Slow cooker and method of operation
US7605349B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J27/004
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
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 within the heating cavity and includes a food cavity for receiving the foodstuff. A temperature probe is removably insertable into the foodstuff and a controller is mounted to the shell. The controller controls operation of the cooking appliance in a probe mode wherein the temperature probe is inserted into the foodstuff and transmits foodstuff temperatures to the controller for controlling the heating of the foodstuff, a program mode wherein the controller actuates the heating element to heat the container at a temperature for a selected amount of time and subsequently at a lower temperature and a manual mode wherein the controller actuates the heating element to heat the container at a selected temperature.
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