Slow cooker

Details Slow cooker Slow cooker

2007-11-01

2010-10-26

Fuqua, Shawntina (Department: 3742)

Electric heating

Heating devices

Combined with container, enclosure, or support for material...

C219S386000, C219S390000, C219S391000, C219S441000, C219S506000, C219S492000, C219S494000, C219S400000, C219S497000, C099S331000, C099S332000, C099S333000, C099S403000, C165S047000, C361S678000, C361S690000, C361S692000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07820947

ABSTRACT:
A cooking appliance for cooking a foodstuff over a period of time including a shell having a heating cavity and a heating element to heat the heating cavity. A container is removably positionable within the heating cavity and includes a food cavity for receiving the foodstuff. A temperature probe is removably insertable into the foodstuff and a controller is mounted to the shell. The controller controls operation of the cooking appliance in a probe mode wherein the temperature probe is inserted into the foodstuff and transmits foodstuff temperatures to the controller for controlling the heating of the foodstuff, a program mode wherein the controller actuates the heating element to heat the container at a temperature for a selected amount of time and subsequently at a lower temperature and a manual mode wherein the controller actuates the heating element to heat the container at a selected temperature.

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