FOOD PREPARATION SYSTEM

A food preparation system and method include: triggering image capturing of a camera to obtain one or more images of a food support platform while the food support platform supports a first food item; performing ingredient recognition for the first food item, including: classifying a feature tensor of a respective image in a general classifier to identify one or more first-level food ingredient categories corresponding to the first food item; and classifying the feature tensor of the respective image in a respective detailed classifier corresponding to each of the one or more first-level food ingredient categories to identify a corresponding second-level food ingredient category corresponding to the first food item, wherein the second-level food ingredient category is a sub-category of said each first-level food ingredient category; and, adjusting one or more heating units for heating the first food item in accordance with the ingredient recognition that has been performed.