Food cooking appliance utilizing both steam and heat for rapidly cooking food products
US10561273B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J2027/043
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A food cooking appliance which utilizes both steam and heat for rapidly cooking food products is disclosed. The food products are disposed within food containers which are effectively formed as openings within one or more plates or templates, wherein the openings may have different geometrical configurations and size dimensions, and the one or more plates or templates are pivotally movable between upper or raised non-cooking positions and lower cooking positions at which the food products, disposed within the openings, are disposed atop one or more heated grills or platens. One or more covers are also utilized to cover the plates or templates such that the food products are cooked within covered cooking chambers. A steam generator is also provided so as to generate steam which is fluidically conducted into the covered cooking chambers. In this manner, the food products are cooked as a result of the steam being conducted into the upper regions of the covered cooking chambers while the heat generated from the heated grills or platens impart heat to the lower regions of the covered cooking chambers thereby cooking the food in an accelerated manner which is extremely desirable by comme…
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