Dry steam ovens
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1. A method of cooking a food item, comprising:
- supporting a food item having a plurality of cooking sites;
providing a jet of dry steam from a steam nozzle;
providing a cooking requirement of the food item;
determining a targeted subset of the cooking sites, wherein the targeted subset of the cooking sites is determined based on the cooking requirement of the food item;
dynamically moving the food item or the steam nozzle so that the jet of dry steam is directed onto the targeted subset of the cooking sites; and
dynamically controlling the movement of the food item or the jet of dry steam in response to the cooking requirement of the food item.
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Abstract
A method of cooking a food item includes supporting a food item having multiple cooking sites, providing a jet of dry steam from a steam nozzle, determining a targeted subset of the cooking sites, and dynamically moving the food item or the steam nozzle so that the jet of dry steam is directed onto the targeted subset of the cooking sites.
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1. A method of cooking a food item, comprising:
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supporting a food item having a plurality of cooking sites; providing a jet of dry steam from a steam nozzle; providing a cooking requirement of the food item; determining a targeted subset of the cooking sites, wherein the targeted subset of the cooking sites is determined based on the cooking requirement of the food item; dynamically moving the food item or the steam nozzle so that the jet of dry steam is directed onto the targeted subset of the cooking sites; and dynamically controlling the movement of the food item or the jet of dry steam in response to the cooking requirement of the food item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of cooking a food item, comprising:
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supporting a food item having a plurality of cooking sites; providing a jet of dry steam from a steam nozzle; providing a cooking requirement of the food item; determining a targeted subset of the cooking sites, wherein the targeted subset of the cooking sites is determined based on the cooking requirement of the food item; dynamically moving the steam nozzle relative to a support structure that supports the food item so that the jet of dry steam is directed onto the targeted subset of cooking sites; and dynamically controlling the movement of the steam nozzle in response to the cooking requirement of the food item.
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