Wireless sensor in a microwave oven
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1. A microwave oven, comprising:
- a housing;
a rotating turntable assembly disposed in a cooking cavity of the housing;
a probe powered by the turntable assembly,wherein the probe is configured to measure an environmental condition during a cooking cycle, wherein the environmental condition is a temperature or a moisture level,wherein the probe is configured to transmit a signal regarding the environmental condition; and
a controller disposed in the housing and configured to;
receive the signal regarding the environmental condition from the probe.
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Abstract
A microwave oven is described herein. In some instances, such a microwave oven may include a housing; a rotating turntable assembly disposed in a cooking cavity of the housing; a probe powered by the turntable assembly, where the probe is configured to measure an environmental condition during a cooking cycle and where the probe is configured to transmit a signal regarding the environmental condition; and a controller disposed in the housing and configured to receive the signal regarding the environmental condition from the probe. A method of operating a microwave oven for sous vide cooking is also disclosed.
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1. A microwave oven, comprising:
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a housing; a rotating turntable assembly disposed in a cooking cavity of the housing; a probe powered by the turntable assembly, wherein the probe is configured to measure an environmental condition during a cooking cycle, wherein the environmental condition is a temperature or a moisture level, wherein the probe is configured to transmit a signal regarding the environmental condition; and a controller disposed in the housing and configured to; receive the signal regarding the environmental condition from the probe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a microwave oven including a housing, a rotating turntable assembly disposed in a cooking cavity, a probe, and a controller, the method comprising:
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rotating the rotating turntable assembly; powering the probe with the rotating turntable assembly during rotation of the rotating turntable assembly; sensing, by the probe, an environmental condition, wherein the environmental condition is a temperature or a moisture level; transmitting, by the probe, a signal regarding the sensed environmental condition; and receiving, by the controller, the signal regarding the environmental condition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of operating a microwave oven for sous vide cooking, the microwave oven including a housing, a cooking cavity disposed within the housing, a rotating turntable assembly disposed in the cooking cavity, a probe, and a controller, the method comprising:
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submerging at least a portion of the probe in a water bath contained within the cooking cavity; rotating the rotating turntable assembly; powering the probe with the rotating turntable assembly during rotation of the rotating turntable assembly; sensing, by the probe, a temperature of the water bath; transmitting, by the probe, a signal regarding the temperature of the water bath; receiving, by the controller, the signal regarding the temperature of the water bath; and regulating, by the controller, an output of a cooking element of the microwave oven so as to hold the water bath at a preset temperature.
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