A digital recipe book and personal assistant for the kitchen.
Using the touchscreen interface, you can browse through a vast collection of recipes in electronic format and perform searches based on type of dish, country of origin, ingredients required, or preparation time. You compose a meal by selecting the dishes you would like to cook and once you are ready, Sous Chef moves into preparation mode.
In preparation mode, Sous Chef breaks the recipes apart into step-by-step instructions, which are automatically arranged to synchronize the preparation of all dishes. It also controls your oven and can perform simple tasks like pre-heating or turning off the oven when required.
Sous Chef keeps track of the overall menu and the status of each recipe, so that you can focus on the present tasks and not have to worry about forgetting a step and ending up eating a cold meal.
 
Technical Description
Sous Chef is a computer terminal which uses a touchscreen for input and output. It can be installed on a counter or mounted on a wall anywhere in the kitchen. The monitor is made of waterproof plastic and the screen is coated with a washable film for protection and easy cleaning.
The interface consists of touchscreen buttons so no peripherals are necessary to control Sous Chef. In preparation mode, all you have to do is tap the on-screen instruction to inform the system a task is complete and it will focus on the next step to perform.
Sous Chef is connected to an Internet-based service so the list of available recipes is always updated. Recipes are created in a native format resembling a multi-track timeline in a video editing program. These are then read by the system and formatted according to the view we are in.
Credits
Made using Google Sketchup using the KITCHEN W15 model by Lucia, the screen! model by pepper man, and the Spring model by ALA-3. Recipes by Jamie Oliver.
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