Whirlpool Corporation

John P Levandowski

Zachary Jan Bruin-Slot

Brandon Lynn Satanek

Robert Scott Donarski

Rafael G Reyes

Karen M Embury

A cooking appliance is provided herein. A heating element is configured to generate heat for cooking a food item. A user interface is configured to allow selection of a cooking program for cooking the food item and includes a sear feature that is selectable while a selected cooking program is underway. Selection of the sear feature increases a cooking temperature to a maximum cooking temperature without otherwise interrupting the selected cooking program that is underway.

Cooking appliance with user-selectable sear feature

A cooking device is provided herein. The cooking device includes a touch-sensitive display configured to register user-input via one or more touch events to enable a user to make selections related to the operation of the cooking device. The user-input is provided to a controller, and in response, the controller controls the operation of the cooking device based on the user-input.

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St. Joseph, MI, United States of America

John P Levandowski