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7605349 Slow cooker and method of operation  
A cooking appliance for cooking a foodstuff over a period of time including a shell having a heating cavity and a heating element to heat the heating cavity. A container is removably positionable...
7600468 Relay switch for toaster  
The present invention discloses a relay switch arrangement for a toaster, the arrangement has an actuating member releasably engaged to the engaging metal positioned above the electromagnet, and...
7484455 Pasta cooking device and method  
A pasta cooker has a base carrying a bowl having an electrical heater. A basket can move between a lower position immersed in water in the bowl and an upper position largely out of the bowl. A...
7461588 Methods and apparatus for operating a speedcooking oven  
A method of operating a cooking appliance including an input interface panel and a processor includes: inputting a first cooking time and a first cooking power level; manually changing the first...
7461585 Portable electrical expresso machine  
A portable hot water dispensing machine, particularly suitable for dispensing espresso, that is compact, lightweight, requires minimal power to operate, and is readily transportable, and a method...
7451692 Appliance for cooking foods under pressure comprising a temperature sensor  
A pressure cooking appliance with a bowl and lid therefor, a temperature sensor, a pressure regulating valve, and a steam outlet in communication with the valve. The temperature sensor is disposed...
7343850 Cooking appliance with an extractor fan  
A cooking appliance including at least one heating unit for heating a cooking area and including at least one extractor fan. At least one parameter of the extractor fan can be controlled to...
7282674 System and method for limiting the escape of heat and steam from an open oven door  
A system for reducing discharges from an oven prior to opening an oven door. In particular, the system includes a housing forming a cooking compartment arranged within the oven. The system also...
7267833 Apparatus and method of automatic cooking of buckwheat  
An apparatus and a method automatically cook food, for example, a hulled grain such as buckwheat, thereby conveniently providing the uniform and optimal cooking quality of the food to a user. The...
7196293 Timed accessory adapter  
An electric adapter for providing output power to an accessory includes an adapter housing having a projection configured for insertion into a DC power accessory port, the projection carrying an...
7126088 Cooking appliance control system  
A control system for a cooking appliance enables a consumer to selectively program a cooking appliance through a control panel in a conventional mode based on established cooking times and...
6979803 Taco shell heating apparatus  
A taco shell heating apparatus for providing a fast, convenient, oil free way to heat taco shells. The taco shell heating apparatus includes a housing with four slots positioned through a top wall...
6935223 Pressure fryer  
A pressure fryer is provided including a cooking container having a pressure vent which is connected to a high pressure cylinder filled with carbon dioxide. An electromagnetic valve and a check...
6888110 Method and device for detecting heating processes  
A method and the associated device for detecting cooking or boiling processes in a glass ceramic hob are described, to which power is supplied by a power supply by means of a heating element and...
6883419 Fryer  
A fryer in which an overshoot is prevented by an accurate oil temperature control is disclosed. A pulse burner ( 4 ) is controlled to be switched ON/OFF based on a condition which is different by...
6843166 Automatic cooking and vending machine  
An automatic cooking and vending machine, for preparing, dispensing, and vending a plate of cooked food to a paying customer, comprising a food storage compartment mounted to a rectangular housing....
6684757 Gas grill propane monitor  
Generally speaking, a latching valve is easily installed in the path of gas flow on a gas grill. Once a grill is turned on, an automatically activated on/off switch activates a electric timing...
6647864 Automatic stir-fry machine  
An automatic stir-fry machine to be placed on a commercial burner for cooking stir-fry dishes. The automatic stir-fry machine has a closed cooking chamber with only a rear exhaustion port,...
6630184 Controllable override electric toasting apparatus  
A controllable electric toasting apparatus primarily for use in the home permits power to be safely disconnected when items become jammed inside. In addition, a carriage assembly inside the...
6624396 Conveyor speed control system for a conveyor oven  
A control system is disclosed for controlling the speed at which an electric motor drives a conveyor to move products through a conveyor oven. The system includes a temperature sensor configured to...
6559423 Toaster chassis assembly with improved food support and safety mechanism  
An electric toaster includes a chassis with one or more toasting compartments. At least one electric heater is located in each compartment, and a cage is positioned in each compartment adjacent the...
6526873 Convertible household electric cooking appliance  
A cooking appliance having an upper cooking unit pivotally mounted on a lower cooking unit for rotation substantially about a horizontal axis into three different positions, a first position in...
6523458 Portable toast warmer  
A portable toast warmer apparatus is described having a lower part detachably coupled to an upper part. The lower part of the portable toast warmer is connectable to an external electric power...
6481341 Anti-burn toaster  
A toaster mechanism includes a base, a carriage movable relative to the base and including a hook and a switch bar, a first switch associated with heating elements of the toaster and supported by...
6465760 Rotisserie grill  
A rotisserie grill includes a control device that alternates heat generation by a plurality of heating elements disposed at the periphery of a cooking chamber. The alternating heat evenly cooks...
6433312 Electric roaster  
An electric roaster has a base housing which includes a first roaster tray mounted thereon, and a first heating element attached to a bottom side of the first roaster tray. The first roaster tray...
6427581 Waffle maker with cooking temperature control  
A waffle maker includes upper and lower waffle grids coupled to each other and configured to confine a cooking space when closed together. The cooking space is adapted to receive batter therein. An...
6425319 Griller with presettable cooking temperature and timed alarm capability  
A griller includes a control circuit for controlling heating operation of an electric heater unit. The control circuit includes a heater controller for controlling supply of electric power to the...
6321639 Machine for making ice cream cones and other food products such as pannini  
Prior ice cream cone baking machines were manually raised and lowered, causing the cone to be sometimes overcooked or burnt. The present invention automatically raises the upper cooking plate after...
6315039 Bedside rethermalization unit  
A bedside rethermalization unit maintains food items placed on meal serving trays, including hot food items to be served at an elevated temperature, in a refrigerated state and rethermalizes hot...
6299921 Cooking device and a method for individually guiding a cooking process  
A method for cooking in a cooking device which has a cooking chamber and a measuring device to detect variables pertaining to a given state of food which is being cooked. The variables vary...
6289793 Cooking appliance  
A cooking appliance that facilitates preparation of dry packaged foods includes a base and a removable pot on the base. The base is adapted to rest upon a horizontal countertop surface as a support...
6289792 Gas barbecue with flame timer for grilling food  
The invention comprises a gas barbecue (1; 20) for grilling food comprising a box-shaped container (2) with a griddle (3) that carries the food being cooked; one or more burners (4) placed...
6274850 Apparatus and method for identifying subject medium within cooking device  
The invention is directed to an apparatus for identifying a subject medium from several possible subject media within a cooking device, such as deep fat fryer. The apparatus contains one subject...
6244164 Process and corresponding machines for the preparation of ready-cooked and semi-cooked dishes  
A process for the preparation of ready-cooked and semi-cooked dishes in a cooking container into which are incorporated all the ingredients, preferably automatically, including mixing of the...
6240834 Automatic resetting safety cut-out device for toaster sliding support blockage  
An electric cut-off device for a toaster is disclosed including a housing, a timer for setting a toasting time, the timer including a core and an armature attracted by the core upon its actuation,...
6199473 Grilling appliance  
A grilling appliance includes a housing defining an internal grilling compartment for receiving food articles to be grilled; an impaling member mounted within the grilling compartment for impaling...
6178876 Pressure cooker  
A pressure cooker has a hollow main body, a cover disposed on a top portion of the hollow main body, an upper joint disposed on the cover, a handle connected to the upper joint, and a heating...
6167796 Baker for waffles, pancakes and similar food items  
A waffle baker is disclosed which is of tubular frame construction having a pair of shell members which have a food receiving part, a handle, and a hinge. The shell members include a heater coil...
6116150 Multi-level toaster  
A vertically extending, cylindrical toaster having a plurality of modules which may be integrally joined together in a single housing or may be separably stacked one upon the other. Each module...
6113966 Rapid cycle breadmaker  
A rapid cycle household automatic breadmaker for producing bread has a total cycle time in the order of about one hour, including a kneading cycle of 10 minutes, a rise time cycle of twenty minutes...
6112645 Automatic cooking machine  
An automatic cooking machine includes a feeding device, a deep-fry device, stove device, a cooker transmission device, a serving device, a washing device, a stir-fry device and a panel each mounted...
6089143 Mashed potato machine  
A machine that is set up with the required potatoes, milk, butter and other seasonings for mashed potatoes and that when turned on proceeds to boil the potatoes, add the flavoring ingredients and...
6077552 Non-invasive monitoring of the doneness of a baked product  
A method and apparatus is provided for the monitoring of the doneness of a baked product without invasively contacting the baked product. An impact is directed against a side of the baked product,...
6063421 Method and apparatus for rethermalizing pre-cooked food portions  
A method and apparatus for final rethermalizing of a pre-cooked food product. The method comprises providing a heating fluid into a heating chamber via a controlled valve, sensing the level of the...
6058831 Automatic bread producing machine  
An automatic bread producing apparatus has a baking chamber. A temperature sensor is operative for detecting a temperature within the baking chamber. A first device is operative for detecting a...
6044755 Ice cream cone making machine  
Prior ice cream cone baking machines were manually raised and lowered, causing the cone to be sometimes overcooked or burnt. The present invention automatically raises the upper cooking plate after...
6002115 Control device for electric heating apparatus  
A temperature controller for an electrically operated cooking appliance which performs as a thermostatic controller at high temperatures and as a simmerstat or time dependent temperature controller...
5896915 Rethermalization system  
A rethermalization system for heating refrigerated food on trays, maintaining the food in a refrigerated condition until heated, and heating some of the food to a desired temperature at a serving...
5889259 Toaster oven control assembly  
A toaster oven with a modular control assembly. The assembly has a frame, an electrical switch assembly, a solenoid, and two levers. The electrical switch assembly is connected to the frame and has...
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