Sous vide assembly for use in a microwave oven
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorMark Heimerdinger
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Abstract
A sous vide assembly for use in a microwave oven includes a tank to contain a volume of liquid and a basket positioned inside the tank. The basket includes a perforated bottom wall, vertical dividers within the basket to form food chambers, and a perforated cover mounted over the food chambers, the cover movable between a closed position and an open position. A gap is formed and maintained between the basket and the tank to allow a convection flow.
Claims20
A microwave oven defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the microwave oven comprising:
- a cabinet defining a cooking chamber;
- a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet for providing selective access to the cooking chamber;
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- a sous vide assembly configured for receipt within the cooking chamber, the sous vide assembly comprising:
- a tank configured for containing a volume of liquid;
- a basket positioned inside the tank such that a convection gap is defined between the basket and the tank, the basket comprising a bottom wall defining a plurality of perforations;
- one or more vertical dividers positioned within the basket and extending along the vertical direction to define a plurality of food chambers;
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- a cover defining a plurality of perforations, the cover mounted over the one or more vertical dividers and being movable between an open position and a secured closed position to provide selective access to the plurality of food chambers.
A sous vide assembly for use in a microwave oven, the microwave oven comprising a cabinet defining a cooking chamber, the sous vide assembly comprising:
- a tank configured for containing a volume of liquid;
- a basket positioned inside the tank such that a convection gap is defined between the basket and the tank, the basket comprising a bottom wall defining a plurality of perforations;
- one or more vertical dividers positioned within the basket and extending along the vertical direction to define a plurality of food chambers;
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- a cover defining a plurality of perforations, the cover mounted over the one or more vertical dividers and being movable between an open position and a secured closed position to provide selective access to the plurality of food chambers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.