Yum Lab — Learn. Cook. Shop. Designed for Kids

Yum Lab is a cooking education app designed for children aged 12 and above. It teaches real, end-to-end kitchen skills, from identifying available ingredients at home to guided preparation, cooking techniques, appliance safety, and clean-up.
The app addresses a clear market gap: no existing platform combines culinary education, social community, and e-commerce for this age group. Yum Lab's AI image recognition identifies ingredients and kitchen appliances through the camera, triggering relevant safety video tutorials before a child uses any dangerous tool. A hands-free voice assistant keeps kids focused on the counter, not the screen.
When home ingredients fall short, children can shop for exactly what a recipe requires in small, precise amounts. A parent payment verification system ensures oversight without removing a child's independence.
Progress is visible through a personal Skill Tree, where completing recipe "Labs" levels up real cooking competencies. A peer community lets young chefs share creations, exchange tips, and stay motivated together.
Yum Lab's design is warm, confident, and age-appropriate, speaking to 12-year-olds as capable individuals, not as children to be managed.