Integrating kitchen appliances to improve food quality and sustainability: the SIAF project

Abstract

The professional kitchen is hectic and crowded, and many tasks need to be accomplished in a short time. Such environment could benefit from connecting and integrating different appliances to better coordinate the preparation and preservation processes. Yet, professional kitchens have received only limited attention from IT researchers and no comprehensive study has yet addressed the integration of professional appliances. The SIAF project aims at building a modular system connecting the oven, the vacuum packing machine and the blast chiller to improve the sustainability of the processes and the quality of food. Special attention will be devoted to involve target users throughout the design and evaluation process.