Apparatus and method for automatic cooking

Abstract

An apparatus and a method automatically cook food, for example, millet, thus conveniently providing the uniform and optimal cooking quality of food to a user. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking cavity that contains food to be cooked and water therein, and a heating unit that heats the food and the water. The cooking apparatus further includes a control unit operated to heat the food and the water at a preset initial output of the heating unit, to reduce the output of the heating unit to a first reduced output and cook a surface of the food by allowing a heated high temperature water to be absorbed into the food after the water has boiled, and to reduce the output of the heating unit to a second reduced output and cook an inside of the food using the high temperature water absorbed into the food.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to devices and methods for automatically cooking, and more particularly to devices and methods for automatically cooking food using automatic cooking rules. Background technique [0002] The basic method of cooking corn is to put corn and an appropriate amount of water in a container, and steam the corn by heating the container, wherein corn is a grain with a shell. If heat is applied directly to the container containing the corn and water, the heat is transmitted through the container so that the water in the container boils. While the water is boiling, the corn is cooked until it is edible. However, during cooking, the surface of the corn grains can be destroyed if the corn is heated at very high temperatures for a long time. Therefore, different heat energies should be used at each stage when cooking corn in order to obtain a satisfactory result of cooking corn. Thus, the result of cooking depends on the du...

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Problems solved by technology

Although the quality of corn cooking depends on the precise control of heating power and cooking time, cooking corn also depends on the chef's judgment, so it is difficult to obtain a homogeneous and optimal cooking quality of corn

In addition, the chef must control the heating power and determine the cooking status of the corn while keeping an eye on the cooking device, so the chef may not be able to do other things until the cooking is complete

In other words, the cook cannot effectively control the cooking time of corn

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