Flavoring device

A flavoring device adapted to be associated with a cooking chamber of a cooking oven adapted to cook food stored therein, the flavoring device comprising:

• a flavoring casing having a first air inlet opening arranged for allowing air to enter said flavoring casing, a flavoring air outlet opening arranged for allowing air contained within said flavoring casing to pass to said cooking chamber, and a flavoring air path traversing said flavoring casing and fluidly connecting said first air inlet opening to said flavoring air outlet opening;
• a heating element that is, at least while said flavoring casing is in operation, arranged in said flavoring air path for heating the air flowing through said flavoring air path;
• a flavoring substance rack arranged at least partially in said flavoring air path downstream of said heating element and adapted to contain at least one flavoring substance, wherein the heating element is spaced apart from the flavoring substance rack in operation such that heat is transferred from said heating element to said flavoring substance rack mainly by air flowing inside the flavoring casing from the first air inlet opening to the flavoring air outlet opening through said flavoring air path;
• a smoking casing having a second air inlet opening arranged for allowing air external to said smoking casing to enter said smoking casing, a smoking air outlet opening arranged for allowing air contained within said smoking casing to pass to said cooking chamber, and a smoking air path traversing said smoking casing and fluidly connecting said second air inlet opening to said smoking air outlet opening;
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• a smoking substance rack arranged for receiving a smoking substance, said smoking substance rack being arranged at least partially in said smoking air path in operation such that, during operation, the heating element is arranged for charring said smoking substance, the smoking substance rack being positioned in correspondence of said heating element in such a way that, in operation, heat is transferred from said heating element to said smoking substance rack mainly by radiation.

A method of controlling a flavoring device, the method comprising:

• providing or obtaining a flavoring device comprising:
• a flavoring casing having a first air inlet opening arranged for allowing air to enter said flavoring casing, a flavoring air outlet opening arranged for allowing air contained within said flavoring casing to pass to a cooking chamber of a cooking oven, and a flavoring air path traversing said flavoring casing and fluidly connecting said first air inlet opening to said flavoring air outlet opening;
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• an actuating arrangement comprising a heating element and a temperature sensor, said actuating arrangement being coupled to said flavoring casing at least while in operation so that said heating element is arranged in said flavoring air path for heating the air flowing through said flavoring air path, said flavoring casing further comprising a removable flavoring substance rack arranged at least partially in said flavoring air path downstream of said heating element and adapted to contain at least one flavoring substance;
• wherein the heating element is spaced apart from the flavoring substance rack in operation such that heat is transferred from said heating element to said flavoring substance rack mainly by air flowing inside the flavoring casing from the first air inlet opening to the flavoring air outlet opening through said flavoring air path;
• providing the at least one flavoring substance in said flavoring air path;
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• heating the air in said flavoring air path upstream of said at least one flavoring substance, in such a way that heated air, moving through said flavoring air path, heats said at least one flavoring substance, so as to volatilize/vaporize its flavoring molecules, and takes volatilized/vaporized flavoring molecules into said cooking chamber via said flavoring air outlet opening.

A flavoring device adapted to be associated with a cooking chamber of a cooking oven adapted to cook food stored therein, the flavoring device comprising:

• a flavoring casing having a first air inlet opening arranged for allowing air to enter said flavoring casing, a flavoring air outlet opening arranged for allowing air contained within said flavoring casing to pass therefrom, a flavoring air path traversing said flavoring casing and fluidly connecting said first air inlet opening to said flavoring air outlet opening, and a flavoring substance rack arranged in said flavoring air path, said flavoring substance rack adapted to receive a flavoring substance;
• a smoking casing having a second air inlet opening arranged for allowing air external to said smoking casing to enter said smoking casing, a smoking air outlet opening arranged for allowing air contained within said smoking casing to pass therefrom, a smoking air path traversing said smoking casing and fluidly connecting said second air inlet opening to said smoking air outlet opening, and a smoking substance rack adapted to receive a smoking substance, said smoking substance rack being arranged in said smoking air path;
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• a heating element;
• said flavoring casing and said smoking casing being interchangeable such that:
• a) said flavoring casing is installable so that said heating element is at least partially disposed in said flavoring casing during a flavoring operation, and b) said smoking casing is installable so that said heating element is disposed in said smoking casing during a smoking operation, wherein:
• when said flavoring casing is installed, the flavoring substance rack is arranged downstream of said heating element and spaced apart therefrom such that heat is transferred from said heating element to said flavoring substance rack mainly by air flowing inside the flavoring casing from the first air inlet opening to the flavoring air outlet opening through said flavoring air path, and
• when said smoking casing is installed, the smoking substance rack is positioned in correspondence of said heating element in such a way that heat is transferred from said heating element to said smoking substance rack mainly by radiation for charring said smoking substance.