Process and apparatus for cooking utilizing nebulized water particles and air
AssigneeAha LLC
InventorRobert Hoerter
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Abstract
A process and apparatus for heating an oven using nebulized water particles and compressed air including the steps of heating water contained in reservoir that is located outside of a cooking chamber by transferring water within the reservoir through a water heater to reach a desired end point temperature that is less than boiling, heating compressed air by sending compressed air through an air heater that is submerged within the water of the reservoir, conveying the heated water and the heated compressed air to a nebulizer, nebulizing the heated water into heated water particles and introducing the heated water particles into the cooking chamber via the heated compressed air.
Claims20
A process of heating an oven, wherein the method comprises:
- heating water that is contained in a reservoir located outside of a cooking chamber of the oven to reach a desired end point temperature that is less than boiling;
- heating compressed air through an air heater that is submerged within the water of the reservoir;
- conveying the heated water and the heated compressed air to a nebulizer;
- nebulizing the heated water into heated water particles;
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- introducing the heated water particles into the cooking chamber via the heated compressed air.
A process of chilling an oven, wherein the method comprises:
- chilling water contained in a reservoir that is located outside of a cooking chamber of the oven to reach a desired end point temperature that is between about 30 degrees Fahrenheit and 50 degrees Fahrenheit;
- chilling compressed air through an air chiller that is submerged within the water of the reservoir;
- conveying the chilled water and the chilled compressed air to a nebulizer;
- nebulizing the chilled water into chilled water particles;
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- introducing the chilled water particles into the cooking chamber via the chilled compressed air.
An oven, wherein the oven comprises:
- a cooking chamber located within the oven;
- a nebulizer attached to the cooking chamber;
- a reservoir of water located outside of the cooking chamber, wherein the reservoir of water comprises an air heater submerged within the water of the reservoir, wherein the air heater comprises a first end that connects to an air compressor and a second end that connects to the nebulizer;
- a first water heater comprising a first and second ends thereof, wherein the first and second ends of the first water heater are submerged within the water of the reservoir;
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- a pipeline comprising a pump, wherein one end of the pipeline is submerged within the water of the reservoir and an opposite end of the pipeline connects to the nebulizer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.