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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Tamara Distaso, Cassinetta, IT;
Stefania Fraccon, Cassinetta, IT;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21B 1/24 (2006.01); A21B 3/04 (2006.01); A23L 1/01 (2006.01); F24C 15/32 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/0121 (2013.01); A21B 1/24 (2013.01); A23L 5/13 (2016.08); F24C 15/327 (2013.01); A21B 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of cooking food, such as fish and vegetables, using steam during a cooking cycle comprises a preheating step where the cavity is heated toward a cooking temperature and a cooking step where the cavity is maintained at the cooking temperature. The preheating step comprises a dry preheating step where no steam is introduced into the cooking cavity and a steam preheating step where steam is introduced into the cavity.