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I moved to New York 30 years ago, but with so many different options for food, it’s never really been worth it for me to learn how to cook. Admittedly, there have been some low moments: Until a few weeks ago, if I was bored with Seamless and didn’t want to leave my apartment, dinner was more or less me standing in my kitchen spooning peanut butter from the jar. When I decided, at long last, to research ovens to possibly upgrade my kitchen, I came across the June smart oven, which seems almost too good to be true. I’ll throw in a salmon fillet and some asparagus with olive oil, salt and pepper, for example, and using an internal camera, the oven knows what it is and cooks it to perfection. It texts you when it’s done, so you don’t have to hang out close by. My meals are now restaurant quality, and will be even more appealing once hibernation season hits. Plus, the oven looks great on my counter — with its rounded aluminum finish, it’s as if Apple has gotten into kitchenware. $699, juneoven.com.