Digital Cookbook Stand Weighs Ingredients and Checks Temperature - Yanko Design

"Recipe apps live on screens while the physical tools that actually make food better are scattered across drawers and cupboards. Your phone is propped against a mug, your scale is buried somewhere, and you are guessing at temperatures because the thermometer is never where you left it. Most digital cooking tools ignore the reality that kitchens are crowded, messy spaces where the tools you need for precision are rarely connected to the guidance telling you what to do."

"Zuso is a modern culinary guide that treats the cookbook as both an object and a service. It combines a sculpted countertop totem with a tablet interface, and the totem hides a built-in scale and a docked thermometer. The idea is to make the tools you need for precision part of the same product that is walking you through each step, instead of treating measurement and guidance as separate problems."

"Instead of switching between apps, scale, and a separate thermometer, you drop ingredients directly onto the base and see the weight on the tablet, or slip the wand into a pan and watch the temperature update next to the step you are on. It turns precision into the default behavior rather than an extra step you take only when you feel like being exact, which makes recipes that rely on grams or specific temperatures feel less intimidating."

Kitchens often separate recipe guidance on screens from physical measuring tools, causing phones balanced on mugs, buried scales, and missing thermometers. Zuso combines a sculpted countertop totem with a tablet interface, embedding a scale and docked thermometer so measurement integrates with step-by-step guidance. The vertical, decorative form encourages permanent counter placement, reducing friction from searching for tools. Users can drop ingredients on the base or insert the wand into a pan to see weight and temperature update alongside recipe steps. The tablet UI echoes the totem’s calm, rounded design and organizes steps, videos, and timers for seamless precision cooking.

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