3346results about "Cooking vessels" patented technology

Heated or cooled dishwasher safe dishware and drinkware are provided. The dishware and drinkware can be a plate or mug with a dishwasher safe body having a food or beverage receiving portion and a heating or cooling system. The heating or cooling system can have a heating or cooling element that heats or cools the receiving portion of the body. The heating or cooling system can optionally have a power storage element connected to the heating or cooling element, a charging module operatively connected to the power storage element, and/or a wireless power receiver operatively connected to the charging module and configured to transmit power thereto to charge the power storage device. The heating or cooling system is operable to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the body to maintain the solid or liquid food in a heated or cooled state for an extended period of time.

A system and method for providing multiple cooking modes and an ability to automatically heat cooking vessels and other objects using RFID technology, and an ability to read and write heating instructions and to interactively assist in their execution. An induction heating range is provided with two antennas per hob, and includes a user interface display and input mechanism. The vessel includes an RFID tag and a temperature sensor. In a first cooking mode, a recipe is read by the range and the range assists a user in executing the recipe by automatically heating the vessel to specified temperatures and by prompting the user to add ingredients. The recipe is written to the RFID tag so that if the vessel is moved to another hob, into which the recipe has not been read, the new hob can read the recipe from the RFID tag and continue in its execution.

A beverage preparing machine that includes reservoirs for storing a quantity of powdered drink mix, such as a powdered baby formula mix, and a volume of water, a water dispensing mechanism that includes a heating element for dispensing a given volume of heated water into a mixing nozzle and a powdered drink mix dispensing assembly for simultaneously dispensing a volume of powdered drink mix into the mixing nozzle. The mixing nozzle having a dispensing opening for filling a container such as a baby bottle.

An accelerated cooking air fryer is disclosed comprising a cavity, controller, thermal heating source, blower assembly, gas directing means and a vent assembly. Hot gas is circulated by the blower motor assembly into the air fryer cavity where the hot air is directed in a manner wherein a conflicting, colliding turbulent gas flow is directed at a food product providing for the accelerated cooking of the food product.

A remote temperature monitoring system includes a first unit operatively connected to one or more temperature sensors for sensing the temperature of one or more materials or food items being cooked or heated. The first unit transmits the sensed temperature to a second unit that is located remotely from the first unit during heating. The second unit is programmable with the desired temperature and/or heating parameters of the item. By monitoring the temperature status of the item over time, the system determines when the food has reached the desired temperature or degree of cooking, and notifies the user.

An automated system of preparing food designed with the preparation of Chinese food in mind, the system can be adapted to whatever type of food is desired by the user. The system uses one or more robots as the “chefs”. A heating element heats a cooking pan to a desired temperature. The cooking pan includes a temperature sensing element to monitor heating of the pan and cooking of the food. When the pan is fully heated, a delivery arm empties the contents of the bowl into the cooking pan to being the actual cooking. When the contents of the pan have reached the correct temperature to be “done”, the robot empties the contents into a serving dish, and the food is ready to be eaten.

A domestic fryer assembly and method of using which includes interconnected shell and cooking pot with the shell having an interior cavity receiving the cooking pot. A heating unit as in a resistance bar heater unit is supported by the combination shell and cooking pot and extends down into the cooking pot and features a generally horizontal portion suspended above the cooking pot bottom and preferably having a configuration of a horse-shoe with outer curved sides that generally follow the curvature of the supporting pot. The cooking pot is designed to hold sufficient cooking fluid to provide for deep frying relatively large single item food pieces as in a whole turkey of, for example, 8 to 18 pounds. The food item is preferably retained in a cooking basket that is dimensioned for insertion into the cooking pot. The cooking pot also preferably includes one or more volume reduction step-ins such as a bottom or lower one for doubling as a cooking basket support and/or an upper annular ledge step-in in the pot.

The technology disclosed herein relates to intelligent home/residential cooking appliances and interactive content that is interpretable to send instructions to such intelligent cooking appliances, as well as associated systems and/or methods for generating and/or processing the same. In certain instances, an intelligent home/residential appliance may receive and/or display the content for a user and, at appropriate times, possibly prompt a user to take actions or automatically take appropriate actions for the user. Such activities advantageously may prompt a user in some examples to more actively participate in, and/or interact with, a cooking show or program. A user therefore may be more immersed in a cooking experience and feel more comfortable trying out new recipes, given the expectation that the cooking appliance itself may help to resolve problems as they arise and/or suggest solutions to detected abnormalities.

A bleed gas clean-up system for a re-circulating oven.

An actively heated mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container is provided. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can include a body that receives a liquid therein and a heating or cooling system at least partially disposed in the body. The heating or cooling system can include one or more heating or cooling elements that heat a surface of the receiving portion of the body and one or more energy storage devices. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can include a wireless power receiver that wirelessly receives power from a power source and control circuitry configured to charge one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating or cooling elements. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container also can have one or more sensors that sense a parameter of the liquid or sense a parameter of the heating or cooling system and communicates the sensed information to the control circuitry. The control circuitry can turn on, turn off, and/or operate the heating or cooling element to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the body to maintain the liquid in a heated or cooled state generally at a user selected temperature setting based at least in part on the sensed parameter information. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can also be paired with a remote device or mobile electronic device to send or receive communications or commands.

An actively heated mug or travel mug is provided. The mug or travel mug can include a body that receives a liquid therein and a heating system at least partially disposed in the body. The heating system can include one or more heating elements that heat a surface of the receiving portion of the body and one or more energy storage devices. The mug or travel mug can include a wireless power receiver that wirelessly receives power from a power source and control circuitry configured to charge one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating elements. The mug or travel mug also can have one or more sensors that sense a parameter of the liquid or sense a parameter of the heating system and communicates the sensed information to the control circuitry. The control circuitry can turn on, turn off, and/or operate the heating element to actively heat at least a portion of the body to maintain the liquid in a heated state generally at a user selected temperature setting based at least in part on the sensed parameter information. The mug or travel mug can also be paired with a remote device or mobile electronic device to send or receive communications or commands.

The invention is suitable for the technical field of intelligent cooking and provides a cooking control method, a cooking control device and an intelligent electric rice cooker. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring cooking information, wherein the cooking information comprises information of food to be cooked, cooking environment information, cooking equipment information and user setting information; calling a corresponding cooking control table according to the acquired information of the food to be cooked and generating a cooking control program according to the cooking control table, the cooking environment information, the cooking equipment information and the user setting information; and sending the cooking control program to cooking equipment to ensure the cooking equipment to cook. Each party related to cooking can be influenced; the cooking information is completed; and a virtual cooking platform is constructed to cook the foods. Therefore, the quality maximization of the cooked food is implemented, the application of the Internet of Things (IOT) in the field of cooking is implemented, the cooking of the food which accords with the Individual requirements of users is implemented and the effect of meeting the requirements of the users to the greatest extent is implemented.

A cooking apparatus, cooking system, and cooking control method using a bar code, in which automatic cooking of food is performed when the bar code attached to a package of the food is lost or damaged. The cooking apparatus for cooking food using cooking data includes a memory for storing identification data and cooking data of the food; an image capture device for obtaining an image of the food; and a controller for identifying the food by comparing the image of the food to the identification data of the food, stored in the memory, obtaining the cooking data of the identified food, and controlling the cooking apparatus so that the cooking of the food is performed based on the cooking data.

An automated temperature control system for a barbecue grill or other structure comprises an automated damper assembly coupled to a vent of said grill, which damper assembly opens and closes selectively to adjust the flow passage area of the grill's vent. The system further comprises an operating area temperature probe for communicating the temperature of the operating area of the grill to the automated damper assembly, such that the automated damper assembly may maintain a user-specified target operating temperature by way of affecting combustion rates within the grill. A remote control may also be provided to allow the user to input a desired temperature for the system to obtain and/or to change temperature information for the grill or other structure.

An automatic cooking machine for the common people is manufactured on the basis of an electronic intelligent cookbook. The cooking machine includes a data exchange interface for reading a USB disc, where the cookbook can be stored; and the cookbook can be implemented automatically or semi-automatically, and can be communicated with other machine. Various mutual operations can be prompted by voice under control of various target conditions including time, temperature and weight.

Method, apparatus and systems for predicting the cooking time of an item food includes predicting the cooking time based on the rate of change of the internal temperature of the food item. The apparatus includes a processor that implements the calculations and the system may include the apparatus along with a temperature sensor.

A microwave oven, a relay box communicating with the microwave oven and a personal computer communicating with the relay box are provided in private. The personal computer is connected to a host computer storing home page information, through the public Internet. A home page storing unit of the host computer stores, corresponding to each of a plurality of cooking recipes, recipe data directly recognized by microwave oven including heating control data for heating and cooking the cooking recipe by the microwave oven, a button to be operated for transferring the recipe data through the Internet to personal computer and image display data for displaying information related to the cooking recipe as a home page image display. Therefore, in accordance with the heating control data downloaded and supplied to personal computer, microwave oven is controlled to heat and cook the desired cooking recipe.

An air fryer system is disclosed which comprises a base having a heating source and an air source located therein, both sources being supplied power for operation by an AC power cord. A cooking chamber is defined within the base and a cooking drawer fits securely within the cooking chamber to substantially seal the chamber against heat loss during use. A handled food basket which detachably secures to the cooking drawer is configured to facilitate even distribution of heated air within the cooking chamber. A digital, touch screen user interface attached to a surface of the base is electronically coupled to a controller for powering on the fryer system and setting cooking conditions. The preferred system also includes infrared heating, time and temperature controls, and an automatic safety shutoff mechanism.

The invention discloses an electric cooker comprising a double-layer boiler body with a handle and an electromagnetic oven body, wherein the boiler body comprises a first temperature sensor, a first temperature measuring circuit, a wireless signal transmitting circuit and a direct-current power supply, and the electromagnetic oven body comprises a wireless signal receiving circuit, a temperature control circuit, a drive circuit, an electromagnetic coil and a power circuit. The invention adopts the technical scheme that the temperature sensor is arranged on the boiler body, the temperature control circuit receives temperature signals on the boiler body and controls the output power of the drive circuit according to the temperature signals of the boiler body so as to control the heating temperature of an electromagnetic oven, and then the precise temperature control on heated foods can be realized. In addition, the electromagnetic oven body also comprises a second temperature sensor and a second temperature measuring circuit; and the temperature control circuit can also receives the temperature signals of the electromagnetic oven body and controls the output power of the drive circuit according to the temperature signals of the electromagnetic oven body, thereby realizing the control on the heating temperature of the electromagnetic oven.

The invention relates to a high-speed hot air circulating technology which can finish food cooking. A smokeless air frying pan which does not exhaust lampblack comprises an air frying pan fixed body and an air frying pan movable body, wherein an ejection movable type power supply switch is arranged at one side of the lower end face of the front part of the air frying pan fixed body, which is used for mounting a lug boss part of a timer; an ejection movable type lug boss is arranged at one side of the upper end face of a handle on which the air frying pan movable body and an object storing basket are matched in a locked and opened manner; the ejection movable type lug boss and an ejection movable type power supply switch at one side of the lower end face of the lug boss part in the air frying pan fixed body are matched in an ejection movable opening and closing manner; a plane spiral type electric heating tube is arranged below a lower pressure air fan in the air frying pan fixed body; a power supply connector of the plane spiral type electric heating tube is connected with the inner wall of the air frying pan fixed body through a connecting piece and a tube body of the plane spiral type electric heating tube is elastically connected with the inner wall of the air frying pan fixed body through a tension spring; and the middle part of the bottom part of an oil receiving overflowing pan in the air frying pan movable body is arc-shaped and convex, and the periphery of a pan wall and a pan bottom are in an arc-shaped structure.

A cooking device comprises a cooking chamber (11) and one or more heating elements (12). Furthermore, a blower (20) is provided, which comprises a radial blower impeller (22) and an atomisation element rotating with the radial blower impeller (22). A water supply (30) comprises at least one water outlet (33), which supplies water onto the atomisation element (25). An evaporation of the water and thus a humid cooking chamber air is achieved. The atomising element is a discoidal, axially-symmetrical element, the outer radius of which is the same as, or larger than the inner radius of the blade region of the radial blower impeller (22). The atomisation element is arranged adjacent to the radial blower impeller in the axial direction and the water outlet (33) is arranged adjacent to the atomisation element (25), outside the radial blower impeller (22).

Systems and methods for controlling a heat pump water heater (HPWH) are disclosed. The systems include an interface for accepting a user input and configured to indicate a mode of operation, and indicate at least one error condition when an error condition exists. The systems are operative to diagnose various failure conditions and as advise a user that maintenance may be needed and to adjust operation for varying environmental or other external conditions.

An Ir compound can be a blue phosphorescent material. An organic electroluminescent device can use such a material. An organic layer, such as a light emitting layer, can be composed of the Ir compound. An organic electroluminescent device including such an organic layer may exhibit high color purity and emits dark blue light. Such an organic electroluminescent device may have low consumption power.

A heat pump water heater has a tank portion, an electric heating structure for adding electrical heat to water stored in the tank, and a heat pump for adding refrigerant heat to the tank water. A control system associated with the water heater has three user-selectable heating modes for heating the tank water during a given heating demand cycle—a first mode that initially heats the tank water with refrigerant heat while the electric heat is locked out for a first predetermined period before supplementing the refrigerant heat if necessary, a second mode similar to the first mode but with a longer electric heat lockout period, and a third mode in which only the electric heat is utilized to satisfy a tank water heating demand. Illustratively, the heat pump is disposed in a compact component arrangement on the top end of the water heater tank.

According to the embodiment, the invention discloses a bottom leaking-spraying device for cooking equipment and the cooking equipment, wherein the bottom leaking-spraying device comprises a bottom rotary-spraying system and a bottom leaking pipe system; the bottom rotary-spraying system is used for cleaning food and washing a pot; and by virtue of the bottom leaking pipe system, wastewater from cleaning the food and wastewater residues obtained from washing the pot can be discharged, usable fluid can be filtered out, water can be injected into the pot and the food in the pot can be cleaned. The cooking equipment provided by the invention can achieve automation of food processing (such as stirring, grinding, dough kneading and the like), heating cooking, food cleaning and pot cleaning, and in addition, the cooking equipment can be used for automatically grinding and cleaning food residues in a sink. With the application of the scheme, the cooking equipment can reduce workload of a user; therefore, a cooking equipment solution and equipment, which are broad in application and are safe and sanitary, are offered to smart home; and various cooking equipment can be achieved.

A cooking grate and a grill assembly having one or more of the cooking grates therein. The cooking grate can be a one-piece structure but is preferably a two-piece structure wherein the upper piece comprises longitudinally extending food support ribs having hollow interiors. The ribs will be positioned over and cover open areas in the lower structure so that combustion gases flowing through the open areas of the lower structure will flow into the hollow interiors of the food support ribs.

The invention relates to the technical field of electric pressure cookers, in particular to an electromagnetic heating electric pressure cooker. The electromagnetic heating electric pressure cooker structurally comprises a shell, an inner pot and an outer pot, wherein a pressure switch and a control device are arranged at the bottom of the outer pot; an annular heating disk component and a sensor component are arranged between the inner pot and the outer pot; a through hole is formed in the middle of the heating disk component; the sensor component is mounted in the through hole; the heating disk component comprises an electromagnetic heating outer disk, a radiating fan, an electromagnetic heating wire coil, an electromagnetic coil, a plurality of magnetic strips, an electromagnetic heating disk cover and an anti-magnetic disk; the sensor component comprises a fixed frame, a spring arranged on the fixed frame in a sleeving manner, a sensor cap and a thermistor; and the thermistor is electrically connected with the control device. Compared with the prior art, the electric pressure cooker has the advantages of simple structure, high radiating performance, capacity of precisely controlling pressure and temperature and long service life, truly realizes application of an electromagnetic heating technology to the electric pressure cooker, and has a wide market prospect.

It is disclosed a household multi-purpose cooking appliance that can function in a barbecue mode, in an oven mode and in a fryer/boiler mode. The appliance comprises a cooking chamber with a top aperture closed by a lid associated to a heating element and an insulating cover. The cooking chamber can contain a lower heating element for use in the oven or fryer cooking mode. A pan is inserted in the cooking chamber in the fryer mode.

The present invention provides a method of determining the boil states of a liquid as measured by an acoustic sensor which measures the acoustic signal generated by the liquid as it is heated. The acoustic signal is smoothed and a first derivative of the acoustic signal is calculated. Also the frequency of the acoustic signal is measured. Derivative inflection points, zero slope points, and acoustic signal frequencies are utilized to determine the pre-simmer, simmer, pre-boil, boil, boil dry, and boil over states of the liquid.

Systems and methods for monitoring conditions that affect the quality of food being served. Conditions such as temperature and elapsed time affect the quality of food and the safety of food consumers. Various embodiments of monitoring systems can be incorporated with different types of food containers. Sensors such as temperature probes can provide temperature information about the container and/or the food being served. The monitoring system can use such information in conjunction with elapsed time information in various ways. The monitored information can be displayed generally “real-time,” or it can be stored for subsequent analysis. The monitored information can also be used to trigger an alarm or similar indicator when a condition detrimental to food-serving is present. Various embodiments of the monitoring system having such features can be packaged in various embodiments, including a self-contained unit and an assembly of modular components linked by wire and/or wireless connections.