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The ability to pre-heat my oven without standing in front of it. That's really the big win. But also to be able to tell if spouse or children left it on.

hot_gril 3y ago
But I can walk to my oven and turn it on, which wasn't a real problem even when I lived in a huge house. What am I missing?
- spiderice 3y ago
  We really can’t force you to see the obvious if you’re set on not understanding something.
  - hot_gril 3y ago
    That's alright, I'm good. Smart ovens are pretty rare, so it seems like a lot of people don't get this.
- naasking 3y ago
  > But I can walk to my oven and turn it on, which wasn't a real problem even when I lived in a huge house. Rushing to get out the door, "Honey, did we turn off the stove?" Presumably you can then check with your phone.
- MobiusHorizons 3y ago
  People with internet controlled ovens turn them on before arriving home to shorten the time it takes to get dinner on the table.
- AndrewDucker 3y ago
  In my case, being able to start it heating when I'm ten minutes away from home, so that I can get the kids fed ten minutes sooner.
  - hot_gril 3y ago
    Ok, that makes sense.
  - pbhjpbhj 3y ago
    A timer to turn on an oven has been a thing for 25 years or more, probably there were clockwork ones before that. So it is down to very fine control on timing, or not turning the oven on, say, if you're in a traffic jam. I'd expect the network connection to go down and the oven not to turn on at least as often as 10 minute makes an operable difference.
    - hot_gril 3y ago
      Maybe you don't decide at the start of your day, rather it comes up later that the kids want something baked for dinner that is already prepared and just needs to go into the oven, and you also get home from work at like 7pm. Idk how niche that is, but if that's someone's situation, the remote control makes sense.
      - AndrewDucker 3y ago
        Yup. Or the buses and the queues at childcare pickup and the speed of walking home with a 3 and 5 year old means that arrival times at home vary dramatically.

hot_gril 3y ago

But I can walk to my oven and turn it on, which wasn't a real problem even when I lived in a huge house. What am I missing?

spiderice 3y ago
We really can’t force you to see the obvious if you’re set on not understanding something.
- hot_gril 3y ago
  That's alright, I'm good. Smart ovens are pretty rare, so it seems like a lot of people don't get this.
naasking 3y ago
> But I can walk to my oven and turn it on, which wasn't a real problem even when I lived in a huge house. Rushing to get out the door, "Honey, did we turn off the stove?" Presumably you can then check with your phone.
MobiusHorizons 3y ago
People with internet controlled ovens turn them on before arriving home to shorten the time it takes to get dinner on the table.
AndrewDucker 3y ago
In my case, being able to start it heating when I'm ten minutes away from home, so that I can get the kids fed ten minutes sooner.
- hot_gril 3y ago
  Ok, that makes sense.
- pbhjpbhj 3y ago
  A timer to turn on an oven has been a thing for 25 years or more, probably there were clockwork ones before that. So it is down to very fine control on timing, or not turning the oven on, say, if you're in a traffic jam. I'd expect the network connection to go down and the oven not to turn on at least as often as 10 minute makes an operable difference.
  - hot_gril 3y ago
    Maybe you don't decide at the start of your day, rather it comes up later that the kids want something baked for dinner that is already prepared and just needs to go into the oven, and you also get home from work at like 7pm. Idk how niche that is, but if that's someone's situation, the remote control makes sense.
    - AndrewDucker 3y ago
      Yup. Or the buses and the queues at childcare pickup and the speed of walking home with a 3 and 5 year old means that arrival times at home vary dramatically.