System and method for operating rotisserie oven

An oven for performing a rotisserie cooking operation comprising:

• an oven cavity;
• a door moveable between open and closed positions in order to selectively access the oven cavity;
• a heating element for heating the oven cavity;
• a rotisserie arm adapted to support a food product positioned within the oven cavity;
• a motor drivingly connected to rotate the rotisserie arm;
• a control interface having a user selectable input for a rotisserie cooking mode;
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• a control system for controlling said motor and said heating element wherein, upon selecting a rotisserie cooking mode through the user selectable input, the control system controls the motor to pulse, cycle or completely stop the rotisserie arm in the oven cavity while operating the heating element to heat the oven cavity with the door in the closed position and, in response to the door being shifted to the open position, the control system automatically cycles the motor on and off to cause intermittent rotation of the rotisserie arm while de-activating the heating element with the door in the open position, and wherein the control system is configured to activate the heating element while the motor is stopped during a portion of a cooking phase with the door in the closed position.

An oven for performing a rotisserie cooking operation comprising:

• an oven cavity;
• a door moveable between open and closed positions in order to selectively access the oven cavity;
• a heating element for heating the oven cavity;
• a rotisserie arm adapted to support a food product positioned within the oven cavity;
• a motor drivingly connected to rotate the rotisserie arm;
• a control interface having a user selectable input for a rotisserie cooking mode;
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• a control system for controlling said motor and said heating element wherein, upon selecting a rotisserie cooking mode through the user selectable input, the control system is configured to:
• a) activate the motor to rotate the rotisserie arm in the oven cavity while operating the heating element to heat the oven cavity to establish a cooking phase with the door in the closed position;
• b) automatically cycle the motor on and off to cause intermittent rotation of the rotisserie arm while the heating element is deactivated with the door in the open position;
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• c) activate the heating element while the motor is stopped during a portion of the cooking phase with the door in the closed position.