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

04/10/25 • 38 min

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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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

Contact iOS Today at [email protected].

Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today

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Previous Episode

iOS 746: Managing Health & Illness - Visible, Plume Labs, Pedometer++

Struggling with allergies, symptoms, or invisible illnesses? Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore a range of iOS apps and features designed to help you track your health, monitor symptoms, and manage illness right from your iPhone and Apple Watch.

Built-in Health app features - Apple has added an extensive list of symptoms you can track directly in the Health app, from abdominal cramps to sore throat, allowing users to log severity and duration.
Peak app - A widget-focused app that displays your health metrics on your home screen, with options to track heart rate, blood oxygen, time in daylight, and other metrics related to health conditions.
My Pollen Forecast Pro - A $4.99 app that shows local pollen counts with color-coded indicators and forecasts, plus a diary feature to help correlate symptoms with specific pollens.
Plume Labs - Free air quality tracking app that provides localized air quality index measurements, pollution maps, and recommendations for outdoor activities based on current conditions.
Pedometer++ and Sleep++ - This pair of David Smith apps track your steps and sleep patterns, with badges for achievements and integration with Apple Health data to monitor trends and potential health indicators.
Visible - A subscription service using a Polar armband to track heart rate and daily exertion, designed for people with long COVID or invisible illnesses, providing "pace points" to help manage energy throughout the day.

Feedback

Separate volume controls - Robert shared a tip about iOS having separate volume channels for Siri/navigation and media, explaining how to adjust the Siri volume by asking Siri to read a message and then changing the volume while it's speaking.

Shortcuts Corner

Symptom logging shortcut - Rosemary created a simple one-action shortcut to log health symptoms directly from your home screen, using the "Log Health Sample" action with customizable options for tracking different symptoms.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

Contact iOS Today at [email protected].

Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today

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