Camera/lidar/infrared and some ML to see what the food is and then a one button 'cook'?
That'd be quite awesome tbh.
That'd be quite awesome tbh.
Bonus if, after 18 months, you need to buy a replacement microwave because a security certificate has expired.
And then you get a Netflix vs. HBO Max problem where one subscription doesn't have potato recipes and the other doesn't have anything that contains butter.
The June Oven does this, and it works pretty darn well IMO. It's using just a video camera to do food recognition, but it's fairly high-accuracy for recognizing supported foods. The first few times you do it, frankly, it feels kinda magical.
But, actually, a lot of my usage doesn't lean on the pre-set programs. Rather, I do a lot of 'reheat leftovers' by sticking a temperature probe into the food, hooking it in to the oven, and having the oven automatically reheat until the internal temperature is warmed.
The idea is good. It'll just take a while before someone gets the implementation right.