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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2003
Justin C. Patterson, Milford, MA (US);
John W. Rudolph, Milford, MA (US);
Robert Sherwood, El Paso, TX (US);
Roy A. Griffin, Iii, El Paso, TX (US);
Heather Jones-lawlor, Newton, MA (US);
Justin C. Patterson, Milford, MA (US);
John W. Rudolph, Milford, MA (US);
Robert Sherwood, El Paso, TX (US);
Roy A. Griffin, III, El Paso, TX (US);
Heather Jones-Lawlor, Newton, MA (US);
Sunbeam Products, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
A cooking apparatus includes a cooking chamber and user interface, which includes a controller, display, and memory for storing recipes. The display is coupled to the controller and displays recipes. A method includes selectively displaying recipes and selecting a manual or recipe mode. In the manual mode, a heat setting and cooking time is selected. The selected cooking time is decremented in predetermined increments and the heating element is energized in accordance with the selected heat setting, after which the heating element is energized according to a keep warm setting for a predetermined time, following which it is de-energized. In the recipe mode, a main menu is displayed, from which the user selects a recipe category. A sub menu is displayed, from which the user selects a recipe identifier associated with the selected recipe category. A list of ingredients for the selected recipe identifier is then displayed.