Cooking oven power modulation system and method

An electric oven comprising:

• an oven compartment;
• a first heating element;
• a first relay that controls power to the first heating element;
• a power supply that receives external electrical power and distributes power to components within the oven;
• a user interface for displaying user interface windows and receiving one or more inputs from a user;
• and
• a controller having a memory, the controller connected to the user interface, the power supply and to the first relay, and configured to
• display an oven set-up user interface window on the user interface during an initial start-up of the oven,
• in response to receiving, via the user interface, a first input for selecting a maximum output for the oven, display a maximum output user interface window on the user interface,
• in response to receiving, via the user interface, a second input of a peak operating power level that is less than a maximum peak operating power level, store the peak operating power level in the memory, and
• during operation of the electric oven, selectively provide a power control signal to the first relay corresponding to the peak operating power level,
• wherein, in operation of the electric oven, the electric oven heats at the peak operating power level, which is less than the maximum peak operating power level.

A gas oven comprising:

• an oven compartment;
• at least one burner disposed in the oven compartment;
• a gas supply line for conveying fuel gas from a gas source to the burner;
• a modulating valve for modulating a quantity of fuel gas conveyed to the burner to control a maximum peak operating power level of heat output by the burner in the oven;
• an ignition module for igniting the burner;
• a user interface for displaying user interface windows;
• and
• a controller having a memory, the controller connected to the user interface, the modulating valve and to the ignition module, and configured to
• display an oven set-up user interface window on the user interface during an initial start-up of the oven,
• in response to receiving, via the user interface, an input for selecting a maximum output for the oven, display a maximum output user interface window on the user interface, and
• in response to receiving, via the user interface, an input of a peak operating power level that is less than the maximum peak operating power level, store the peak operating power level in the memory,
• wherein, during operation of the gas oven, the controller provides a power control signal to the modulating valve corresponding to the peak operating power level and ignites the burner to heat the oven at the peak operating power level, which is less than the maximum peak operating power level.