The paper presents a novel approach to support experimentation in a food research laboratory with the Internet of Things paradigm. Monitoring and controlling the particular parameters, such as temperature, moisture, pressure, pH, and illumination, are vital to efficient management and the analysis of the experiments conducted. These tasks are being currently increasingly simplified by using electronic devices and computer systems. However, collecting data and controlling the variety of parameters are still troublesome in large experiments that require systems with separated, independent, distributed sensors. Currently, this problem decreases the efficiency of research in many laboratories. In such cases, management and data analysis may be significantly improved by applying the Internet of Things paradigm. The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging approach to the development of intelligent infrastructures combining various devices through the network. In this paper, a laboratory monitoring and controlling system compliant with the IoT is presented in the context of a food research. The system enables remote monitoring and controlling of the experiments as well as collaboration between individual sensor devices. It has been implemented and is being evaluated in the Internet of Things laboratory at the Department of Information Technology at the Poznań University of Economics.