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I got an up-close look at the wild Nosh One back in January and it’s now available for pre-order. Here’s my take on the expensive robot chef.
David Watsky Editor-in-Chief / Home and Kitchen
David lives in Brooklyn where he has spent over a decade dealing in all things edible, including meal kit services, food subscriptions, kitchen tools, and cooking advice. David received his BA from Northeastern and has worked in almost every aspect of the food industry, including as a line cook in Rhode Island, where he once made a steak sandwich for Lamar Odom. Right now, he’s probably somewhere testing a blender or tinkering with a toaster. Anything with sesame is her all-time favorite dish this week.
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Overly self-contained kitchen utensils and appliances are widespread in the American market. While food processors like the Thermomix have made inroads in Europe and elsewhere, adoption in the United States has been slow. Great smart ovensincluding June, Suvie and Brava, have also struggled to connect with consumers here.
Nosh Robotics, a smart home robotics company based in Bengaluru, India, is launching Nosh One It’s a $1,499 AI-powered food processor that’s been seven years in the making, and the company says “it can handle the entire cooking process autonomously: ingredient selection, sautéing, presentation, and self-cleaning.”
The June Oven was the most promising smart oven we tested. It quietly stopped production in 2023.
JuneLearn more: I tried a Scan-to-Cook meal delivery service. I’m completely obsessed
The Nosh does some things that a slow cooker or Instant Pot doesn’t, namely add the right amount of ingredients, cooking oils, and spices from small chambers. But you still need to load the right ingredients for a given recipe into the cartridges each time you cook.
The Nosh One launched on Kickstarter for a cool $1,499.
Nosh OneCooking functionality is also limited. While the Nosh can portion, chop (roughly – without chopping or dicing), cook and stir food in its built-in pot using highly programmed recipes so you can leave while the recipe is finished, it can’t bake, roast, boil, sear or steam, limiting it in what it can actually do.
I saw it in a preview without a demo on THESE earlier this year and spoke with representatives of the Nosh One. CEO Mira Patel calls it “the first consumer robot that actually cooks for you,” although I was less sure of its potential and remained skeptical. Up close, and even with a detailed explanation from the representatives on hand, the expensive machine doesn’t seem worth the cost or the space it takes up on your counter, at least for most home cooks.
The Nosh One is similar to a Thermomix. The Thermomix offers more cooking modes and functions, but it cannot automatically deliver precise quantities of ingredients to the chamber like the Nosh.
WorksIf your dinner menu consists mainly of stews, soups, stir-fries, and curries, the Nosh should be able to handle a good portion of the cooking. Most other foods will need to be cooked the old-fashioned way.
It is also big and bulky. Weighing 57 pounds with a 21 x 17-inch frame, it will take up a lot of counter space, much more than an Instant Pot or slow cooker, both of which perform the same basic cooking tasks, but with far fewer automated functions.
How it works
The Nosh One precisely portions ingredients according to programmed recipes, then heats and stirs them all the way.
Nosh RoboticsAt the heart of the device is NoshOS, a proprietary culinary AI trained on thousands of cooking techniques and cuisines from around the world. Multiple sensors monitor texture, moisture, flavor compounds and browning levels in real time, dynamically adjusting heat, timing and seasoning as the dish cooks. Built-in machine vision identifies produce, proteins and pantry items, allowing the system to suggest meals based on ingredients already on hand.
The ingredient cartridges, reusable and dishwasher safe, store fresh produce and dispense them with “millimetre precision”. After each meal, a closed-loop wash cycle automatically cleans the cooking chamber, utensils and internal surfaces.
Pricing and availability
The Nosh One is available for pre-order on Kickstarter through March 25, starting at $1,499, with shipping expected in early summer 2026. Early backers receive a free set of ingredient cartridges and access to Nosh Founders’ recipe library, featuring dishes from award-winning chefs. According to the company, additional accessories, specialized kitchen modules and premium recipe packs are planned for later in 2026.
As always, before contributing to a campaign, read the policies of the crowdfunding site – in this case, Kickstarter – to learn about your rights (and refund policies, or lack thereof) before and after a campaign ends.
