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Was the smart kitchen a bad idea, or was it just too early? In this episode, recorded at Smart Kitchen Summit 2026, Michael Wolf talks with Chris Young, founder of Combustion and co-founder of ChefSteps, and Tom Klaff, CEO of Revolution Cooking, about how the next generation of cooking technology could finally deliver on its promises. We explore lessons from a decade of connected kitchen products, new approaches to heating, and why AI could help solve everyday cooking problems—from knowing when dinner will be ready to getting a steak just right. Along the way, we discuss why great technology doesn’t always make a successful product, how much complexity home cooks will tolerate, and what it will take to build appliances people actually want to use.
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