Food Processor Sampling Mode for Reproducible Cooking Results
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Solution Overview
Problem
High-quality food processors face challenges in achieving reproducible cooking results while ensuring user safety, particularly when taking a food sample during the preparation process, as existing methods either pose safety risks or compromise the quality of the cooking result.
Innovation Solution
A food processor with a control device that allows for a sampling mode, where at least one cooking parameter is modified to enable safe and convenient sampling without interrupting the process, allowing for tasting and readjustment without affecting the overall cooking result.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the food preparation process is interrupted to take a food sample, then the user can taste and adjust seasoning, but the reproducibility of the cooking result deteriorates because the designed mixing and cooking times are no longer met
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares in advance by detecting lid removal and automatically transitioning to sampling mode, where cooking parameters are pre-modified to maintain reproducibility. This preliminary preparation ensures that when the user needs to taste and adjust seasoning, the system is already configured to handle the sampling without compromising the final cooking result's reproducibility.
2Ease of operation
If the lid is removed from the container during operation to add ingredients or take a sample, then the user can access the food, but safety risks increase due to exposure to hot vapors and potential collision with the chopping tool
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts its operation based on real-time conditions. When the lid is removed, the control device detects this change and automatically switches to sampling mode, dynamically adjusting the chopping tool's operation (reducing speed or pausing) and modifying other cooking parameters. This dynamic response allows safe user access to the food while maintaining an controlled environment that minimizes exposure to hot vapors and collision risks.
3Productivity
If the chopping tool continues to operate at full speed during sampling, then the cooking process efficiency is maintained, but the risk of collision with the sampling instrument increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs periodic action by automatically pausing or reducing the chopping tool's operation during sampling intervals. When the lid is removed indicating sampling mode, the chopping tool periodically stops or slows down, allowing safe insertion and removal of the sampling instrument. After sampling is complete and the lid is replaced, the system automatically resumes the cooking process, maintaining overall efficiency while eliminating collision risks during the sampling period.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a food processor along with a corresponding method for performing a food preparation process by heating, chopping and/or mixing a food in a food preparation vessel. The food processor comprises a control device configured such that the control device ensures, based on one or more cooking parameters, that in a cooking mode a food is heated, chopped and/or mixed in the food preparation vessel. A sampling mode for taking a food sample is provided and the control device is configured such that at least one of the cooking parameters is modified compared to the cooking mode for a modified continuation of the food preparation process when the sampling mode is activated. A particularly reproducible cooking result can be achieved in this way despite taking a food sample.