Systems and methods for sharing parameters defining a cooking process on the internet

A computer-assisted cooking method, the method comprising:

• operating a chef-side computer system to collect cooking session information from a chef cooking session, wherein the chef-side computer system comprises a temperature data logger, a communication link, a chef-side timer and a chef interface, and operating the chef-side computer system to collect the cooking session information from the chef cooking session comprises
• linking the temperature data logger to a chef cooking element to automatically track a temperature at the chef cooking element, to provide a cooking temperature profile indicating a cooking temperature during any time interval during the chef cooking session, including any changes in cooking temperature during the time interval;
• and,
• operating the chef interface to define a plurality of ingredients, and to track a plurality of cooking events during the chef cooking session, wherein the plurality of cooking events comprises at least one of i) stirring at least one ingredient being heated at the chef cooking element, ii) adding at least one ingredient to be heated at the chef cooking element, and iii) changing a cooking parameter at the chef cooking element, wherein each cooking event in the plurality of cooking events comprises an associated time in the cooking temperature profile;
• uploading to, and storing on, a remote server the cooking session information comprising the cooking temperature profile, the plurality of ingredients, and the plurality of cooking events;
• and
• receiving at the remote server, a request from a user-side computer system for the cooking session information, and, in response, downloading the cooking session information comprising the cooking temperature profile, the plurality of ingredients, and the plurality of cooking events to the user-side computer system.