Heating power control method and cooking apparatus
US5240725A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D23/1951
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of cooking material to be fried by heating a cooking vessel and a cooking apparatus, wherein detection is made of a temperature of the cooking vessel and also of a temperature increase characteristic of the cooking vessel with a passage of time subsequent to a start of heating. A characteristic of the cooking vessel such as type of material and wall thickness of the cooking vessel is determined in a low temperature region of the temperature increase characteristic and the quantity of the cooking oil in the cooking vessel is determined in a high temperature region of the temperature increase characteristic. The heating power is controlled according to both a result of determination of the characteristic of the cooking vessel and a result of determination of the quantity of the cooking oil, to thereby accomplish an optimum cooking performance.
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