I tested the new AI-powered tool on ingredient swaps, recipe scaling, and a missing Bundt pan.
Around 7PM each weeknight, I find myself standing in front of the fridge, trying to decide on something for dinner that won’t make my husband complain, “Chicken again?” Yes, I should meal plan more, but I don’t, so this is where I’m at. A nightly battle in which the chicken usually wins.
Recently, my best weapon in this fight has been AI. Between Alexa Plus in the Echo smart display on my kitchen counter, the Samsung Food app on my fridge, and even an AI-powered cooking robot, AI has become my go-to sous chef — albeit one I need to keep a close eye on. It’s helped me swap ingredients, generate ideas, fix things when I mess up, and yes, even cook better. So I was intrigued when my go-to recipe app, NYT Cooking, introduced an AI assistant.
Another great feature of the service, which I’ve been paying for for several years, is the reader comments. Here, I’ve often found solutions to cooking dilemmas, like what to substitute for makrut lime leaves — there’s always one slightly bougie ingredient in an NYT Cooking recipe that I don’t have on hand.
Source: The Verge - AI — Read the full article on the original site ↗