BEVERAGE APPLIANCE FOR USE WITH A REMOTE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable storage media related to beverage appliances and remote communication devices are provided. One example beverage appliance includes a sensor configured to detect an operational characteristic of the beverage appliance and a controller coupled to the sensor. The controller is configured to send a signal indicative of the detected operational characteristic to a remote communication device. One example method for operating a beverage appliance using a remote communication device includes receiving a selection of at least one setting for a beverage operation, transmitting the at least one setting to the beverage appliance, receiving at least one of beverage data and operational data from the beverage appliance, determining when the beverage operation is complete, generating an alert when the beverage operation is complete, and displaying, on a display device of the remote communication device, an indicator of the time since the completion of the beverage operation.