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Dennis MacDonald

Vice President of Sales at Yale Appliance

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👋 Welcome to Appliance Advisers! Are guided cooking programs really as helpful as they seem, or are they just another flashy feature? In this episode of Appliance Advisers, Francesco and I delve into the world of guided cooking technology found in many modern pro ranges and wall ovens. These systems, with their user-friendly touchscreens and step-by-step instructions, promise to simplify cooking by guiding you through everything from setting the perfect temperature to knowing exactly where to place your dishes. But do they actually deliver? We explore how brands like Wolf, Miele, SKS, Monogram, and Fisher Paykel are integrating guided cooking into their appliances. Is this technology just for beginners, or can even experienced chefs benefit from these features? Discover how guided cooking can help you master new recipes, save time, and even allow your kids to start dinner with ease. Whether you're curious about new modes like dehydration or proofing, or you simply want to know if guided cooking is right for your kitchen, this video has the answers. Tune in to see real-world examples, pros and cons, and find out if this technology is a must-have or just a passing trend. Leave any questions in the comments below, and we can feature them in our upcoming episodes. Don't miss out—like, subscribe, and share for expert insights: https://lnkd.in/eQJFJY_s #GuidedCookingProgram #MasterChef #WolfGourmet #ProRange #ApplianceUpgrade #FreeStandingRange #KitchenRenovation #HomeGoals #ProAppliances #CookingAppliances #ProCooking #KitchenApliances #KitchenDesign #Appliances #YaleAppliance @Yale Appliance

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Hi, everyone. Welcome to Alliance Advisors. I'm Francesco. I'm joined by my co-host as always, Dennis. Today we're going to talk about guided cooking programs and do they actually work? And really what we mean, what you're starting to see a lot of Pro Ranges wall ovens is these bigger kind of touch screens, color screens, 7 inches a lot of times. But they have kind of guided cooking programs that will walk you through step by step. And now you're starting to see these kind of from a lot of different brands as well. So we want to dive in a little bit just on the surface. And so, you know, do they matter? Do they actually work? Is that something you should consider? Any thoughts there to kick it off? Listen, I like them. Some people are afraid of the tech. But I think this is. You know, these guided cookings are simplified and I think what it does do is, you know, we'd all agree that as technology and everything's just advanced, sometimes you don't use half the technology because you're afraid of it. And these guided cooking technologies really make it simple. And I think it serves a family quite well or even individual user. So just if you're the person, the main person is going to be cooking, it helps you explore modes. Maybe it's a dehydrate mode, maybe it's a proof mode, maybe it's a pizza or a convection it really. When I tell you it guides you, it's telling you. I mean, it's taking you right through, you know, and showing you maybe where the rack position is and how to actually prepare the meat, whether you tie the meat. If it were me, you know, but but takes you through and it also will give you a lot of recipes. And really, so if you're someone maybe that doesn't cook fish all the time, it really shows you, shows you the pan, shows you the temperature, shows you how to prepare it. And I think it's great as well for kids, right? So kids can actually have fun with cooking. You can use that. You can program cycles so that you know, when your child gets home, you don't have to worry about it. They're going to, you know. Burnout they can actually start a mail for you because they you can just put it as a favorite yeah and touch it and start it so I think it makes it very approachable and I think a lot of people from there those guided cooking just to understand are just a guide you can choose to use them or not. If you want to go the way old school and just you know how to use this thing and go then great. But I think it really helps you understand some of these new modes and really maximize the opportunity to use all the features that are within the ramp. Solutely and you talk about some of those brands like Wolf has Mila has. Kayas Monogram so it's definitely a lot of brands that now Fisher Paykel will start to kind of incorporate these and you know, you look at ones like say like the Wolf and the Mila specifically there too. It's exactly what you said. I mean, it's all touch really easy to use a lot of pictures there oftentimes that kind of show you exactly what to do, tells you where in the oven to put it, the timing. The Mila has a couple of cool things as well there too, and they're MasterChef program where 1 The ranges can be plumbed directly to a water line on certain ranges. So if you do things like. Right, you know, things like you said, like even if you know how to cook, but you wanna try something new, like, you know, maybe you've never baked bread at home. Like this will tell you it's like 30 different types of breads that you can cook. It will incorporate steam to get a crust on them, really walk you through everything on there. So some really cool features. And you talk about the Mila too, as far as kind of being able to maybe set something up for your kid. You can literally set up multi step cooking for multiple parts of the meal. So you might have your beef or your chicken and then the side dish as well and it'll tell you. Save it program, it tells you when to put this in, when to put that in, when to take this one out, when they take that. So it really walks you through everything. So you can kind of set everything U in the morning and then your kid gets home from school or wherever you get home late, you kind of put that right in or, or myself, you know, tell me exactly what to do, put that right in there. So a lot of really cool things. And then again, brands like SKS as well with the really big touch screen and pictures on there. I think for a lot of people, they're really beneficial and like you said, it's one of those things that you don't necessarily need to use. But if you want to try something new and you know, I think no matter how good of a chef you are, I think you're always looking at maybe new recipes at times too. And it just kind of brings everything right there for you. I always, you know, you brought up Mila and I remember Mila was kind of the first with this guy did cooking. And I remember years ago selling to these to a woman and she was a. A self professed amazing cook. She had big parties, she loved to cook. And I remember saying her showing her the master chef featuring the Mueller and saying, hey, you know, this really makes it simple. And she was kind of poo poo and the idea of it because she knew better. And I said, well, you know, sometimes I cook maybe a meat or something that I don't cook all the time. And this really cuts through because literally there is a picture of how red or cooked through the meat is and you're sliding it and you're seeing this red go away or getting more red and juice in there and. And so she proceeded to say to me, well, listen, I'm a gourmet cook. My girlfriend's actually coming in next week. She's a gourmet cook. Well, I said, well, so let's do this. Let's she goes. I said, what's something you cook? I said, because we do a lot of roasting hens like these little chicken. So I said, OK, great, we'll bring a couple in and let's try to throw them in the oven. So what they did is her girlfriend, who was another self professed amazing gourmet, went to another of an across the showroom and just did it traditionally her recipe the way she did, we put salt, pepper, put it in the oven and use MasterChef. They literally told you to stick the temperature probe. It did everything. Yeah, we sat there and chatted. We talked about everything under the sun while her friend was over there really hustling and working this chicken and doing other things. When she was all done, we brought the chickens together. We cut into her friend that was really hustled and put in all the effort and us that had a nice conversation. They both took one bite of the master chef oven and they literally one of them threw a drumstick like right on the table and said, all right, fine, I'll take it. Well, I mean, you know, that was just a funny story that really happened and it's it's it shows you to the point of some people we can check our egos at the door if the things a little smarter than us. That's kind of cool. Yeah, I'll certainly take the help for sure. There's no question about it. And like you said, it's it's also those cooking modes that it does it automatically. So whatever you may be cooking, it might put it on convection roast for 45 minutes and then it automatically lowers the temperature and finishes off on bake or broil. You know, so kind it does everything there for you in those multi step. Cooking modes, because when it has those kind of recipes built in, it's all a computer algorithm that does it all. And I'll tell you maybe the part that has me sold. Think about those bigger meals. And we were just talking about a rose as an example. There's a temperature probe in there, and that temperature probe is giving feedback back to the oven to let it know speed up, speed down, change the mode, change just the temperature based on how it's cooking. It's literally thinking for you. And what it really does that I like is it gives you an estimated date of doneness on time of yeah, so really 23 minutes is going to be done. And that's really cool to put the bread out. Or the milk, except all the wine and, you know, set your table and get people back in and get ready. It really takes the curse off of that. Ohh. My gosh. The buzzer just went U Wow. I don't have any of my sides on the table. The kids are running around everywhere. Like, holy smokes. At least that's my world. Yeah. Yeah. Sounds about right. So the one thing that people always kind of maybe have hesitancy towards with electronics is service, too. And it's like, well, is that going to be something that breaks more often? I'm going to have to worry about that. Right. What are your thoughts? And the answer is just no. Yeah. It's not a factor. Alright, period zero and the story. Yeah. And every time we do this, there'll be a throwback that's going to tell me about their range that has not one digital control and they have no issue. I will tell you when the less expensive ranges, let's call it a Samsung, Ohh, yeah, a lot of service and these are brands that we sell and the brands that we're talking about. It's not a reason to buy it or not buy it. Any hesitation it's if you'll use it or not is probably the bigger decision. And if that speaks to you and you're like how it lays out and works, you know, so go to a store at the very least that have these things live, or at least live to the point of being able to use the interface and see if you'd be comfortable using the technology. I think is a big absolutely, definitely something you want to play around with before it gets to your home and something that you can make sure you like. So I think that's gonna do it for guided cooking programs. Thanks. Don't forget to follow us on social media for appliance tips and updates from the Yellow Appliance. Your feedback is what shapes our series. Like what you saw. 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