A food storage system comprising: an appliance having a cabinet defining an interior, the interior comprising at least one of a shelf, compartment, or drawer configured to store at least one food item; a vision system comprising at least one imager configured to record image data related to the at least one food item stored within the interior; and a controller in communication with the vision system, wherein the controller is operable to: detect at least one food item property for the at least one food item; generate an augmented reality representation of the interior based on a user selection of a food item property; display the augmented reality representation; wherein the augmented reality representation comprises at least one digital food item overlay (136, 138, 140) corresponding to the food item property; wherein the controller is configured to determine: a query from the user regarding the food item and a response to the query based on an identity or location of the food item; characterised in that the interior includes a lighting system including at least one light source, the at least one light source being configured to provide selective lighting; wherein the response includes a heat map of the interior generated by the lighting system; wherein the heat map includes lighting up the interior according to variations in temperature that correspond to variations in colored light; wherein variations in colored light further indicates poor placement of food items; and wherein, additionally, variations in colored light indicate issues within the interior, the heat map indicating if dripping has occurred. an appliance having a cabinet defining an interior, the interior comprising at least one of a shelf, compartment, or drawer configured to store at least one food item; a vision system comprising at least one imager configured to record image data related to the at least one food item stored within the interior; and a controller in communication with the vision system, wherein the controller is operable to: detect at least one food item property for the at least one food item; generate an augmented reality representation of the interior based on a user selection of a food item property; display the augmented reality representation; detect at least one food item property for the at least one food item; generate an augmented reality representation of the interior based on a user selection of a food item property; display the augmented reality representation; wherein the augmented reality representation comprises at least one digital food item overlay (136, 138, 140) corresponding to the food item property; wherein the controller is configured to determine: a query from the user regarding the food item and a response to the query based on an identity or location of the food item; a query from the user regarding the food item and a response to the query based on an identity or location of the food item; characterised in that the interior includes a lighting system including at least one light source, the at least one light source being configured to provide selective lighting; wherein the response includes a heat map of the interior generated by the lighting system; wherein the heat map includes lighting up the interior according to variations in temperature that correspond to variations in colored light; wherein variations in colored light further indicates poor placement of food items; and wherein, additionally, variations in colored light indicate issues within the interior, the heat map indicating if dripping has occurred.