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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1984
Silas E Carmean, Mansfield, OH (US);
The Tappan Company, Mansfield, OH (US);
Abstract
A microwave oven with a microprocessor control which contains stored recipe information. The user enters food type, quantity to be cooked, and size or doneness desired. Data for cooking a large number of different foods may be stored. The specific food item to be cooked is user selected by touching and holding one of ten food category pads. Food items within the category selected then 'scroll' through an alphanumeric display. The item shown in the display when the food pad is released is the one selected for cooking. Following food selection, the user is prompted, via the alphanumeric display, to enter such additional data as quantity, size and doneness desired.