Vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the same
US7012229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/688
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the vacuum cooking apparatus, which automatically performs cold storage, thawing, cooking, and warming functions in a single cooking apparatus, thus improving cooking convenience. In the cooking method, a temperature of a cooking cavity is decreased by creating a vacuum state in the cooking cavity for a preset period in response to a cold storage signal, thus performing a cold storage mode that allows food to be stored at a low temperature. The cold storage mode is terminated after the preset period has elapsed, and then a cooking mode is performed by heating the food.
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