This paper presents a new approach towards the intelligent cooking process based on the correlation of the sound pressure in the cooking pan and the temperature of the pan’s interior. When captured from the cover’s handle the degree of correlation between the sound pressure and the interior’s temperature is grater than the correlation between the temperature inside the cover’s handle and the interior’s temperature. With this new non-invasive approach (i.e., one that does not physically alter neither the pan nor the pan’s contents), we achieved the automated cooking process. The main benefits are the minimization of the time spent behind the kitchen range and less power consumption.