Meld is a smart knob that turns Regular Stovetops Into Smart Cooking Appliances.

For the most part, what sets smart cooking appliances from regular ones is their ability to regulate heat, ensuring it cooks food under precise temperatures the entire length of the way.   As such, if you can find a way to rig your existing cooktops into a connected device that can regulate its own temperature, then there’s no need to purchase an entirely new smart cooking appliance. That’s exactly what Meld does.

Designed to turn erstwhile ordinary stoves into self-regulating cooktops, it consists of three components: a motorized knob, a temperature sensor, and an accompanying mobile app that coordinates the whole operation. Just replace the stove’s existing knob with the new one, clip the temperature sensor to your cookware, and tell the app what you’re cooking – the system will do the rest all on its own.