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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
May. 03, 1995
James R Barger, Vandalia, OH (US);
Edward C Groeschel, Lincoln Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Judy K Anderson, St. Joseph, MI (US);
John R Bentley, Royalton Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Mark W Baldwin, Lincoln Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Sandra S Thurlow, Benton Township, Berrien County, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for converting standard conventional oven cook times and temperatures to convection oven cook times and temperatures to operate a thermal convection oven is provided. The method has the steps of providing a thermal convection oven having an oven cavity, a heating element, a control panel for inputting cooking parameters, a converter for converting a standard conventional oven cook time and temperature to a convection oven cook time and temperature, the converter being connected to the input control panel, and having controls connected to the converter and also connected to the heating element for operating the thermal convection oven. Other method steps include: selecting a food type to be prepared using the input control panel, inputting a standard cook time and temperature using the input control panel, converting the standard cook time and temperature to the convection oven cook time and temperature dependent upon the food type selected using the converter; and providing the convection cook time and temperature to the controls to control the heating element. A thermal convection oven is also provided. The thermal convection oven has: a housing with an interior to receive items to be cooked, heating elements within the housing, a control panel for inputting cooking parameters, a converter for converting standard conventional oven cook times and temperatures to a convection oven cook time and temperature; controls for operating the oven connected to the control panel and being responsive to the cooking parameter inputs received from the control panel, the controls being operatively connected to the heating elements to control the temperature of the housing thereby.