Heating systems and methods for a cooking appliance
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1. A heating system for a cooking appliance, the cooking appliance comprising a cabinet defining a cooking cavity, the cooking cavity configured to support a food item therein during a cooking process, said heating system comprising:
- at least one heating element positioned within said cooking cavity; and
a controller in operational control communication with said at least one heating element, said controller configured to energize said at least one heating element to operate a slow cook mode for cooking the food item, said controller further configured to operate said at least one heating element during the slow cook mode in at least one cooking phase for more than about 2 hours to facilitate automatically cycling a temperature of the cooking cavity between at least a first cooking temperature set point and a second cooking temperature set point different from the first cooking temperature set point.
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Abstract
A heating system for a cooking appliance includes at least one heating element positioned within a cooking cavity defined by a cabinet of the cooking appliance. The cooking cavity is configured to support a food item therein during a cooking process. A controller is in operational control communication with the at least one heating element. The controller is configured to energize the at least one heating element to operate a slow cook mode for cooking the food item.
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1. A heating system for a cooking appliance, the cooking appliance comprising a cabinet defining a cooking cavity, the cooking cavity configured to support a food item therein during a cooking process, said heating system comprising:
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at least one heating element positioned within said cooking cavity; and a controller in operational control communication with said at least one heating element, said controller configured to energize said at least one heating element to operate a slow cook mode for cooking the food item, said controller further configured to operate said at least one heating element during the slow cook mode in at least one cooking phase for more than about 2 hours to facilitate automatically cycling a temperature of the cooking cavity between at least a first cooking temperature set point and a second cooking temperature set point different from the first cooking temperature set point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cooking appliance comprising:
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a cabinet at least partially defining a cooking cavity, said cooking cavity configured to support a food item therein during a cooking process; at least one heating element positioned within said cooking cavity; a temperature sensor positioned with respect to said cooking cavity and configured to detect a temperature within said cooking cavity; and a controller operatively coupled to said at least one heating element and said temperature sensor, said controller configured to energize said at least one heating element to operate in a slow cook mode for cooking the food item within said cooking cavity, said controller further configured to operate said at least one heating element during the slow cook mode in at least one cooking phase for more than about 2 hours to facilitate automatically cycling a temperature of the cooking cavity between at least a first cooking temperature set point and a second cooking temperature set point different from the first cooking temperature set point. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for operating a cooking appliance, said method comprising:
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providing a cabinet at least partially defining a cooking cavity, the cooking cavity configured to receive a food item therein; positioning at least one heating element within the cooking cavity; operatively coupling a controller to the at least one heating element, the controller configured to energize the at least one heating element to operate in a slow cook mode for cooking the food item within the cooking cavity; and heating the cooking cavity in at least one cooking phase for more than about 2 hours, wherein a temperature of the cooking cavity is automatically cycled between at least a first cooking temperature set point and a second cooking temperature set point different from the first cooking temperature set point. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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