Cooking apparatus and corresponding controlling method

Abstract

An apparatus for cooking foods comprises cooking means (2) arranged for supporting and cooking a product, heating means (3) for transferring a cooking heat to the cooking means (2), managing and controlling means (10) for driving and controlling the heating means (3), the latter comprising a plurality of heating elements (4, 5, 6) positioned adjacent to respective portions (2a, 2b, 2c) of the cooking means (2) and selectively drivable by the managing and controlling means (10) so as to heat at least one of the portions (2a, 2b, 2c) of the cooking means (2) and or adjust the cooking heat; a method for controlling and managing an apparatus (1) for cooking foods comprising cooking means (2) for supporting and cooking the foods and a plurality of heating elements (4, 5, 6) positioned adjacent to respective portions (2a, 2b, 2c) of the cooking means (2) for transferring to the latter a cooking heat, comprises selectively activating at least one of the heating elements (4, 5, 6) for heating a respective portion (2a, 2b, 2c) of the cooking means (2) and / or to regulating the cooking heat.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a cooking device and a method of operating and controlling it, in particular to a device for cooking food and a method of controlling and manipulating its heating power and / or operating temperature. Background technique [0002] Known electronic cooking equipment, generally by means of heating elements, usually electric resistance, to generate heat, which is transferred to cooking devices, such as direct cooking plates on fry tops, or braising pans, to cook pasta cooker or fryer. [0003] These devices include electronic and / or electrical control means for controlling the heating elements on / off and / or adjusting the maximum operating temperature during operation of the desired type of cooking. [0004] In such cooking plate devices, known control systems heat the entire plate, but at the same time usually only a part of it is used. In this case, this type of operation results in a large waste of energy and consequentl...

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In this case, this type of operation results in a lot of wasted energy and consequently more equipment operating costs

[0005] Another disadvantage of the known cooking device is that the known cooking device does not maintain constant heat control at a defined operating temperature during the initial stages of cooking when the item or food to be cooked comes into contact with the cooking device, such as a plate or container.

As a result, as the item absorbs heat, especially if the item is frozen, the temperature and the heat released by the dish / container is always reduced early in the cooking process, and there will always be a period of loss before the initial heat control is restored

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