Slow cooker and method of operation
First Claim
1. A cooking appliance for cooking a foodstuff over a period of time, the cooking appliance comprising:
- a shell including an external wrap and a liner, an air gap being defined between the external wrap and the liner, the external wrap including an exposed surface and a controller depression;
a heating element secured to the liner; and
a control panel including a display face for mounting a controller to the shell, the control panel being mounted in the controller depression such that the display face is positioned one of flush with the exposed surface of the shell and inwardly toward the liner relative to the exposed surface of the shell, the control panel pivotably mounted to the shell and being sealed to generally prevent fluids from coming into contact with the controller, which is located within the control panel.
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Abstract
A cooking appliance for cooking a foodstuff over a period of time including a shell having a heating cavity and a heating element to heat the heating cavity. A container is removably positionable within the heating cavity and includes a food cavity for receiving the foodstuff. A temperature probe is removably insertable into the foodstuff and a controller is mounted to the shell. The controller controls operation of the cooking appliance in a probe mode wherein the temperature probe is inserted into the foodstuff and transmits foodstuff temperatures to the controller for controlling the heating of the foodstuff, a program mode wherein the controller actuates the heating element to heat the container at a temperature for a selected amount of time and subsequently at a lower temperature and a manual mode wherein the controller actuates the heating element to heat the container at a selected temperature.
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17 Claims
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1. A cooking appliance for cooking a foodstuff over a period of time, the cooking appliance comprising:
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a shell including an external wrap and a liner, an air gap being defined between the external wrap and the liner, the external wrap including an exposed surface and a controller depression; a heating element secured to the liner; and a control panel including a display face for mounting a controller to the shell, the control panel being mounted in the controller depression such that the display face is positioned one of flush with the exposed surface of the shell and inwardly toward the liner relative to the exposed surface of the shell, the control panel pivotably mounted to the shell and being sealed to generally prevent fluids from coming into contact with the controller, which is located within the control panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A cooking appliance for cooking a foodstuff over a period of time, the cooking appliance comprising:
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a shell including an external wrap and a liner, an air gap being defined between the external wrap and the liner, the external wrap including a controller depression; a heating element secured to the liner; a controller mounted to the shell, the controller actuating the heating element to heat the liner; and a control panel including a living hinge, the control panel pivotably mounting the controller in the controller depression. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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