Food preparation appliance for use with a remote communication device

1. A method comprising:

generating, by a weight sensor of a food preparation appliance, a weight signal;

wherein the food preparation appliance comprises:

a base comprising:

a housing with a top portion; and

a motor contained within the housing;

a food preparation accessory;

an adapter having:

a bottom portion configured to be removably attached to the top portion of the base of the food preparation appliance; and

a top portion configured to receive and support the food preparation accessory thereon, wherein the food preparation accessory is removable from the top portion of the adapter; and

wherein the weight sensor is mechanically coupled to the bottom portion of the adapter and the weight signal is indicative of a weight of food contained in the food preparation accessory and applied to the adapter;

determining the weight applied to the adapter based at least in part on the weight signal; and

transmitting, by a communication component, an indication of the weight to a remote communication device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving food by the food preparation accessory.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing the remote communication device to display a first instruction, wherein the first instruction includes a first target weight of a first substance.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising determining when the weight of the first substance applied to the adapter is substantially equal to the first target weight.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising causing the remote communication device to display a second instruction associated with the first instruction, wherein the second instruction includes a second target weight of a second substance.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying the weight applied to the adapter on a display device of the food preparation appliance.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising coupling the food preparation accessory to the adapter.

8. A method comprising:

generating, by a weight sensor of a food preparation appliance, a weight signal;

wherein the food preparation appliance comprises:

a base comprising:

a housing with a top portion; and

a motor contained within the housing;

a food preparation accessory;

an adapter having:

a bottom portion configured to be removably attached to the top portion of the base of the food preparation appliance; and

a top portion configured to receive and support the food preparation accessory thereon, wherein the food preparation accessory is removable from the top portion of the adapter; and

wherein the weight sensor is mechanically coupled to the bottom portion of the adapter and the weight signal is indicative of a weight of food contained in the food preparation accessory and applied to the adapter;

determining the weight applied to the adapter based, at least in part, on the weight signal detected by the weight sensor; and

displaying the weight applied to the adapter on a display device of the food preparation appliance.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting, by a communication component, an indication of the weight to a remote communication device.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising causing the remote communication device to display the weight based on the indication of the weight.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising receiving food by the food preparation accessory.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising causing a remote communication device to display a first instruction, wherein the first instruction includes a first target weight of the food.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising determining when the weight of the food applied to the adapter is substantially equal to the first target weight.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising causing the remote communication device to display a second instruction associated with the first instruction, wherein the second instruction includes a second target weight of a second food.

15. A food preparation appliance comprising:

a base comprising:

a housing with a top portion; and

a motor contained within the housing;

a food preparation accessory;

an adapter having:

a bottom portion configured to be removably attached to the top portion of the base of the food preparation appliance; and

a top portion configured to receive and support the food preparation accessory thereon, wherein the food preparation accessory is removable from the top portion of the adapter; and

a weight sensor mechanically coupled to the bottom portion of the adapter, the weight sensor configured to detect a weight applied by the food preparation accessory and to generate a weight signal proportional to the weight applied by the food preparation accessory.

16. The food preparation appliance of claim 15 , wherein the adapter is operably connected to the motor.

17. The food preparation appliance of claim 15 , further comprising a communication component configured to transmit data associated with the weight detected by the weight sensor to a remote communication device.

18. The food preparation appliance of claim 15 , further comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the food preparation appliance to:

generate, by the weight sensor, the weight signal proportional to a weight of food applied to the adapter;

determine the weight applied to the adapter based at least in part on the weight signal; and

transmit, by a communication component, an indication of the weight to a remote communication device.

19. The food preparation appliance of claim 18 , wherein the food preparation appliance is further caused to display the weight applied to the adapter on a display device of the food preparation appliance.