Cooking Temperature and Power Control

A device configured to operate a cooking system that delivers power to heat cookware, controllable from zero power up to 100% power, where the cooking system comprises a user-manipulated heating control user interface that is adapted to be turned up and turned down by the user to a particular heating control user interface set point within a temperature operating range that comprises a first portion that encompasses the boiling point, a second portion that is below the first portion and a third portion that is above the second portion, the device comprising:

• a controller that is input with the user control setting and is configured to determine a command to control the heating of the cookware and output the command to the cooking system;
• wherein the controller determines a maximum limit of the power that can be delivered to the cookware, wherein the maximum power limit over the first portion of the operating range increases as the control is turned up, and wherein over the second and third portions of the operating range the maximum power limit is 100% power.

A device configured to operate a cooking system that delivers power to heat cookware, where the cooking system comprises a user-manipulated heating control user interface that is adapted to be turned up and turned down by the user to a particular heating control user interface set point within a temperature operating range that comprises a boiling temperature range that encompasses the boiling point, the device comprising:

• a controller that is input with the user control setting and is configured to determine a command to control the heating of the cookware and output the command to the cooking system;
• wherein the controller output command is operative to control the temperature of the cookware, and over the boiling temperature range the controller output command is operable to limit the maximum power that can be delivered to the cookware.