COOKING APPLIANCE WITH PROGRAMMABLE RECIPE SYSTEM

• US 20110151072A1
• Filed: 12/18/2009
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
• Original Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
• Inventors: BONUSO, JENNIFER L., ANDERSON, JOHN R., SWAYNE, STEVEN M., SATANEK, BRANDON L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,674,270 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/231
• CPC Class Codes: F24C 7/082 on ranges, e.g. control panels, illumination

Abstract

A cooking appliance includes an oven cavity and a control system having a control display adapted to display an interactive sequence of display screens through which a user enters a cooking recipe. The sequence of display screens includes a cooking mode selection screen, a cooking temperature selection screen, a cooking monitoring selection screen from which a user selects from a probe monitoring process or a timer monitoring process, and a review screen for prompting the user to review the cooking mode, cooking temperature, and method of monitoring selections. The system allows a user to add additional stages to create a multi-stage recipe.

Claims

1. A method of programming a cooking appliance, including an oven cavity and a user interface, to execute a multi-stage recipe comprising:

a. presenting a user with a cooking mode selection screen for prompting a user to select a cooking mode;

b. receiving a cooking mode selection inputted into said user interface;

c. presenting a user with a cooking temperature selection screen for prompting a user to select a cooking temperature;

d. receiving a cooking temperature selection inputted into said user interface;

e. presenting a user with a monitoring method selection screen for prompting a user to select a method of monitoring a cooking process from at least a probe monitoring process and a timer monitoring process;

f. receiving a method of monitoring selection inputted into said user interface;

g. presenting a user with a review screen for prompting a user to review the cooking mode, cooking temperature and method of monitoring selections to establish a recipe; and

h. presenting a user with a save screen for prompting the user to save the recipe.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said cooking modes include “

Bake”

, “

BakePlus”

, “

Broil”

, “

Keep Warm”

, “

Convect Bake”

, “

Convect Roast”

, “

Convect Broil”

, “

Convect Pastry”

, “

Convect Frozen Pizza”

, “

Convect Slow Roast”

, Proof” and

“

Rapid Proof.”

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said cooking temperature selection is made through a first virtual slide bar positionable by a user along a virtual track, wherein the virtual track includes temperature indicia at spaced intervals, and wherein sliding the virtual slide bar along the virtual track changes the cooking temperature in a text display field.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein selections by the user are made through a touch screen.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, when the method of monitoring selection is the probe monitoring process:

presenting a user with a probe monitoring selection screen; and

receiving a probe target temperature inputted into said user interface.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein said probe monitoring selection screen includes a guide table displaying common types of meats with reference cooking temperatures.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, when the method of monitoring selection is the timer monitoring process:

presenting the user with a timer length selection screen; and

receiving a timer length inputted into said user interface.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said timer length selection screen includes a plurality of numeric buttons and a text display for displaying a set cook time.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

allowing a user to add additional stages to create a multi-stage recipe, including repeating steps a-g.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein said save screen includes a plurality of letter and numerical keys for entering a name for the multi-stage recipe.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein a cooking operation is automatically started after saving the multi-stage recipe, said cooking operation being executed based on said multi-stage recipe.

12. A cooking appliance comprising:

a cabinet defining an oven cavity;

a door attached to the cabinet for selectively accessing the oven cavity;

a cooking element for heating the oven cavity; and

a control display adapted to display an interactive sequence of display screens through which a user can enter a multi-stage recipe, said sequence of display screens including;

a cooking mode selection screen;

a cooking temperature selection screen;

a cooking monitoring selection screen from which a user selects from at least a probe monitoring process and a timer monitoring process;

a review screen for prompting the user to review the cooking mode, cooking temperature, and method of monitoring selections and for allowing a user to establish a recipe; and

a save screen wherein a user saves the recipe.

13. The cooking appliance according to claim 12, wherein said cooking mode selection screen includes the following options:

“

Bake”

, “

BakePlus”

, “

Broil”

, “

Keep Warm”

, “

Convect Bake”

, “

Convect Roast”

, “

Convect Broil”

, “

Convect Pastry”

, “

Convect Frozen Pizza”

, “

Convect Slow Roast”

, Proof” and

“

Rapid Proof.”

14. The cooking appliance according to claim 12, wherein said cooking temperature selection screen includes a first virtual slide bar positionable by a user along a virtual track, wherein the virtual track includes temperature indicia at spaced intervals, and wherein sliding the virtual slide bar along the virtual track changes the cooking temperature in a text display field.

15. The cooking appliance according to claim 12, wherein the control display is constituted by a touch sensitive screen.

16. The cooking appliance according to claim 12, further comprising:

a probe monitoring selection screen including a guide table displaying common types of meats with reference cooking temperatures.

17. The cooking appliance according to claim 12, further comprising:

a timer length selection screen including a plurality of numeric buttons and a text display for displaying a set cook time.

18. The cooking appliance according to claim 12, wherein said sequence of display screens further includes repeating the cooking mode selection screen, the cooking temperature selection screen, the cooking monitoring selection screen and the review screen when adding additional stages to create a multi-stage recipe.

19. The cooking appliance according to claim 18, wherein said save screen includes a plurality of letter and numerical keys for entering a name for the multi-stage recipe.