Disclosed is an automatic stir-fryer comprising: a machine stand (1); a base (2) pivotably provided on the machine stand (1); a rotary shaft (211) providing rotary power and connected to a stir-frying rotary tank (22) containing foodstuffs; a stove unit (3) disposed on the base (2) and situated right below the stir-frying rotary tank (22); a tilting unit (4) pivotably disposed on the base (2); a receiving tank (5) provided in the machine stand (1) for receiving the cooked foodstuffs; a cleaning unit (6) assembled on the machine stand (1) and corresponding to the stir-frying rotary tank (22) after tilting by the tilting unit (4) for water cleaning the stir-frying rotary tank (22); a control unit (8) vertically disposed on the machine stand (1) and provided with an control panel (81) for controlling the operating time of the automatic stir-fryer and the temperature of the stove unit (3).

An automatic cooking machine includes: an upper portion provided with a connection port thereon; a control interface arranged to operably generate control commands based on a user's manipulations to control operation of the automatic cooking machine; a base; a heater arranged on the base; a supporting portion coupled between the upper portion and the base, and arranged to support the upper portion; a hopper for receiving materials and having a hollow feeding tube, wherein the feeding tube is detachably inserted into the connection port; a cooking pot capable of being heated on the heater; a strainer capable of being placed in the cooking pot and receiving materials; a water outlet connector; an inlet valve, arranged to operably control timing of outputting cold water or hot water from the water outlet connector; and a drain valve, arranged to operably control timing of draining the liquid from the cooking pot.

Proposed is a cooking apparatus. The cooking apparatus may include: an inner portion in which a food is contained and heated; an outer portion installed in a shape that surrounds an outside of the inner portion; a heating portion configured to heat the inner portion by using electrical energy; a housing portion installed in a shape that surrounds both the heating portion and the outer portion; a first driving portion positioned between the outer portion and the housing portion, and configured to rotate the inner portion in a first direction; and a second driving portion positioned outside the housing portion and configured to rotate the housing portion in a second direction.

An automated cooking system is disclosed which includes a wok for receiving food and heat, a stirrer capable of making swing and rotating motions in the wok, a sensor placed in the wok for measuring ambient data, a base unit housing a heating element for heating up the wok, the base unit also housing a controller for operating the heating element, the stirrer's swing and rotating motions and the sensor, and a computing device physically separated from the base unit yet signally coupled to the controller, the computing device storing a recipe which instructs the computing device to obtain the ambient data from and send operating commands to the controller.

A stirring rib (100), a stirring mechanism and a cooking robot are provided. The stirring rib includes a first rotating shaft (110), a second rotating shaft (120), a first connecting rod (130), a second connecting rod (140), a first extending rod (150), a second extending rod (160), and a stirring blade (170). The first connecting rod is connected to one shaft end of the first rotating shaft and is arranged in a downward extending manner. The second connecting rod is connected to one shaft end of the second rotating shaft and is arranged in a downward extending manner. The first extending rod is connected to a bottom of the first connecting rod. The second extending rod is connected to a bottom of the second connecting rod.

The present invention is to provide a cooking apparatus to operate in an automated/robotic environment containing 2 major sub-units: air fryer hood and a rotating pot wherein the air fryer hood streams high velocity, heated air, circulating it in the cooking pot which is rotated, generating a stirring motion of the food ingredients contained in the pot. The apparatus can be used as a stand alone or incorporated in robotic or automated food preparation systems. The apparatus provides controlled cooking regimes for various recipes and food product requirements and each of the sub-units of the apparatus is independently controlled, enabling turning on and off the sub-unit, adjusting the circulated air, velocity and temperature, adjusting the pot's rotational velocity and direction.

A robotic heating and mixing system which automatically warms or cooks and mixes ingredients for a meal or entrée in a heating pot which warms or cooks the ingredients in a manner resembling a wok and is automatically gimbaled between a loading position for loading the ingredients, a cooking and mixing orientation, a serving orientation for delivering the warmed or cooked ingredients to a plate or to a bowl or other container, and a cleaning orientation.

A pot lid assembly configured to cover a pot body. The pot lid assembly comprises a pot lid and a mixing machine. The mixing machine includes an electric motor and a mixing apparatus. The mixing apparatus includes a stirring rod and a plurality of stirring vanes positioned on the stirring rod. The electric motor includes a rotary shaft operatively connected with the stirring rod so that the electric motor can cause the stirring rod to rotate. The pot lid is configured to cover the pot body to form a closed cooking space. When the pot lid is removed from the pot body, the mixing apparatus remains located in the cooking space of the pot body. When the pot lid assembly of the present application is in use, the mixing apparatus remains in the cooking space of the pot body after the removal of the pot lid.

A pot lid assembly comprises a pot lid, an electric motor assembly and a mixing apparatus. The electric motor assembly is fixed to the pot lid. The mixing apparatus includes a stirring rod and a plurality of stirring vanes. The electric motor assembly includes an electric motor. The electric motor includes a rotary shaft operatively connected with the stirring rod so that the electric motor can cause the stirring rod to rotate. The pot lid is configured to cover the pot body to form a closed cooking space. When the pot lid is removed from the pot body, the rotary shaft is disengaged from the stirring rod, and the mixing apparatus can stand in the cooking space of the pot body, with the stirring vanes serving as a support. The mixing apparatus remains in the cooking space of the pot body after the removal of the pot lid.

Provided is a method of cooking for a food-cooking appliance having a reception means designed to receive the food products, a motion-inducing means positioned inside the reception means, and at least one main heating means. The method includes: a first cooking step during which the relative rotation of the reception means and of the motion-inducing means is neutralized and at least one main heating means is operated in order to regulate the temperature to a first set-point value; and a second cooking step during which the relative rotation of the reception means and of the motion-inducing means is active and at least one main heating means is operated in order to regulate the temperature to a second set-point value higher than the first.