Method for baking bread using steam
US7745763B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA21B3/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of baking bread using steam in an automated household oven with a cooking cavity and a steam system for introducing steam into the cooking cavity comprises determining a presence of bread in the cooking cavity and introducing steam into the cooking cavity upon a positive determination of the presence of bread. After the positive determination, the steam is introduced into the cavity to maintain a desired relative humidity in the cavity for a predetermined period of time to aid in formation of a moist, flexible crust on the bread, and the amount of steam introduced into the cavity decreases after the predetermined period of time. The cavity can be preheated and prehumidified prior to the determining of the presence of the bread in the cooking cavity.
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