Multirack cooking in speedcook ovens
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsColeen Judith Muegge, Jennifer Elizabeth Rael, Karen Edberg
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A multirack speedcook oven includes a cooking cavity, a plurality of racks within the cooking cavity, an RF generation module operationally coupled to the cooking cavity and configured to deliver microwave energy into the cooking cavity, at least one heat source positioned within the cavity and configured to supply heat energy to the cooking cavity, and a control configured to accept data regarding said plurality of racks, the control operationally coupled to the RF generation module, and the at least one heat source for selective control thereof based on the accepted data.
Claims20
An oven comprising:
- a cooking cavity;
- a plurality of racks within said cooking cavity,
- an RF generation module operationally coupled to said cooking cavity and configured to deliver microwave energy into said cooking cavity,
- at least one heat source positioned within said cavity and configured to supply heat energy to said cooking cavity, and
- a control configured to accept data regarding said plurality of racks, said control operationally coupled to said RF generation module, and said at least one heat source for selective control thereof based on the accepted data.
A method for operating a multirack oven including a microprocessor, an RF generation module, a bake element, a broil element, and a convection element, said method comprising:
- obtaining at least one input from a user indicative of whether the oven is to operate in a microwave mode, a convection mode, a bake mode, a broil mode, and a speedcooking mode;
- obtaining a further input from a user indicative of a number of racks, and
- energizing the RF generation module, said bake element, said broil element, and said convection element in accordance with the user input.
A method for operating a speedcook oven in a speedcook mode, said method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a number of racks;
- operating the oven in a predetermined radiant cooking cycle based on the received indication of a number of racks;
- operating the oven in a predetermined microwave cooking cycle based on the received indication of a number of racks;
- operating the oven in a predetermined convection fan cycle based on the received indication of a number of racks;
- and
- wherein said operating steps are performed concurrently for a user specified cooking time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.