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Cooking with sticky hands: how voice mode works

A look under the hood at the hands-free cook mode that reads steps aloud, sets timers, and answers questions while you keep cooking.

May 20, 2026 · 4 min read
Cooking with sticky hands: how voice mode works

Your hands belong in the dough

The worst moment in any recipe is reaching for your phone with flour-covered hands to scroll to the next step. Voice mode means you never have to.

Say “Hey Kitchin” followed by a command — next step, repeat that, start a three-minute timer, or ask how much honey — and Kitchin responds out loud, instantly.

Step-by-step mode keeps the current instruction big and legible from across the kitchen.
Step-by-step mode keeps the current instruction big and legible from across the kitchen.

Built for real kitchens

We tuned voice mode for noisy environments, sizzling pans and running taps, with on-screen captions so you're never lost. It's the feature our testers say changed their kitchen for good.


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