Remote Cooking Systems and Methods
AssigneeWeber-Stephen Products LLC
InventorChristopher J. Allen, SR.
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Abstract
A remote temperature monitoring system includes a first unit operatively connected to one or more temperature sensors for sensing the temperature of one or more materials or food items being cooked or heated. The first unit transmits the sensed temperature to a second unit that is located remotely from the first unit during heating. The second unit is programmable with the desired temperature and/or heating parameters of the item. By monitoring the temperature status of the item over time, the system determines when the food has reached the desired temperature or degree of cooking, and notifies the user.
Claims24
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A method for monitoring a cooking status of at least one food items in a cooking device during a cooking operation, comprising the steps of:
- a processing unit accepting, storing and displaying user-selectable data including one or cooking parameters selected by a user;
- placing at least one temperature sensing device to detect a temperature of the at least one food item;
- sensing at least one temperature with the at least one temperature sensing device operatively connected to the processing unit;
- the processing unit receiving and storing the at least one temperature sensed by the at least one temperature sensing device and transmitting the at least one temperature wirelessly to at least one second unit adapted and configured to accept, store and display data from both the processing unit and user-selectable data including the one or more cooking parameters;
- the processing unit and the at least one second unit determining when the one or more cooking parameters are met based on the at least one sensed temperature;
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- the processing unit and the at least one second unit sending an alert signal to the user indicating said one or more cooking parameters have been met.
A method for monitoring a cooking status of one or more-food items in a cooking device during a cooking operation by a temperature monitoring system, comprising the steps of:
- placing at least one temperature sensing device to detect a temperature of at least one food item;
- sensing at least one temperature with the at least one temperature sensing device operatively connected to a processing unit;
- the processing unit receiving and storing the at least one temperature sensed by the at least one temperature sensing device and transmitting the at least one temperature wirelessly to at least one second unit adapted and configured to accept, store and display data from both the processing unit and user-selectable data including one or more cooking parameters;
- the at least one second unit accepting, storing and displaying said one or more cooking parameters;
- the at least one second unit transmitting said one or more cooking parameters to the processing unit;
- the processing unit and the at least one second unit determining when the one or more cooking parameters are met based on the at least one sensed temperature;
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- the processing unit and the at least one second unit sending an alert signal to a user indicating said one or more cooking parameters have been met.
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