Microwave oven having rice cooking function and method of controlling the same
US6884449B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/6458
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for controlling a rice cooking operation in a microwave oven including setting up at least one rice cooking operation in the microwave oven based upon the amount of rice and water mixture; heating the rice and the water in a cooking chamber using a magnetron; computing the amount of the rice and the water by measuring a vapor concentration within the cooking chamber; and cooking the rice according to a cooking operation corresponding to the computed amount of rice and water. Further, the present invention provides a microwave oven having at least one rice cooking operation and a method of controlling the same, in which rice is cooked by automatically sensing the amount of rice and water content using the method.
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