A heating system of the present disclosure includes: a heating element configured to generate heat; a thermoelectric device disposed adjacent to the heating element; and a switching device electrically connected to the thermoelectric device and configured to maintain a temperature of the heating element within a set temperature range by switching current that is supplied to the thermoelectric device based on the temperature of the heating element.

A heated scooping device provides efficient handling of dense comestibles. The device comprises a head portion having a bowl section and rim. The head portion may be affixed to a handle portion extending from the head portion. A heating means including a heating unit and heating element supplies electricity to rim portion fashioned with the heating element. Power is supplied to the heating means via a power means found in the device. A retainer positioned between the bowl section and heating element stabilizes and isolates the heating element from the bowl section. A method for manufacturing a heated scooping device includes affixing a handle portion to a head portion having a bowl section and rim, providing a heating means to heat a portion of the rim, and positioning a retainer between the bowl section and the heating element for electrically and thermally isolating the heating element from the bowl section.

Various exemplary devices, systems, and methods for power distribution for temperature regulation of home appliances are provided. In general, in some implementations an apparatus includes a first heating element and a second heating element configured to generate heat to be output in response to being powered with alternating current (AC) power. The apparatus includes a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the generated heat and a processor configured to, based on the temperature, generate a set of cycles with a random distribution of a total AC power percentage among the cycles. An AC power percentage of each of the cycles is within a set of AC power percentage values, to control the first heating element and the second heating element such that the total AC power percentage leads to a temperature adjustment to reach a reference temperature.