Salamander Element for Closed System Oven
OwnerJ.K. Raghavan, Thomas Wayne Rand +2inventors
InventorsJ.K. Raghavan, Thomas Wayne Rand, Nikolas W. Wagner, Joshua Paul Wittig
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Abstract
A combination oven having a sealed cooking volume heated with forced air and steam may also provide at least one radiant heat panel positioned for direct exposure of the contained food allowing occasional browning and grilling operations or additional heat boosting.
Claims15
A combination oven comprising:
- an oven housing defining a cooking volume and having a door providing access to a cooking volume and sealing the cooking volume when the door is in a closed position;
- a heater assembly separated from the cooking volume by a perforated panel, the heater assembly including a first heating element, a fan for circulating air heated by the first heating element through the cooking volume and a water jet for directing water to at least one of the first heating element and fan for generating steam;
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- a second heating element within the cooking volume to direct thermal radiation to food in the cooking volume.
A method of cooking employing an oven housing defining a cooking volume and having a door providing access to a cooking volume and sealing the cooking volume when the door is in a closed position, the oven having a heater assembly separated from the cooking volume by a perforated panel, the heater assembly including a first heating element, a fan for circulating air heated by the first heating element through the cooking volume and a water jet for directing water to at least one of the first heating element and fan for generating steam;
- and the oven further having a second heating element within the cooking volume to direct thermal radiation to food in the cooking volume, comprising the steps of:
- (1) operating the heater assembly to heat air in the cooking volume to a predetermined temperature with a generation of steam during a first period of time;
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- (2) during the first period of time, operating the second heating element and the first heating element to boost the air in the cooking volume.
A method of cooking employing an oven housing defining a cooking volume and having a door providing access to a cooking volume and sealing the cooking volume when the door is in a closed position, the oven having a heater assembly separated from the cooking volume by a perforated panel, the heater assembly including a first heating element, a fan for circulating air heated by the first heating element through the cooking volume and a water jet for directing water to at least one of the first heating element and fan for generating steam;
- and the oven further having a second heating element within the cooking volume to direct thermal radiation to food in the cooking volume, comprising the step of:
- operating the second heating element only with the door open to cook foods in the cooking volume.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.