SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FOOD PROCESSING STEPS OF A MULTI-FUNCTION COOKING APPARATUS AND FOOD PROCESSING STEPS OF REMOTE KITCHEN APPLIANCES

A control system for controlling food processing steps performed by a multi-function cooking apparatus and by one or more remote kitchen appliances for preparing a food product. A recipe program interface is configured to access a data storage device a recipe program wherein the recipe program is to be executed by the cooking apparatus and to synchronize food processing steps between the cooking apparatus and remote kitchen appliances. A validation component configured to check if the remote kitchen appliances are registered with the cooking apparatus, and is further check if technical specifications of registered remote kitchen appliances comply with control parameters in respective recipe program instructions. A recipe program adjustment component is configured to adjust the recipe program if a particular technical specification of remote kitchen appliance does not comply with particular control parameter of the recipe program instruction, wherein recipe instructions affected by the particular control parameter are adjusted in accordance with the particular technical specification of the remote kitchen appliance to preserve synchronization of the cooking apparatus with the remote kitchen appliances during execution of the adjusted recipe program. Remote I kitchen I appliance If Cooking apparatus 200 1--a302 1 __ - e71 302 Cooking functions 240J Recipe Recipe 1/O Remote program kitchen storage 220 210 appliance Registration 110 --- 1 C Recipe program - - - - - - i adjustment patterns i . 1 Recipe 150-2 Execution I trigger program t 170 adjustment - |140 w - - - - Technical specifications 150-1 Validation Appliance registry Control system100 Data storage