Reid Lund

Reid Lund is a culinary consultant and technical writer who specializes in bridging the gap between high-end kitchen technology and the way people actually cook at home.

After years of working in professional kitchens in Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, Reid transitioned to helping homeowners master the precision of their high-performance appliances.

His obsession with the Miele steam oven began not with a perfect meal, but with a stack of confusing, metric-heavy manuals. Realizing that many owners were using only a fraction of their oven's potential due to "interface intimidation," Reid spent two years translating Miele’s advanced German engineering into a practical, Fahrenheit-based system for the American kitchen.

He has tested over 120 recipes specifically against the unique modes of the Miele interface—from AutoRoast to Menu Cooking—to ensure that the technology finally serves the cook, and not the other way around.

Reid lives in Portland, Oregon, where he continues to advocate for the "intentional kitchen." He believes that once you remove the guesswork from a precision-engineered appliance, cooking stops being a chore and starts being a craft.