US Patent:
20170343221, Nov 30, 2017
Inventors:
- Charlotte NC, US
Brendan McGinnis - Russellville KY, US
Timothy Turner - Springfield TN, US
Ashish Ainapure - Hendersonville TN, US
Cathy L. May - Springfield TN, US
Andrew Worley - Springfield TN, US
International Classification:
F24C 15/32
F24C 7/00
Abstract:
A cooking appliance includes a cooking chamber that defines an oven cavity and a reservoir for holding water that is accessible from within the oven cavity. The cooking appliance further includes a convection heating system, a reservoir heating system, and a control system. The convection heating system includes a convection heating element and a fan for guiding air across the convection heating element. The reservoir heating system includes at least one reservoir heating element. The control system is configured to control the convection heating system and the reservoir heating system to perform a steam cooking operation in response to a user steam-cooking input.