Disclosed herein is a cooking apparatus including a switch assembly configured to uniformly distribute light emitted around a switch. A cooking apparatus includes a main body having a cooking chamber and a switch assembly rotatably mounted on the main body. The switch assembly includes a switch rotatably provided, a switch holder coupled to the switch and a light guide disposed between the switch and the switch holder to uniformly emit light emitted from a light source.

An apparatus comprises at least one cooking device (21-24), in particular a baking oven (22) or a steam-cooking appliance (21), for preparing at least one foodstuff. The apparatus further comprises an input device (3), an output device (4), and a central control unit (1). The central control unit (1) identifies a recipe based upon input parameters specifying the foodstuffs as well as further ingredients and generates a cooking process for the recipe. The recipe is output by means of the output device (4) and the cooking process is transmitted to a cooking process control (26) of the cooking device (21-24).

An oven appliance includes a controller configured to provide a first prompt and a second prompt. The first prompt and the second prompt each include a selectable range of values for a characteristic of a food item. A cooking cycle is initiated based on a first response to the first prompt and a second response to the second prompt. The cooking cycle includes activating at least one of a first heating element, a second heating element, and a convection fan based on the first response and the second response. Related methods are also provided.

A cooking appliance includes a housing, and a cooking element disposed in the housing and configured to generate energy for cooking food, and a controller coupled to the cooking element and configured to communicate a control signal to selectively actuate a residential heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system and/or non-cooking device in connection with cooking food with the cooking element.

The present disclosure relates to a decorative panel made of flat glass for electronic household appliances, in particular, for large stationary household appliances. The decorative panel comprises a base body made of thermally tempered flat glass with an operational front and an operational back, and has at least one digital print on the operational back.

A cooking system is disclosed. The cooking system includes a microwave and a display device. The microwave is configured to in response to a received user command, generate a first image by photographing a cooktop located below the microwave through a first camera or generate a second image by photographing an inside of the microwave through a second camera. The microwave is also configured to transmit at least one of the first image and the second image to the display device. The display device is configured to receive the at least one of a first image and the second image from the microwave and display the received at least one image.

A cooking system is disclosed. The cooking system includes a microwave and a display device. The microwave is configured to in response to a received user command, generate a first image by photographing a cooktop located below the microwave through a first camera or generate a second image by photographing an inside of the microwave through a second camera. The microwave is also configured to transmit at least one of the first image and the second image to the display device. The display device is configured to receive the at least one of a first image and the second image from the microwave and display the received at least one image.

Using a memory that manages a user log including at least a cooking time and a food to be cooked with a cooking device used by each user in a plurality of users, a recommended cooking time corresponding to a first user's food to be cooked included in recommended cooking times for respective foods calculated based on cooking times with the cooking devices is acquired from a server, a user interface that prompts the first user to select one of candidates of cooking times including at least the recommended cooking times is displayed on a display, and in response to detecting that a cooking time is selected by performing an input operation on the user interface, a setting command to set the selected cooking time is output to the first cooking device.

Consumer interfaces, systems and methods for preparation, conditioning and information of nutritional substances are provided. Embodiments further relate to preparation and conditioning of nutritional substances in conjunction with the collection, transmission, and use of information regarding a current nutritional, organoleptic, or aesthetic value of the nutritional sub stance.

The present disclosure relates to a decorative panel made of flat glass for electronic household appliances, in particular, for large stationary household appliances. The decorative panel comprises a base body made of thermally tempered flat glass with an operational front and an operational back and has at least one digital print on the operational back.