iOS 747: Cooking & Food - TempSpike, Meater, and Crouton

Find out how technology can revolutionize your cooking experience as Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore smart cooking thermometers, recipe management apps, and clever kitchen timers in this food-focused episode of iOS Today.

• Smart Meat Thermometers - Rosemary shares her experience with the TempSpike by ThermoPro, featuring dual probes, WiFi connectivity, and a convenient display that shows cooking temperatures without needing to check your phone.
• Meter Plus Thermometer - A Bluetooth-enabled alternative to TempSpike that helps monitor meat temperatures, though Rosemary notes its Bluetooth range isn't as reliable.
• Crouton Recipe App - A comprehensive recipe management app with meal planning features, weather integration, hands-free cooking mode (using winks and mouth gestures), and smart device integration.
• Kitchen Timers with HomePod - Using HomePods to set multiple named timers for cooking, and how to check your active timers through the Home app when you're away from your kitchen.

News

• iOS 18.4 Update - Apple released iOS 18.4 with several new features including Priority Notifications, a new "Sketch" style in Image Playground, and the Apple Vision Pro companion app.
• Apple News+ Recipes - The update adds curated recipes with a special catalog and cooking mode.
• Matter-Compatible Robot Vacuums - HomeKit now supports Matter-enabled robot vacuums from brands like Roborock, Ecovacs, and SwitchBot.
• New Emoji - iOS 18.4 introduces new emoji including face with bags under eyes, root vegetable, fingerprint, harp, leafless tree, purple splatter, and shovel.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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