Cooking device and components thereof
First Claim
1. A cooking system for cooking food, the system comprising:
- a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container, said housing having an upper portion defining an opening to said hollow chamber;
a food container receivable within said hollow chamber;
a lid attachable about said upper portion of said housing and configured to extend across said opening to said hollow chamber;
at least one heating element and at least one fan associated with at least one of said housing and said lid;
an insert positionable within said food container, wherein said insert includes a food support surface with a plurality of apertures that allow fluid to flow therethrough;
wherein an annulus is formed between an inner wall of said food container and an outer wall of said insert,wherein said insert further comprises a base and an open end, said base being said support surface including said plurality of apertures that allow fluid to flow through said base,a diffuser disposed beneath said base, said diffuser including at least one vane configured to impart rotation to fluid circulating through said plurality of apertures during said convective cooking mode;
wherein said cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes that are selectable and input by a user via a user interface, said plurality of cooking modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in said conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in said convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker, andwherein said cooking system is operable in said conductive cooking mode, and then is operable in said convective cooking mode, without having to remove said food container from said hollow chamber.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a cooking system including a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to said hollow chamber. A food container is receivable within said hollow chamber. A lid is attachable about the upper portion of the housing and is configured to extend across said opening to the hollow chamber. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of said housing and said lid. The cooking system is operable in a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode. In the conductive cooking mode, the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in said convective cooking mode, the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker. The cooking system is operable in the conductive cooking mode and then the convective cooking mode without removing the food container from said hollow chamber.
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22 Claims
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1. A cooking system for cooking food, the system comprising:
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a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container, said housing having an upper portion defining an opening to said hollow chamber; a food container receivable within said hollow chamber; a lid attachable about said upper portion of said housing and configured to extend across said opening to said hollow chamber; at least one heating element and at least one fan associated with at least one of said housing and said lid; an insert positionable within said food container, wherein said insert includes a food support surface with a plurality of apertures that allow fluid to flow therethrough; wherein an annulus is formed between an inner wall of said food container and an outer wall of said insert, wherein said insert further comprises a base and an open end, said base being said support surface including said plurality of apertures that allow fluid to flow through said base, a diffuser disposed beneath said base, said diffuser including at least one vane configured to impart rotation to fluid circulating through said plurality of apertures during said convective cooking mode; wherein said cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes that are selectable and input by a user via a user interface, said plurality of cooking modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in said conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in said convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker, and wherein said cooking system is operable in said conductive cooking mode, and then is operable in said convective cooking mode, without having to remove said food container from said hollow chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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