Design studio Swift Creatives has come up with a smart cooking system called Sous Swift, that uses a sous-vide water bath to prepare restaurant-quality food with minimal effort.
The sous-vide technique involves cooking food in an airtight plastic bag immersed in water, usually at a low temperature over many hours.
The method, which is associated with some of the world's top restaurants, produces food that is cooked evenly all the way through with no loss of moisture.

While there are a few sous-vide appliances already on the market, Swift Creatives believes that the addition of a few key features makes its Sous Swift device as easy-to-use and accessible as microwaving.
The appliance can be programmed with a delayed start, meaning users can pre-load the machine in the morning, or the night before, and come home to a cooked meal after work. It has a cooling function, so ingredients are kept cold until cooking begins.
"With the Sous Swift, we wanted to be able to bring a luxury format of cooking into the home, without having to transform your kitchen in order to do so," said Swift Creatives co-CEO Carsten Eriksen. "This product would allow its user to cook restaurant-style food at home without having to learn the tricks of the trade."
The studio believes the increasing sophistication of people's culinary experience has created an appetite for this kind of product in the home.

The appliance is built into a kitchen countertop, and its cover folds down to a...