The invention relates to a
core temperature sensor (CTS) for use with a
microwave cooking appliance that generates microwaves within a specific
microwave frequency band for cooking food, wherein the
core temperature sensor (CTS) comprises: at least one temperature sensor (TS), an antenna (
ANT), a high-frequency oscillator (1) whose output
signal can be fed into the antenna (
ANT) and whose
signal frequency lies outside the
microwave frequency of the microwave cooking appliance, a modulation device (OOK) configured to generate a pulse
train from the output
signal of the high-frequency oscillator (1) by means of
amplitude modulation, which corresponds to digital temperature data generated by means of the at least one temperature sensor (TS), and an
electrical energy storage device (BAT) for supplying electrically operated components (MCU, TS, OSZ-AMP) of the
core temperature sensor (CTS).The invention also relates to a
system comprising a core temperature sensor and a cooking device, comprising a
receiver for receiving electromagnetic
waves emitted by the core temperature sensor and a control device configured to operate the cooking device based on information contained in the received electromagnetic
waves.