Cooking appliance
First Claim
1. Apparatus for heating food sealed within a plastic pouch which comprises an enclosure, a grid within said enclosure on which said pouch is positioned for cooking, incandescent electric lamps within said enclosure, means for supplying a source of power to said lamps, and switch means actuable by expansion of said pouch by steam generated by heat from the lamps for disconnecting the power source from said lamps, said switch means being actuable by deflation of said pouch upon condensation of the steam to again connect said power source to said lamps, whereby repeated connection and disconnection of the power source will maintain a steam atmosphere required for cooking.
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Abstract
A cooking appliance, particularly adapted to heat boilable pouch packaged foods, employing incandescent electric lamps as a radiant heat source. Cooking is controlled without a timer by sensing expansion of the plastic pouch containing the food. Venting is employed which permits the appliance to be extremely compact while permitting the use of decorative wooden end panels which will not overheat.
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16 Claims
- 1. Apparatus for heating food sealed within a plastic pouch which comprises an enclosure, a grid within said enclosure on which said pouch is positioned for cooking, incandescent electric lamps within said enclosure, means for supplying a source of power to said lamps, and switch means actuable by expansion of said pouch by steam generated by heat from the lamps for disconnecting the power source from said lamps, said switch means being actuable by deflation of said pouch upon condensation of the steam to again connect said power source to said lamps, whereby repeated connection and disconnection of the power source will maintain a steam atmosphere required for cooking.
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14. Apparatus for heating food sealed within a plastic pouch which comprises an enclosure, electrical means within the enclosure for generating heat within the plastic pouch to heat the food therein while generating steam which expands the pouch, means for suppling a source of electrical power to said means for generating heat, and switch means actuable by expansion of said pouch by steam generated by heat from said electrical means for disconnecting the power source from said means for generating heat and for again connecting the power source to said means for generating heat when steam condenses in the pouch and the pouch deflates.
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16. Apparatus for heating food sealed within a plastic pouch which comprises an enclosure, one incandescent electric lamp within said enclosure, means for supplying a source of power to said lamp, and switch means actuable by the expansion of said pouch by steam generated by heat from said lamp for disconnecting the power source from said lamp and for again connecting the power source to said lamp when steam condenses in the pouch and the pouch deflates.
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