Why Does Ranjan Roy Keep an Echo Show in the Kitchen?

Ranjan Roy keeps an Echo Show in the kitchen and uses it while cooking. The device is very thirsty. The thirst shows up in grocery shopping and everyday essentials. When he shops at Whole Foods, the Echo Show already knows the order.

He asks for a recipe. The Echo Show comes back with one, says it saw butter and potatoes bought today, and tries to use them. The tie between the recipe and the order is technologically interesting. The behavior definitely happens, and it happens awkwardly.

The kitchen screen follows the Whole Foods order from the same day. Butter and potatoes bought today are what the Echo Show tries to put into the recipe, so cooking help on the screen draws on groceries from the order the Echo Show already knows.