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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Bsh Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
William Bringe, Powell, TN (US);
John Freeman, Knoxville, TN (US);
Samuel Harward, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael Rutherford, Duff, TN (US);
BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A combination griddle and teppanyaki cooking unit for a household cooking appliance or stand-alone cooking appliance is provided in which the combination griddle and teppanyaki cooking unit includes a cooking surface, a first heating unit for heating a first portion of the cooking surface, and a second heating unit for heating a second portion of the cooking surface, wherein the first heating unit and the second heating unit are selectively operable to uniformly heat an entire area of the cooking surface in a griddle mode of operation and to concentrate a greater amount of heat in a first area of the cooking surface than in a second area of the cooking surface in a teppanyaki mode of operation.