How it works

Three steps. Seven days.
Then dinner.

No apps. No knobs. No learning curve. The box knows.

Pour water into the reservoir
01

Add water

Fill the reservoir once. The clear level window shows when you need to refill — about every 7 days.

~30 seconds
Place a fresh mushroom log inside
02

Drop in a log

Slot a fresh mushroom log into the tray. The box reads the QR on the log and auto-tunes to that variety.

~15 seconds
Press the start button
03

Press one button

Touch the start button. Walk away. The chamber handles every climate variable until harvest.

1 second
What happens inside

Days 0 to 7, every hour calibrated.

The box runs a different climate recipe for each variety. Here's the recipe for Shiitake — by far our most grown log.

22°C
Temperature
88%
Humidity
600 ppm
CO₂
12:12
Light cycle
SmartFungi Box chamber
Day by day

Watch it grow.

Day 0

You press start

The box logs the variety, sets the climate, and enters fruiting mode. You fill the reservoir once.

Day 1

Substrate wakes

Mycelium threads reach toward the surface. The substrate temperature stabilizes at 22°C.

Day 2

Cold shock

A controlled 6-hour drop to 16°C triggers the mycelium to shift from vegetative to fruiting mode.

Day 3

Primordia form

Tiny pin-like primordia appear at the surface. The light spectrum shifts to fruiting wavelengths (3500–4500K).

Day 4

Pins develop

The pins elongate into recognizable mushroom shapes. The air circulates on a negative-pressure cycle to keep spores contained.

Day 5

Cap forms

Caps open. The cluster fills out. This is also when the box pulls humidity to 95% to lock in moisture.

Day 6

Final push

The cluster gains 30% of its final mass in 24 hours. You can smell it before you open the door.

Day 7

Harvest

Pull the cluster. Cook within 180 seconds. Taste the difference.

See the chamber in your kitchen.

The Box is 370 × 180 × 290 mm. It fits on the counter next to your stove.