Cooking apparatus with temperature probe and hinged lid
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1. A method of cooking a comestible in a multi-mode slow cooker comprising:
- providing a thermal probe attached to a slow cooker for a real-time temperature reading of a comestible disposed in a cooking vessel of said slow cooker;
selecting a cooking mode for said comestible from the group consisting of auto-cook, timed, dual-cycle and manual; and
applying heat to said comestible for cooking said comestible based on the selection.
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a multi-functional cooker having a thermal probe operatively connected to a controller for controlling a heating element in response to a real-time temperature reading from the probe. By controlling the level of heat provided by the heating element in response to real-time temperature readings, optimal comestible flavor may be achieved. The multi-functional cooker also includes a hinged lid for directing fluid on an inner surface of the lid into a cooking vessel of the invention upon opening of the lid.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of cooking a comestible in a multi-mode slow cooker comprising:
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providing a thermal probe attached to a slow cooker for a real-time temperature reading of a comestible disposed in a cooking vessel of said slow cooker; selecting a cooking mode for said comestible from the group consisting of auto-cook, timed, dual-cycle and manual; and applying heat to said comestible for cooking said comestible based on the selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A cooking apparatus comprising:
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a lid; a housing; a cooking vessel disposed in said housing, said cooking vessel having a perimeter defining an opening; and a hinge removably coupling said lid to said housing, said hinge allowing said lid to be pivoted between a first open position and a second closed position whereupon movement of said lid to said first open position allows fluid on an inner surface of said lid to be directed into said cooking vessel opening. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A cooking apparatus comprising:
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a thermal probe; a housing; a cooking vessel disposed in said housing; a heating element disposed in said housing; and a controller attached to said housing and operably connected to said heating element for controlling operation of said heating element in response to a real-time reading from said thermal probe, said thermal probe operatively connected to said controller and adapted to be in thermal communication with a comestible disposed in said cooking vessel. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A multi-functional programmable cooker comprising:
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a housing; a thermal probe; a heating element disposed in said housing; a cooking vessel disposed in said housing and adapted to contain a comestible; and a controller operable coupled to said heating element to provide a plurality of cooking modes including a first mode, wherein connection of said probe to said controller selects automatically said first mode from said plurality of cooking modes and said comestible is subject to heat which is controllable by said controller in response to a real-time temperature reading from said thermal probe. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of cooking a comestible in a multi-functional programmable cooker comprising:
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providing a thermal probe for attachment to a controller, said controller providing a plurality of cooking modes for cooking a comestible; providing a heating element disposed in a housing, said heating element coupled to said controller; providing a cooking vessel disposed in said housing and adapted to contain said comestible; and selecting automatically a first cooking mode from said plurality of cooking modes upon operatively connecting said thermal probe to said controller, said controller operatively controlling heat provided by said heating element in response to a real-time temperature reading from said thermal probe.
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