Systems and methods of automatically executing a recipe using a cooking appliance are described. Control circuitry automatically executes steps of the recipe by requesting that a first ingredient be inserted into a pan. The control circuitry may then provide settings from the recipe to each of a heating element and a stirring element, and cause an image to be captured of the contents of the pan. The captured image may be compared to a target state completion image using a trained preparation stage model selected based on the first ingredient. The image capture and comparing to the target state completion image steps are repeated until the similarity value exceeds a threshold value. The automatic executing of the first step may be repeated until all ingredients of the recipe have been inserted and have similarity values exceeding corresponding predetermined threshold values for the respective preparation stage models.

A cooking utensil comprises a pot body, a handle, and a cover body capable of covering an opening of the pot body, where the handle is arranged on a side of the pot body. A cover pressing plate capable of covering food inside the pot body is arranged, and a lifting pressure rod capable of compressing the cover pressing plate when descending is arranged on the cover body. The cooking utensil is applicable to cooking various thicknesses of food and is capable of effectively controlling pressure applied to the food according to cooking needs.

A cooking utensil comprises a pot body, a handle, and a cover body capable of covering an opening of the pot body, where the handle is arranged on a side of the pot body. A cover pressing plate capable of covering food inside the pot body is arranged, and a lifting pressure rod capable of compressing the cover pressing plate when descending is arranged on the cover body. The cooking utensil is applicable to cooking various thicknesses of food and is capable of effectively controlling pressure applied to the food according to cooking needs.

The present application firstly discloses a cooking system comprising two cooking apparatuses, each capable of producing a cooked food from food or food ingredient(s). The first cooking apparatus comprises a plurality of microwave ovens which can be moved by an intermittent motion mechanism or a transport system. The second cooking apparatus comprises a cookware and a motion mechanism to move the cookware to dispense a cooked food to a food container. A semi-cooked food is produced by a microwave oven of the first cooking apparatus and is used as an ingredient in the second cooking apparatus to produce cooked food.

A frying filter that sits at the bottom of a frying pan full of oil or pot full of oil which can be lifted out of the frying pan or pot by a handle to also lift out the cooked food and any debris/particles of food that are created by cooking the food to instantaneously clean the cooking oil for future re-use. The frying filter includes a micron mesh which will filter out debris/particles of any size which are floating in the cooking oil.

The present invention provides a safe cooking system. The safe cooking system includes a cooktop with a burner eye with controllers to regulate the intensity of the heat and the length of time the burner eye is turned on, and a cooling eye. Burn guards surround the burner eye and the cooling eye to protect a cook from burns when hot pans are on either eye. Pans are designed to allow for adding ingredients and stirring the contents of a pan without having to remove the lid.

A tray assembly includes a tray having a top side, an underside opposite the top side, and a plurality of protrusions extending from the underside. Each protrusion defines a recess in the top side and has a bottom wall and a contoured surface connecting the bottom wall to the top side. The tray assembly also includes a diffuser in the form of a plate with a plurality of apertures therethrough. The diffuser is couplable to the tray and positionable a spaced distance above the top side of the tray.

An anti-spill aid for use in cooking and serving vessels may be integrated into the vessel or removable and attachable. The anti-spill aid is an improved cooking tool to prevent messy cooking mishaps. Embodiments can include a removable conformed heat-resistant tool or a non-removable extension of a cookware to enable the upper portion of the cookware to have a curved area that is overarching to assist in meal preparations and prevent food from going over the edge.

A stacking system including a plurality of stacking trays, each stacking tray being configured to support a corresponding cookware is provided. Each stacking tray may include a bottom wall, a sidewall extending upward from the bottom wall, and a flange extending radially outward from an upper portion of the sidewall. A stackable cookware set having a plurality of stacking trays and a plurality of cookware is also provided.

The present invention relates to a cooking splash guard that includes more than one hinge, a back panel, more than one partition panel, and more than one side panel. Hinges attach the partition panels to the back panel allowing the partition panels to be repositioned to stand vertically on a cooktop surface. Panel magnet fasteners are affixed along the perimeter of the partition panels. The edge of each side panel is magnetically coupled to the panel magnet fasteners, in a removable manner. Each of the side panels is repositionable along a side panel arc and vertically adjustable to avoid objects on the cooktop surface. A roof panel is hinged to the back panel and held in position by way of a tether that is attached to the exterior surface of the roof panel and the back panel.