A see-through flame imitation device comprises a casing, a control device, a light emitting device, a flickering device, a flame imitation board, and at least one projection board. The casing includes a receiving chamber and two transparent panels respectively mounted on two sides of the receiving chamber. The light emitting device includes a lamp base disposed in the receiving chamber and light emitting members disposed on the lamp base and electrically connected to the control device. The flickering device is disposed in the receiving chamber to reflect light rays emitted from the light emitting members. The flame imitation board is disposed below the receiving chamber and includes through-holes permitting passage of the light rays reflected by the flickering device. The at least one projection board is disposed in the receiving chamber and includes a translucent projection section at a lower portion thereof and a see-through section above the projection section.

An apparatus and related method for operating a cooking appliance comprising a convection oven, a hot-air steamer, or a convection steamer, which includes a cooking chamber which can be closed by a door, a heating device, at least one steam injection device, at least one flow-generating device such as a blower, at least one temperature sensor, which detects the temperature in the cooking chamber, and an electronic appliance control unit with memory, in which cooking programs comprising the cooking sequences for specific food products are stored. Based on the time extending from a starting to a target temperature value, it is determined on the basis of the detected temperature curve in the cooking chamber whether and possibly to what extent it will take extra time to reach the target temperature. On this basis the appliance control unit calculates a cooking time extension, by which the cooking program step is extended.

A display generally comprising a container that contains a source of combustion and a heat exchange assembly positioned above the source of combustion is disclosed. The heat exchange assembly is heated by the source of combustion and air passing through the assembly is heated and directed to the surrounding area around the display.

A burner that includes a primary air or gas duct delimited by an exterior wall and a concentric interior wall of axis X and ducts for radial primary air or gas injection is described. The air or gas duct includes a ring that is rotationally mobile and has axial protrusions constituting distributors which collaborate with the radial primary air ducts arranged on the interior wall and form two passages of different angles in each duct. Rotating the ring making it possible to vary the angle of injection of the radial primary air. Thus, the regulation is situated just at the tip of the burner, in the region of the outlet of the primary air into the kiln, by modifying the outlet angle of the radial component for fixed section, thereby greatly simplifying the regulating of the burner.

An electric fireplace (10) includes a log assembly (319) and a flame generator (324). The flame generator (324) directs light away from the log assembly (319) in both a first direction (318A) and a second direction (318B) that is different from the first direction (318A) to generate a three-dimensional simulated flame (318).

In at least another aspect, a method for calculating a humidity level in a cooking apparatus is disclosed. The method comprises heating a food load in a cooking cavity of the cooking apparatus and selectively activating a convection fan in the cooking cavity. The method further comprises monitoring a humidity signal detected by a humidity sensing apparatus in response to the activation of the convection fan. As a result of the activation of the convection fan, the method may determine an actual humidity level from a plurality of humidity levels based on a change in the humidity signal.

A kitchen worktop arrangement, comprising a glass ceramic worktop plate having a top side and a bottom side averted from the top side, and being attached with its bottom side to the top side of a supporting plate; the supporting plate comprising at least one cut-out for arranging a cooking hob assembly, the cooking hob assembly being arranged at the bottom side of the glass ceramic worktop plate in a section averted from the cut-out, the cooking hob assembly defining at least one cooking section of the glass ceramic worktop plate, wherein the worktop plate comprises at least one bearing section projecting beyond the cooking section of the worktop plate, the bottom side of the bearing section being attached to the top side of the supporting plate; and wherein at least one mounting interface is secured at or to the bottom side of the glass ceramic worktop plate within or in the area of the cooking section for releasable coupling one or more components of the hob assembly to the bottom side.

An apparatus includes a heating body and batteries. The batteries are grouped so as to form a battery bank having a parallelepiped shape which defines anterior and posterior faces of this bank. The heating body forms at least one face located along one of the anterior or posterior faces of the battery bank, or above the battery bank. The apparatus also includes a first thermal insulation plate placed between the battery bank and the heating body.

An electric fireplace includes a casing, a screen, a flickering unit, a light emitting device, a flame imitation board, and an adjusting device. The casing includes a receiving chamber. The screen is disposed vertically in a front end of the receiving chamber. The flickering unit is disposed in the receiving chamber and behind the screen. The light emitting device is disposed in the receiving chamber and is configured to emit light towards the flickering unit. The flame imitation board is disposed in the receiving chamber and between the flickering unit and the screen and is movable in a vertical direction. The flame imitation board includes a central portion having a plurality of light transmitting portions. The adjusting device is configured to move the flame imitation board in the vertical direction and to change a height of the plurality of light transmitting portions.

An electric fireplace that is configured to look more realistic, i.e. more like a traditional wood-burning fireplace, includes a grate and an emberbed. The grate has a substantially horizontally-oriented middle section. The emberbed is positioned substantially directly below the middle section of the grate. Additionally, the emberbed is positioned spaced apart from the grate by a bed gap. The bed gap can be between approximately one-half inch and four inches. Additionally, the emberbed can be selectively coupled to the grate.