Cooking with Bots

     "Next step, please," Kitchenbot said to the device.

     "Fold two eggs into the batter."

     Kitchenbot held up the eggs scanned them for a full minute, its servos humming and clicking as they tried to process the information. "How does one fold eggs? They are ellipsoid, and thus have no flat planes to fold on. And the batter is not solid enough for folding either. Human terminology is strange."

     The iCook app merely flashed a green light. "Move ahead to next step?"

     "No. Rephrase previous step."

     A loading screen appeared while iCook processed the request. "Add eggs and stir gently."

     That made a little more sense. Kitchenbot placed the eggs into the bowl with the flowers and the sugar and the soda. The last ingredient had confused it. The only soda Kitchenbot could find was Coca Cola, so that had gone into the batter.

     As it stirred, it looked at the screen on the iCook. "This does not appear similar to the display picture. Have I done something wrong?"

     The green light flashed again. "Move ahead to next step?"

     Kitchenbot vented a small burst of air from a vent on the back of its neck in the fashion of a human sigh. "Yes. Proceed."

     "Pour into greased tins and bake at four hundred degrees for fifteen to twenty minutes. Allow to cool and enjoy your muffins!"

     The only grease to be found was hiding in the garage. Strange that the humans would keep such an important ingredient out there instead of the kitchen. Kitchenbot dutifully applied the axel grease to the muffin tin and poured his batter in. If the human family enjoyed these, perhaps Kitchenbot could be trusted with grilling next time. It closed the oven door and waited.