen display value to accurately adjust the size of fire, set cooking time, regular flameout safety protection, so as to avoid food burning, pinching and even other potential safety hazards caused by improper fire or time control. Some industry-leading brands have also added voice recognition technology, which allows users to complete operations with simple voice commands, realize voice adjustment of heat (such as "left high heat", "right low heat"), voice setting of cooking time (such as "timed 8 minutes"), etc., to make the cooking process more calm.

The intelligent smoke machine matched with the smart stove can realize more advanced functions such as waving the hand to control the switch on and off the smoke machine, intelligent wind control - adjusting the air volume according to the size of the fire, and the linkage of the smoke stove, which completely solves the problem of forgetting to turn on the smoke machine when cooking and stir-frying or not turning on the maximum air volume in time, resulting in oil smoke staying in the kitchen, and forgetting to turn off the machine after cooking.

Smart 2.0: Assisted cooking, intelligent temperature control

Digital technology makes it possible to accurately control the temperature and add the dosage of the main ingredients and auxiliary ingredients, so as to achieve precise heat control and dose control in different cooking scenarios such as frying, frying, steaming, and boiling, providing important support for auxiliary cooking.

The second-generation smart cooker is centered on the use scenario, using infrared temperature measurement technology, sensing technology, perception feedback and other technologies to detect the temperature in real time, accurately control the temperature, and flexibly switch the cooking mode according to different scenarios. The technical advantages are reflected in the digitalization of heat and temperature standardization, which digitizes the core variables of cooking, such as firepower, temperature and dose, to achieve intelligent temperature control and intelligent adjustment of cooking mode; The functional advantage is manifested in the realization of automatic cooking of simple dishes - one-key stewing, steaming, one-key frying, frying, only seeing the oil temperature, not the oil smoke, locking the food nutrition, so that each dish can achieve the best taste.

Smart 3.0: Navigate cooking, personalize recipes

On the basis of the second-generation smart cooker, through the human-machine interconnection of the cooker, the user's behavior data is collected and analyzed, personalized living habits such as dietary preferences are identified, the user's health needs are perceived, and the recipes are compiled by themselves; Automatically adjust the cooking time, weight, and temperature curve, and finally realize the customization of recipes and the optimization of the cooking process, so that people who can't cook can cook and cook better.

1) The user can input various indicators such as blood pressure, blood lipids, height, weight, etc., and the smart stove analyzes the user's eating habits, perceives the user's physical condition, and puts forward suggestions for dietary rationalization from a healthy diet;

2) All users can compile and upload recipes independently. After the preparation is completed, the smart stove automatically starts the cooking step to guide the user to complete the cooking.

Smart 4.0: Digital cooking, optimal recipes

Based on intelligent 3.0 digital cooking, the system can collect a large number of users' cooking data, and analyze the cooking curves of different recipes and even cuisines through big data computing, so as to find the best cooking method for each cuisine.

All users can access cloud-based recipes and follow illustrated step-by-step instructions to cook with ease, even novice cooks can easily make chef-quality dishes.

Smart 5.0: Smart cooking, ecological interconnection

Smart Stove 5.0 marks a revolutionary advancement in kitchen technology. It combines user needs with ChatGPT, using artificial intelligence to calculate, users only need to propose what food they want to eat, they can directly generate recipes, and achieve delicious output through automatic cooking.

1) Automatic cooking: solve all tasks such as stir-frying, feeding, etc., and realize fully automatic unmanned cooking;

2) Preference recommendation: according to the user's dietary preferences, perceive the cooking time, weight, and temperature curve, and compile the recipe by itself;

3) Health management: according to the user's blood pressure, blood lipids, height, weight and other indicators, perceive the health needs and build recipes; One-click fully automatic, knowing the heart and caring for health.

At the same time, the platform innovation of smart cooker is expected to become an important direction of its development, and by building an intelligent ecosystem, smart cooker has realized the linkage with surrounding smart products. The smart stove will not only be a cooking tool, but also a social platform for users to interact and share their cooking experience, providing users with a more exciting smart life experience.

The kitchen appliance industry has entered a new era

In today's rapid development of science and technology, the intelligent development of gas stoves is undoubtedly a clear example of the kitchen revolution. The emergence of smart stoves has also brought new growth points and competitive advantages to the industry, and even created new business models and service forms. For example, the construction of the smart home ecosystem and the provision of intelligent services not only bring a broad development space for enterprises, but also inject new vitality into the new quality manufacturing of the kitchen appliance industry, and bring more possibilities for consumer experience upgrading.

However, it must be recognized that while pursuing functional upgrades, continuous optimization of user experience is the core of the intelligent process. Product design should pay special attention to meeting the needs of humanity, so as to truly start from the user's perspective to ensure the ease of use and practicability of the product.

The national cooker brand "Huowang" (now known as "Huowang Smart Cooker"), which has been deeply involved in the cooker industry for more than 30 years, is the pioneer and leader of China's smart cooker. Huowang smart stove continues to improve the quality of kitchen appliances and cooking experience, and at the same time pays more attention to the safety and health of users, so that users can enjoy the convenience brought by intelligence without worries.

In general, the development of smart stoves not only represents the progress of kitchen technology, but also reflects the rapid development of new quality productivity and AI in specific fields. It is believed that with the continuous innovation of intelligent technology, smart stoves and the entire kitchen appliance industry will usher in a new era.