Integrated Cooking Probe for Continuous Food Temperature Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing grilling devices require users to pause cooking and manually insert a thermometer to determine the temperature or doneness of food items, making the process inconvenient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A temperature sensing system integrated into a cooking appliance, featuring a temperature sensing probe that extends through the upper heating surface, a control panel for inputting desired temperatures, and a control unit that automatically monitors and controls the cooking process based on pre-set parameters, allowing continuous internal temperature monitoring without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a manual thermometer insertion method is used to determine food temperature, then the user can obtain temperature information, but the cooking process must be paused and the operation becomes tedious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The temperature probe is integrated into the cooking appliance housing, merging the measurement function with the cooking device. This allows continuous temperature monitoring without removing or pausing the cooking process, eliminating the need for separate manual thermometer insertion while maintaining accurate temperature measurement capability
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated probe enables continuous temperature monitoring throughout the cooking process without interruption. The system continuously tracks internal food temperature, allowing the cooking process to proceed uninterrupted while providing real-time temperature data for doneness determination
2Measurement precision
If a manual thermometer insertion method is used, then temperature can be measured, but time is lost due to pausing the cooking process
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated probe enables continuous temperature monitoring throughout the cooking process without interruption. The system continuously tracks internal food temperature, allowing the cooking process to proceed uninterrupted while providing real-time temperature data for doneness determination
Solution Approach 2:
The probe is pre-positioned within the cooking appliance housing, ready for immediate use. The system is pre-configured to automatically monitor temperature, eliminating the need for manual setup or pausing to check temperature during the cooking process
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables precise control over the cooking process, preventing overcooking and providing more convenient and efficient food preparation by automatically monitoring internal temperatures, ensuring better-tasting results with reduced user attention.
Implementation Method 1
a temperature sensing probe, a control panel and a control unit in electrical communication with the temperature sensing probe and the control panel
Implementation Method 2
these grilling devices typically have a lower housing having a lower cooking surface and an upper housing having an upper cooking surface, wherein the cooking surfaces are typically heated by an electrical resistance heater
Data Source
AI summary
A cooking appliance including a temperature sensing system having an upper housing having a first heating surface and a lower housing having a second heating surface includes a temperature sensing probe, a control panel and a control unit in electrical communication with the temperature sensing probe and the control panel. The temperature sensing probe is removably received by the upper housing and extends through the first heating surface. The control panel has one or more input buttons for allowing a user to select at least one input parameter including a desired internal temperature of a food item.