The New York Times Cooking AI assistant performs well as a helpful kitchen companion but falls short of fully replacing a human cook's judgment. The author found that while the tool is useful, they still felt the need to independently verify ingredient amounts and cooking times before following its guidance. The experience highlights the current limitations of AI in a domain where precision and experience matter.
As with every AI tool I’ve used in the kitchen, the NYT Cooking AI assistant works well as a sous chef, but it’s not the head chef — I still felt the need to double-check amounts and cooking times and ...
