21results about "Vessels with intergral heating" patented technology

A modular oven includes a cabinet receiving separate modules with distinct cooking operations. Modules of the modular oven may provide any combination of convection cooking, steam cooking, impingement cooking, and high speed cooking. Therefore, the modules may be mixed and matched to suit the desired cooking operations. In some embodiments, improved steam cooking at lower cooking temperatures is provided by directing spraying water onto an independent heat source, controlled separately from the cavity heating element, within each cooking zone. By operating a separate heating element specifically for steam generation, there can be more accurate heat control of the cooking zones without overheating the cooking zones when steam is needed but when lower cooking temperatures (e.g., 211 degrees Fahrenheit and below) are desired.

The invention relates to an electric cooking appliance (1) comprising a housing (2), a cooking vessel (4), a lid (9) configured to occupy an open and a closed position, a heating element (130) configured to heat the cooking vessel (4), and a control unit (CU) configured to control the operation of the electric cooking appliance (1) according to at least one pressure cooking mode. The electric cooking appliance (1) further comprises a locking member (14) movable between a locked and an unlocked position and a sealing device (19) for the pressure cooking mode. The locking member (14) defines a handle opening configured to allow passage of at least one handle equipping the electric cooking appliance (1) when the lid (9) is in the closed position and the locking member (14) is in the locked position.

Provided is a food preparation device (100) comprising a magnetic coupling (102) for coupling a motor assembly (104, 106) and at least one magnetically couplable food utensil (108) to each other so that the at least one magnetically couplable food utensil is moveable by the motor assembly via the magnetic coupling. The magnetic coupling comprises a first magnetic assembly (114) and a second magnetic assembly (116). The first and second magnetic assemblies are magnetically shielded and / or spaced from each other to permit relative movement of the first and second magnetic assemblies with respect to each other and corresponding movement of the at least one magnetically couplable food utensil for processing food. Further provided is a food preparation assembly (113) comprising the food preparation device and the at least one magnetically couplable food utensil.

This application discloses a smart stir-fry machine in the technical field of cooking equipment. The smart stir-fry machine includes a sealed chamber fitted with a pan assembly, the pan assembly comprising a pan, a heating device for heating the pan, and a pan lid capable of closing the opening of the pan, the pan containing the ingredients rotating and sealed with the pan lid above it, at least one set of microwave generators fitted to the pan lid supply microwaves to the ingredients in the pan. According to this application, in addition to the conventional heating method, a microwave heating assembly is added and the microwave heating assembly is fitted to a pan lid that does not need to be removed on a daily basis. The microwaves generated by the microwave heating assembly are supplied directly or via at least one waveguide to the ingredients rotating with the pan while being stirred and stir-fried. This allows for balanced heating of the inside and outside of the ingredients being cooked, significantly reducing cooking time, and resulting in a dish that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

The present disclosure provides a food processing machine and a motor, and the food processing machine comprises: a base assembly; a cup body assembly, and the cup body assembly can be mounted on the base assembly, and the cup body assembly comprises a cutting tool component; a motor, and the motor comprises a stator component and a rotor component, the stator component is provided in the base assembly, the rotor component brings the cutting tool component to rotate, and the stator assembly can drive the rotor component to rotate, and, a magnetic force line between the stator component and the rotor component, along the direction of a rotating axis of the rotor component, points at an S-pole of the rotor component from an N-pole of the stator component and points at an S-pole of the stator component from an N-pole of the rotor component; a magnetic force line inside the stator component points at the N-pole of the stator component from the S-pole of the stator component along a circumferential direction of the stator component, and a magnetic force line inside the rotor component points at the N-pole of the rotor component from the S-pole of the rotor component along a circumferential direction of the rotor component.

Various embodiments of a cooking system are described herein. In an aspect, a device may include a cooking system, comprising: a cooking device, comprising: a housing having a cavity extending upward from a bottom surface; a heating element positioned within the cavity; and an air movement device configured to direct air over the heating element and from the cavity; and a vessel having a cavity therein and a upper surface defining an opening, wherein the cooking device is configured to be removably positioned over the vessel such that the bottom surface aligns with the upper surface, creating a cooking chamber within the cavity to perform a cooking operation.

A small household appliance includes a functional unit designed to provide a household appliance function, an inductive intake element designed to receive energy inductively and to supply energy to the functional unit using the inductively received energy, and an energy store designed to store the inductively received energy.

The application discloses a slow cooker, which comprises a pot body, a pot cover, an inner container, a heating component, a stirring component and a limiting component, the pot cover is arranged on the pot body, an assembly cavity is formed in the pot body, the pot cover comprises a perspective structure which is arranged opposite to the assembly cavity; the stirring component comprises a power assembly and a stirring piece, the stirring piece is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the power assembly is used for driving the stirring piece to rotate; the limiting component and the inner container form a limiting space, which is used for limiting the movement range of the stirring piece. Compared with the prior art, the slow cooker has the advantages that the user can directly observe the cooking state of food in the accommodating cavity through the perspective structure, so as to determine whether it is necessary to turn over or add seasonings, the convenience of using the device is improved, and a better cooking effect is achieved; the limiting space limits the stirring piece, and the movement range of the stirring piece is limited in the limiting space, so that the stirring piece can be avoided to be taken out when the food is taken out, and the problem that the stirring piece is difficult to separate from the food is solved.

Induction kettles for cooking food, such as corn kernels to make popcorn, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an induction kettle can include (i) a kettle bottom, (ii) an induction assembly including an induction coil, and (iii) a spacer coupling the kettle bottom to the induction assembly. A power supply can supply power to the induction coil for inductively heating the kettle bottom. During heating, the spacer can maintain a fixed separation distance between the kettle bottom and the induction assembly when the kettle bottom deflects (e.g., dishes upward or downward) due to thermal expansion. For example, the spacer can press against and deflect the induction assembly to deflect the induction coil to match the deflection of the kettle bottom.

The application discloses a food processor and a control method thereof. The food processor comprises a food container, a base provided with a working position for placing and fixing the food container, an automatic holding assembly for holding the food container when the food container is placed on the working position of the base, and a detection module for forming a detection loop with the food container when the automatic holding assembly holds the food container, so as to output an access electrical signal of the food container. The application can judge whether the cup assembly is placed on the base by the on-off of the detection loop formed between the detection module and the food container, so as to realize safety detection.

A kitchen machine (100) is described, wherein the kitchen machine (100) comprises a base unit (103) for placing a receptacle (104), and a heating unit (106) which is configured to heat up a receptacle (104) that is placed on the base unit (103). The heating unit (106) comprises a halogen lamp (202) which is configured to generate infrared radiation for heating up the receptacle (104).

An artificial gravity heating system includes a cylindrical compartment formed of a hollow cylinder having a bottom base and an open top end. An electric motor rotates the cylindrical compartment to provide centripetal motion of materials inside the cylindrical compartment. While rotating, the materials move towards an inner wall of the cylindrical compartment. A heating element is conductively coupled along an outer wall of the cylindrical compartment for heating the materials against the inner wall via conduction. A temperature sensor is operatively coupled to the cylindrical compartment for monitoring a temperature of the cylindrical compartment. A controller is configured to control operation of the heating element based on the temperature monitored via the temperature sensor. An artificial gravity heating method is used to process materials including heating ingredients to cook food. The artificial gravity heating system may also be configured as a vapor generator, dehydrator or a gasification generator.

A microwave irradiation device (1) includes: a retainer configured to retain an irradiated object at a retaining position; a power feed tool configured to electrically be conductive with an oscillator (10); a power feed antenna (40) configured to emit a microwave by power feed through conduction via the power feed tool, the power feed antenna (40) having directivity and being arranged with an irradiation axis facing the retaining position; and a parasitic antenna (50) that has directivity but is not fed with power, the parasitic antenna (50) being arranged to face the power feed antenna (40) across the retaining position and having an irradiation axis facing the retaining position.

Various embodiments of a cooking system are described herein. In an aspect, a device may include a cooking system, comprising: a cooking device, comprising: a housing having a cavity extending upward

This invention discloses a multifunctional electric steamer intelligent control system and method, including a steam generating unit with a fractal guide plate and a gradient porosity metal foam layer distributed on its surface, the porosity of which continuously and gradually changes along the steam flow direction; an asymmetric pulse control unit with a solenoid valve driven by a pulse signal with an adjustable duty cycle, used to form a high-low pressure alternating steam flow with a preset alternating cycle from the steam flow guided by the fractal guide plate; a temperature field monitoring unit including a temperature sensor array distributed on the inner wall of the cooking cavity, forming a spatial temperature field feedback network to monitor the temperature inside the cooking cavity and perform CFD simulation; and a dynamic injection adjustment unit using a rotary steam nozzle, used to adjust the nozzle's injection angle in real time according to the CFD simulation results to inject high-low pressure alternating steam flow. This invention achieves uniform steam flow distribution within the electric steamer, thereby avoiding the problem of localized overcooking or undercooking of food, and improving cooking efficiency and quality.

The present invention relates to a kitchen machine (1) comprising - a container (2) with a bottom (3), - a heating device (4) with a heating element (5) which is or can be connected to the bottom (3) of the container (2) in a heat-transferring manner via a contact surface (6), - a spring device (7) which preloads the heating element (5) against the bottom (3) of the container (2), - wherein a heat-expanding element (8) is provided which is connected to the heating element (5) in a heat-transferring manner and and increases a preloading of the heating element (5) against the bottom (3) of the container (2) with increasing temperature. This makes it possible to carry out a cooking process more quickly and in an energy-saving manner.

The present application discloses a pot detection circuit and method, a power control circuit and method, and a wireless heating apparatus. The pot detection circuit comprises a direction detection module, a voltage detection module, and a control module. The control module is connected to the direction detection module and the voltage detection module, and is used to determine a voltage amplitude of a first capacitor according to a direction signal corresponding to a current direction flowing through a first resistor inputted by the direction detection module and a voltage signal corresponding to a capacitance voltage of the first capacitor inputted by the voltage detection module, and determine, according to a comparison result between the voltage amplitude and a preset amplitude, whether the wireless heating apparatus carries a pot. By means of obtaining an actual voltage amplitude of the first capacitor connected in series with a coil and determining, on the basis of the comparison result between the voltage amplitude and the preset amplitude, whether the wireless heating apparatus carries a pot, interference from an external magnetic field on a circuit in the wireless heating apparatus can be avoided, thereby making a detection result of the pot more accurate.

An appliance (10) for heating a food product (P) comprises a housing (12) having an interior (14), a vessel (40) receivable within the interior (14), a heating cavity (16) defined within the vessel (40), a heating element (24) adjacent a lower portion (26) of the heating cavity (16), a steamer basket (28) for receiving the food product (P), and a controller (64). The steamer basket (28) is receivable within the heating cavity (16) and defines a body (30) with a perforated lower wall (32) positionable above the lower portion (26) of the heating cavity (16) such that the food product (P) can be suspended above the lower portion (26) of the heating cavity (16) during heating of a quantity of water therein and such that steam generated by heating water within the lower portion (26) of the heating cavity (16) permeates the food product (P) for heating thereof. The controller (64) is configured to control the heating element (24) to heat the lower portion (26) of the heating cavity (16) to a heating temperature selected to cause evaporation of water received within the lower portion (26) of the heating cavity (16) at an evaporation rate selected to match a known absorption rate of the food product (P).