A microwave has been invented that reveals when your food is properly cooked
Knowing how long to microwave something for can be a difficult task – often resulting in standing in front of the microwave and repeatedly poking a dish to see how hot it is.
However, there could be an answer to your prayers: a microwave that uses infrared cameras to tell you when your food is just the right temperature.
Created by Mark Rober, a former Nasa engineer, the Heat Map Microwave has an LCD screen that allows you to see how hot your foodis, allowing you to take out your food only once you know it’s cooked.
“The microwave has pretty much remained unchanged since it’s inception in 1967,” said Rober in a promotional video for the product.
“And that’s a shame, because there are quite a few sucky things about it.”
One problem, he says, is that it is difficult to know when exactly food is cooked.
“Basically, unless you stop the microwave and pull your food out to inspect it, there’s no way to tell if it’s done just right.”
Rober’s microwave has an infrared camera in the top, which sends information to an LCD screen on the front.
The LCD screen shows a heat map, which starts off blue, to indicate the food is cold, and turns to white once the food is hot and cooked through.
Using Bluetooth or Wifi, the microwave can also send the heat map to your phone, so you can monitor your cooking without having to watch the microwave. From your phone, you can then choose to add another 30 seconds if the food isn't cooked through.
The microwave can be programmed to switch off once the food becomes all-white, while the LCD screen can also be used to play cooking videos and show recipes.
