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US 2024/0180351 A1Published application
Heated mist generator, steam generator and related methods
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsGopinath Prakasam, Adam J. Karabin, Alexander R. Anim-Mensah, Jarrad Johnson
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Abstract
A cooking device includes a cooking chamber, a mist generator external of the cooking chamber and plumbed via a line to an inlet of the cooking chamber; and a heater located along the line for selectively heating the mist prior to delivery into the cooking chamber.
Claims15
A cooking device, comprising:
- a cooking chamber;
- a mist generator external of the cooking chamber and plumbed via a line to an inlet of the cooking chamber;
- and
- a heater located along the line for selectively heating the mist prior to delivery into the cooking chamber.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processing chamber;
- a mist generator external of the processing chamber and plumbed via a line to an inlet of the processing chamber;
- and
- a heater located along the line for selectively heating the mist prior to delivery into the processing chamber.
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A method of cooking a food item, comprising:
- placing the food item in a cooking chamber;
- introducing vibration into a reservoir of water to generate a mist;
- delivering the mist from the reservoir into the cooking chamber;
- and
- heating the mist as it travels along a path from the reservoir to the cooking chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.