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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2019
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Yoojin Jung, Seoul, KR;
Hoonseob Sim, Seoul, KR;
Jaekyung Yang, Seoul, KR;
Yongsoo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Hakjoo Lim, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A cooking appliance includes a main body that defines a cooking chamber, a steam generator comprising a steam heater that is configured to heat food in the cooking chamber by generating steam, a lower heater located vertically below a bottom wall of the cooking chamber and configured to heat food in the cooking chamber, and a controller configured to control the steam heater and the lower heater. The controller is configured to: based on selection of a steam cooking mode, operate the steam heater to generate steam; and turn on the lower heater in a state in which steam cooking is performed.