This new LG refrigerator tells you what to cook and when your stuff is about to go bad

LG Electronics this year revealed a new connected smart kitchen of the future that predicts consumer needs and reduces preparation time.

LG InstaView ThinQ refrigerator features a 29-inch touch LCD display that, when you knock on it twice, transforms from a computer display to a transparent window. The intelligent refrigerator recommends delicious recipes based on what is on hand to provide a revolutionary answer to the timeless question of what to eat for dinner.

Once a recipe is selected, the fridge automatically sends the information to a connected oven with Amazon's Alexa verbally guiding the chef through each step of the process, ensuring a fuss-free cooking experience. 

Integration with other entertainment technology providers also means that users can listen to their favorite songs on Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and other streaming music services directly on the InstaView ThinQ while preparing the meal and dining.

“The seamless connectivity inherent in LG’s smart kitchen solution will revolutionize the cooking and dining habits of consumers,” said Song Dae-hyun, president of LG’s Home Appliance & Air Solution Company when the refrigerator was revealed in Las Vegas last week.

The InstaView ThinQ refrigerator also has a Smart Tag feature which allows the addition of stickers, tags and expiration dates to food stored in the smart fridge. This means that the refrigerator will alert you when an item reaches its expiration date, thus avoiding risks of food poisoning.

When grocery shopping, users can check the contents of the fridge via their smartphones connected to the wide-angle PanoramaView camera inside the InstaView ThinQ.

Mr Dae-hun added: “By streamlining food preparation and cleanup from start to finish, LG’s use of artificial intelligence in the kitchen enhances quality of life by offering innovative solutions to everyday struggles in the kitchen.”

When the oven needs cleaning – which is made simpler by the oven’s advanced hydrophilic enamel coating – a notification is automatically sent to the homeowner’s smartphone. And the over-the-range hood and lamp switch on automatically when the cooktop is in use.

To make cleaning up a much more manageable affair, the LG EasyClean oven sends relevant information to the connected QuadWash dishwasher which then sets the optimal wash cycle depending on the type of dish prepared.

For example, the intelligent dishwasher will select a longer running cycle with hotter water for a greasy dish than with a light vegetable casserole.