Combination Air Fryer and Sous Vide Appliance

A method of cooking with an appliance having:

• an outer housing comprised of two side panels, a rear panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and a front panel;
• a cooking chamber positioned within the outer housing and having three sidewalls, a top wall, a bottom wall, and an opening at the front panel of the outer housing;
• a chamber door positioned over the cooking chamber opening on the front panel;
• a water system comprising:
• a water reservoir positioned within the outer housing and capable of holding water;
• a water basin positioned within the cooking chamber and capable of receiving water;
• tubing fluidly coupling the water basin to the water reservoir;
• and
• a water pump to move water from the water reservoir to the water basin via the tubing during operation of the combination cooking appliance;
• a first heating element positioned within the cooking chamber proximate the top wall;
• a fan proximate the first heating element for circulating heated air within the cooking chamber;
• and
• a second heating element positioned to be in thermal contact with the water basin to heat water received;
• an outer housing comprised of two side panels, a rear panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and a front panel;
• the method comprising:
• placing food to be cooked within the cooking chamber;
• activating the first heating element and the fan to raise the temperature in the cooking chamber;
• activating the second heating element to raise the temperature in the water basin;
• activating the pump to deliver water from the reservoir to the basin.