Smart meal preparation using a sensor-enabled kitchen environment

A system for smart meal preparation, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more sensors;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors,
• wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
• receiving one or more recipes related to a meal;
• analyzing the one or more recipes using natural language processing to identify a plurality of ingredients of the one or more recipes;
• analyzing the one or more recipes using natural language processing to identify a plurality of steps to prepare each of the one or more recipes;
• receiving sensor input from at least one of a vision sensor, a smart tag and an RFID tag, to identify a kitchen layout including tracking locations movements and availability for use of a plurality of devices for preparing the one or more recipes;
• determining a plurality of parameters of a meal preparation plan based on the identified plurality of ingredients, the identified plurality of steps, and the identified kitchen layout, wherein the plurality of parameters includes an order of meal preparation;
• and
• outputting the meal preparation plan to a user.

A computer program product for smart meal preparation, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising:

• receiving one or more recipes related to a meal;
• analyzing the one or more recipes using natural language processing to identify a plurality of ingredients of the one or more recipes;
• analyzing the one or more recipes using natural language processing to identify a plurality of steps to prepare each of the one or more recipes;
• receiving sensor input from at least one of a vision sensor, a smart tag and an RFID tag, to identify a kitchen layout including tracking locations movements and availability for use of a plurality of devices for preparing the one or more recipes;
• determining a plurality of parameters of a meal preparation plan based on the identified plurality of ingredients, the identified plurality of steps, and the identified kitchen layout, wherein the one or more parameters includes an order of meal preparation;
• and
• outputting the meal preparation plan to a user.