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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 1985
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1984
Roger W Carlson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Amana Refrigeration, Inc., Amana, IA (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a microwave oven with a microcomputer wherein a first time period corresponding to the time required to raise the temperature of a weighed food body from refrigerator temperature to room temperature and a second time period corresponding to the time required to cook the food body from an initial room temperature are calculated and stored. The microcomputer then sequentially controls the magnetron through cycles in accordance with the first and second time periods, respectively. Rather than being erased after completion of the first cycle, the first time period remains stored in the microcomputer and can be activated by the operator to provide a small incremental amount of heat to the food body after it has been cooked. Also, the operator can adjust the number of heat units per weight units used in the calculation of the cooking cycle so as to provide a food body that is cooked less or more than medium doneness.