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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2010
Applicant:
Peter Chang, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Peter Chang, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 36/00 (2006.01); A47J 36/32 (2006.01); A47J 37/10 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A countertop cooking device such as a slow cooker or rice cooker which operates to initially reach a heat within the cooking cavity sufficient for sauteeing or braising food. A microprocessor communicating with a temperature sensor monitors the cooking cavity in order to sense drops in temperature. When a sudden drop in temperature occurs due to the addition of liquid to the cooking cavity, the device is caused to drop to a lower cooking temperature appropriate for boiling, simmering, or maintaining food warmth.