Food oven and smoker device
First Claim
1. An improved food oven comprising:
- a housing having at least one oven compartment defined therein;
a support member positionable within said oven compartment adapted to carry food desired to be prepared within said compartment;
first heating means disposed within said compartment and positioned on one side of said support member for heating said compartment;
second heating means disposed within said compartment and positioned on the other side of said support member for heating said compartment;
means positioned within said enclosure for generating smoke within said enclosure; and
means for independently controlling the operation of said first and second heating means and said smoke generating means to permit the desired food carried by said support member to be selectively baked, barbecued, broiled, and smoked within said compartment.
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Abstract
An improved food oven and method of preparing food is disclosed characterized by a double-oven compartment structure with each compartment having multiple infrared heating rod arrays and a smoker unit adapted to prepare food disposed within the compartment. Operation of the heating rod arrays and smoker units are monitored by a novel electronic control system which permits independent baking, broiling, barbecuing, smoking and hold-warming of foods disposed within each compartment. The compartments further incorporate a unique vent system which automatically generates a convectional airflow through each of the compartments to reduce isolated temperature gradients within the compartments and effectuate a generally uniform preparation of food.
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10 Claims
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1. An improved food oven comprising:
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a housing having at least one oven compartment defined therein; a support member positionable within said oven compartment adapted to carry food desired to be prepared within said compartment; first heating means disposed within said compartment and positioned on one side of said support member for heating said compartment; second heating means disposed within said compartment and positioned on the other side of said support member for heating said compartment; means positioned within said enclosure for generating smoke within said enclosure; and means for independently controlling the operation of said first and second heating means and said smoke generating means to permit the desired food carried by said support member to be selectively baked, barbecued, broiled, and smoked within said compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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