A method for cavity state determination including: receiving a cook instruction; sampling a set of cavity measurements; determining a cavity state; and selectively operating the cook cavity based on the match.

An adaptive cooking system includes an oven with at least one heating element configured to heat the oven, at least one steam generator configured to produce steam within the oven, and at least one fan configured to circulate air within the oven. The adaptive cooking system further includes at least one thermometer configured to detect a temperature of air circulating within the oven. A controller is communicatively coupled to the oven components. The controller is configured to cause the fan to circulate air within the oven for a predetermined amount of time. For example, the fan may initially circulate air within the oven while the heating element and the steam generator are turned off or powered down. The controller is further configured to detect a temperature of the air and control the heating element and the steam generator based on the temperature of the air.

A streamer type flame simulation device includes a casing, some cross-flow fans disposed inside the casing, a first streamer, a second streamer, a supplementary air-supplying device and a light source. The supplementary air-supplying device is arranged in the split joint area between the two cross-flow fans. Since a supplementary air-supplying device is provided between two cross-flow fans for supplying air, the deficiency where air was unable to deliver at the space occupied by the drive motor of the cross-flow fans can be avoided. Various parts of the first streamer and the second streamer can be blown, thus preventing the flame from being cut off and enhancing the overall coordination, which greatly improves the viewing effect of the flame area.

The present invention relates to an input and/or control system for a household appliance (21). The household appliance comprises first input means (16), operating as command receiving means, for a provision of at least one information input and/or function control input and/or condition control input for the household appliance (21), and second input means (10, 29″, 45), operating as confirmation input means, for a provision of a confirmation input in order to cause the input and/or control system or the household appliance (21) to accept and/or to execute the at least one, preferably more than one, information input and/or function control input and/or condition control input. The confirmation input means are particularly designed to accept and/or execute a confirmation input which is provided prior to the first one of at least one information input and/or function control input and/or condition control input. The present invention also relates to a method for operating a household appliance (21) and/or for providing the household appliance (21) with input. At least one information input and/or function control input and/or condition control input received from a user of the household appliance (21) is processed by the household appliance (21) or by an input and/or control system for the household appliance (21) only after a receipt of a confirmation input, in particular a one-time conformation input, the confirmation input preferably being received prior to the receipt of the at least one information input and/or function control input and/or condition control input.

A device can include an enclosure defining an interior having an enclosure volume and configured to hold one or more items, a heat system configured to heat the interior of the enclosure, a fluid system configured to input a known amount of a fluid (e.g., water, steam, air) into the enclosure, and a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure within the enclosure. The device can include an item volume deduction module operatively connected to the pressure sensor and the fluid system. The item volume deduction module can be configured to correlate a pressure increase caused by injection of a known amount of the fluid (e.g., water, steam, air) in the enclosure to a total item volume of the one or more items within the enclosure.

A cooking appliance capable of preventing a user's unintended rotation of a knob assembly includes: a main body including a control panel; a valve positioned inside the main body, and including a valve shaft being pushable and rotatable; and a knob assembly including an inner knob coupled with the valve shaft, and an outer knob being movable with respect to the inner knob in a first direction in which the outer knob approaches the inner knob, wherein, when the outer knob moves by a first push distance in the first direction, the valve shaft and the inner knob are prevented from rotating.

A method for cavity state determination including: receiving a cook instruction; sampling a set of cavity measurements; determining a cavity state; and selectively operating the cook cavity based on the match.

An intelligent electric fireplace includes a housing, a simulated charcoal and a first light-emitting device. The first light-emitting device is configured to emit light toward the simulated charcoal to form a burning effect of the simulated charcoal. An ultraviolet germicidal lamp is turned on/off according to an air quality condition fed back by an air quality sensing module to reduce a waste caused by the ultraviolet germicidal lamp that is still used when the air quality condition meets the standard. It is more energy-saving and environmentally friendly, and it is more intelligent.

An oven appliance defines a vertical direction, a lateral direction and a transverse direction. The vertical, lateral and transverse directions are mutually perpendicular. The oven appliance includes a cabinet extending between a first side portion and a second side portion along the lateral direction. The cabinet also extends between a top portion and a bottom portion along the vertical direction. The cabinet defines an upper cooking chamber positioned adjacent the top portion of the cabinet and a lower cooking chamber positioned adjacent the lower portion of the cabinet. The oven appliance also includes a first heating element in direct thermal communication with the upper cooking chamber and a second heating element in direct thermal communication with the lower cooking chamber.

A method for adjusting an appliance heating element power level includes adjusting a heating element to a first power level in response to actuation of a user input to a first level setting and adjusting the heating element from the first power level to a second power level in response to actuation of the user input to a second level setting. The second power level of the heating element is different than the first power level of the heating element, and the second level setting is next to the first level setting within a power level setting sequence. The method also includes adjusting the heating element from the second power level to a third power level in response to actuation of the user input back to the first level setting. The third power level of the heating element is between the first and second power levels of the heating element.