The present disclosure relates to a cooking appliance and a method for controlling the same, wherein the cooking appliance determines whether a cooling fan stops operating based on results of monitoring of an increase per unit time in temperatures in a cool air passage, and when confirming the cooling fan stops operating, stops the heating unit from operating.

A cooking appliance includes a gas cooking element, an electromechanical valve fluidly coupled with the gas cooking element to regulate a flow of gas to the cooking element, a flame detector configured to detect an active state of a flame for the gas cooking element, a manually-actuated user control movable over a range of positions, and a controller coupled to the electromechanical valve, the flame detector, and the manually-actuated user control. The controller is configured to initiate a calibration process to determine an active range for the gas cooking element.

Methods for operating an oven appliance, as provided herein, may include various steps for activating top and bottom heating elements (e.g., at overlapping times) prior to limiting activation of one of the heating elements based on one or more received temperature signals.

A gas-powered oven includes a cooking surface and a heat deflecting frame, such that the cooking surface and heat deflecting frame collectively define at least a portion of a cooking chamber. An outer housing extends around the cooking surface and the heat deflecting frame, with the outer housing having an opening formed therein and in communication with the cooking chamber. A first burner is connectable to a gas source and is located within the outer housing and spaced from the cooking chamber. The first burner is elongate and includes a first array of openings formed therein. A second burner is connectable to the gas source and extends into the cooking chamber toward a portion of the heat deflecting frame. The second burner includes a tapered passageway and an expanding passageway downstream of the tapered passageway to achieve desired flow characteristics of the gas flowing through the second burner.

A cooking appliance and method generate an audible and/or visual indication to a user when a user control for a gas burner is in a position within which an igniter is active and a gas valve is supplying sufficient gas flow to the gas burner to support ignition and thereby assist a user in properly positioning the user control during ignition of the burner.

An oven appliance includes a cooking chamber positioned within a cabinet and a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet for providing selective access to the cooking chamber, the door comprising a window. A camera assembly is positioned within the door and a light blocking film configured for selectively blocking light from entering the cooking chamber through the window. Images obtained by the camera assembly are displayed on an appliance display or a remote application (e.g., via mobile phone) and the light blocking film is activated prior to obtaining the images to prevent light from passing through the window and creating undesirable reflections.

A portable baking oven has an upper portion and a lower portion that define a baking chamber are disclosed. A baking chamber opening may be defined entirely by the oven upper portion. The upper portion may pivot away from the lower portion to allow access to the interior of the oven for cleaning. The oven may include a gas-powered infrared bottom burner and a gas-powered curved back burner.

An oven appliance may include a cabinet, a plurality of chamber walls, a top heating element, an oven temperature sensor, and a controller. The plurality of chamber walls may define a cooking chamber. The oven temperature sensor may be disposed within the cabinet to detect a temperature within the cooking chamber. The controller may be configured to initiate a cooking operation that includes directing initial activation of the top heating element according to an initial offset temperature threshold, detecting a first temperature value at the oven temperature sensor that is greater than the initial offset temperature threshold, reducing heat output at the top heating element in response to detecting the first temperature value, and directing, following reducing heat output, reactivation of the top heating element according to a predetermined maximum threshold at the oven temperature sensor, the predetermined maximum threshold being distinct from the initial offset threshold.

A cooking appliance and method of operating the same utilize a variable electromechanical valve to regulate an output power level of an oven broiler gas burner for a cooking appliance. Among other benefits, in some instances broiler control during cooking may be decoupled from oven warm-up, and in some instances support may be provided for automatic and/or user controlled broiler output power levels and/or automated broil profiles.

A multi-burner gas oven control system is used in a cooking appliance to control multiple gas burners disposed in one or more cooking cavities of the cooking appliance. Each gas burner has an associated dedicated gas valve that is coupled to a gas supply through a common, shared gas valve, as well as an igniter that is used to ignite the gas supplied to the gas burner. During activation of a selected gas burner, all igniters are activated in connection with activating the shared gas valve and the dedicated gas valve for the selected gas burner. In addition, in some instances individual ignition sensors may be used to both confirm ignition of the selected gas burner and detect ignition of any unintended gas burner.