A food processing machine for processing a food product includes a processing module having a housing with a sidewall, opposing end walls, and a chamber between the end walls and a conveyor extending through the end walls and the chamber and configured to convey the food product through the chamber. A microwave generating device is coupled to the sidewall and configured to generate microwave energy. A waveguide assembly is configured to receive the microwave energy, direct the microwave energy along a waveguide axis, and subsequently direct the microwave energy in a transverse direction that is transverse to the vertical direction through the sidewall and into the chamber such that the microwave energy heats the food products.

A heating cooking apparatus includes a heating cooking chamber (100A) and an air sending unit (14). The heating cooking chamber (100A) accommodates an object to be heated. The air sending unit (14) supplies hot air (F1) to the heating cooking chamber (100A). The air sending unit (14) includes a suction hole portion (14D) positioned on a predetermined side of the heating cooking chamber (100A) and a blow-out hole portion (14C) positioned on the predetermined side. The air sending unit (14) suctions air inside the heating cooking chamber (100A) through the suction hole portion (14D) and blows air into the heating cooking chamber (100A) through the blow-out hole portion (14C).

A heating cooking apparatus includes a heating cooking chamber (100A), a microwave supply unit (15), and a first heater (161). The heating cooking chamber (100A) includes an accommodation space (EA) that accommodates an object to be heated. The microwave supply unit (15) includes a radiation port (15C) and supplies microwaves (M1) from the radiation port (15C) to the heating cooking chamber (100A). The first heater (161) is positioned in the heating cooking chamber (100A) and heats the object to be heated. The first heater (161) and the radiation port (15C) are positioned in a predetermined direction (D1) with respect to the accommodation space (EA).

A cooking appliance and methods for operating the same in a crisp reheat cycle are provided. In one example aspect, the cooking appliance includes features for crisp reheating a food item that has been cooked and chilled thereafter. The cooking appliance includes a casing defining a cooking cavity configured to receive food items. The cooking appliance also includes a controller. The controller can access data that provides a plurality of crisp reheating instructions for operating the cooking appliance in a crisp reheat cycle for various food items. The controller retrieves a crisp reheating instruction associated with a food type selected by a user. The controller then commences the crisp reheat cycle by activating heating elements of the cooking appliance, such as a microwave module, an upper heater module, a lower heater module, and a convection module.

A heating cooking apparatus (1) includes a heating cooking chamber (10), a housing (14), an opening/closing portion (30a), and a microwave supply unit (23). The opening/closing portion (30a) includes a flowing portion (31), a cam (32), a drive unit (33), a lid portion (34), and a biasing portion (35). The flowing portion (31) includes an opening (310B) that faces a through hole (10A1). The flowing portion (31) forms, between the flowing portion and the wall portion (10A), an inner space (IR) through which air flows. The cam (32) fits into the opening (310B). The drive unit (33) rotates the cam (32). The lid portion (34) opens or closes the through hole (10A1) in response to the rotation of the cam (32). The biasing portion (35) biases the lid portion (34) in a direction away from the through hole (10A1). The cam (32) presses the lid portion (34) against biasing force of the biasing portion (35) to cause the lid portion (34) to close the through hole (10A1).

A method of detecting anomalies of a fan within an appliance includes receiving, at a service computer and/or remote server, data indicative of usage of the fan, analyzing the data indicative of usage of the fan with a machine learning model on the service computer and/or remote server, and flagging the fan for replacement when the machine learning model detects an anomaly in the data indicative of usage of the fan.

A packing member having a structure capable of reliably extinguishing a fire generated in a cooking apparatus and a cooking apparatus having the packing member are provided. The packing member for packing components of a cooking apparatus includes a flange formed by bending at least one side thereof. The flange is provided to cover at least a portion of an inlet formed at one side of the cooking apparatus to allow external air to be introduced into the cooking apparatus when the packing member is received in the cooking apparatus or at least a portion of an outlet formed to allow air in the cooking apparatus to be discharged.

A cooking apparatus including: a cabinet including a cooking chamber; an electromagnetic wave generating device provided to transmit electromagnetic waves into the cooking chamber; a photographing device provided to photograph an inside of the cooking chamber; an opening formed in the cabinet to correspond to the photographing device; and a resonance avoiding chamber provided between the cooking chamber and the photographing device to avoid resonance caused by the electromagnetic waves, the resonance avoiding chamber provided to reduce the electromagnetic waves inside the cooking chamber from leaking through the opening.

A microwave wire mesh oven including: a microwave oven cavity; a wire mesh element positioned to radiate black body radiation into the microwave oven cavity; and a magnetron configured to generate microwaves, wherein some of the generated microwaves impinge on the wire mesh element.

In certain examples, a food processing machine for processing a food product includes a housing defining a cavity, a conveyor with a belt comprising metal for conveying the food product through the cavity in a longitudinal direction, and a convection heating system for heating air in the cavity such that heated air heats the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity. A microwave launch box system is configured to emit microwave energy into the cavity in a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction to thereby further heat the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity.