An actively heated or cooled mug has a body with a chamber that can receive and hold a beverage and a heating or cooling system disposed at least partially in a cavity below the chamber. The heating or cooling system has a heating or cooling element to actively heat or cool the chamber, power storage devices, and circuitry that controls the operation of the heating or cooling elements. A user interface is electrically connected to the circuitry and has one or more selection members actuatable a) to turn off the one or more heating or cooling element or b) to adjust a temperature setting to one of multiple temperature settings configured to control the one or more heating or cooling elements to heat or maintain the liquid at a user selected temperature.

A cooking and draining system includes: a vessel including a bottom and an upstanding side wall forming an interior region of the vessel and an opening opposite the bottom of the vessel, the vessel further including: a heating element located in one of the bottom and the side wall; a valve located in one of the bottom and the side wall, the valve selectively controlling outflow of fluid from the interior region of the vessel; a lid selectively sealing the opening opposite the bottom of the vessel; and a base selectively coupled to the vessel and selectively causing the heating element to heat the interior region of the vessel.

An electric pot may include a controller that controls a heater to perform a temperature-maintenance operation based on an input relating to a temperature-maintenance operation and based on information on temperatures. A memory may receive information in relation to a temperature-maintenance operation from the controller and may store the information and retain the stored information in relation to a temperature-maintenance operation regardless of whether a pot main body is attached to or detached from a supporter.

Proposed is an electric kettle having a water outlet. The electric kettle includes: a body in which water or food is accommodated; a lid for covering the opened upper side of the body; a base which is provided on the underside of the body and supports the body; a water outlet assembly which is provided at one side of the body and guides the contents in the body to be discharged; a handle provided at one side of the body and configured to be gripped by hand; and a heating module which is provided at one side of the body and heats the space inside the body to increase and control the temperature of the contents, wherein the water outlet assembly has a structure which is composed of one or more elements and blocks a gap between the water outlet assembly and the body to prevent leakage of water.

The present invention provides a steamer system and method for efficiently steam cooking or heating food items and avoiding unnecessary usage stoppages or delays. The steamer system comprises an enclosed cooking space cavity, a water boiling apparatus for generating steam, a drain system, a power source, a processor, a display, and a graphical user interface accessible by a user via the display. The steamer system further comprises a series of water detection sensors positioned within the water boiling apparatus water reservoir at progressively higher points and electrically connected to the system processor. When a first water detection sensor is fouled, the system processor is configured to relinquish control to a second water detection sensor and initiate a shut down clock to allow limited continued use of the steamer before cleaning. If a third water detection sensor senses water at any time, the steamer system shuts down.

An actively heated or cooled cup or mug has a body with a chamber that can receive and hold a beverage and a heating or cooling system disposed in a cavity below the chamber. The heating or cooling system has a heating or cooling element to actively heat or cool the chamber, power storage devices, and circuitry that controls the operation of the heating or cooling elements. A sensor can detect a presence of a liquid in the chamber, the circuitry configured to turn on power to the heating or cooling elements after said liquid is detected and further configured to automatically turn off power to the heating or cooling elements upon receiving a signal indicating that the liquid in the chamber has dropped below a predetermined liquid level or been depleted completely.

This application provides a temperature control apparatus and a fermented tea manufacturing method. The temperature control apparatus includes: a base housing, a controller, a heating component, an air supply component, and a temperature sensing component, where the controller, the heating component, and the air supply component are disposed in an inner cavity of the base housing; the controller is electrically connected to the heating component; the controller is electrically connected to the air supply component; and the controller is electrically connected to the temperature sensing component; and the controller is configured to perform temperature control, and is specifically configured to: control, based on a temperature detected by the temperature sensing component, the heating component to start or stop working, so that a controlled temperature detected by the temperature sensing component is maintained in a first temperature interval; and control, based on a temperature detected by the temperature sensing component, the air supply component to start or stop working, so that a controlled temperature detected by the temperature sensing component is maintained in a second temperature interval. The temperature control apparatus in this application features a small volume, applicability to household purposes, easy operations, and low costs.

An electric kettle may include a body formed in a cylindrical shape having an open upper surface and an open lower surface, the body defining a space in which fluid, such as water may be contained, an upper body mounted on an upper end of the body and communicating with the open upper surface of the body, a lid seated on the upper body to open and close the open upper surface of the body, a heating module inserted and mounted through the open lower surface of the body to partition an inside of the body vertically and heat fluid inside of the body, and a base on which the lower surface of the body is seated and which transfers power applied from outside to the heating module when the body is seated. The body may include an outer body forming an outer surface and an inner body forming an inner surface. The heating module may be mounted on the inner surface of the inner body.

A lid body of an electric kettle has a first inlet port, a second inlet port, and a discharge port, and a first channel and a second channel provided in the lid body for guiding the steam introduced through the first inlet port and the second inlet port to the discharge port, respectively. The first inlet port and the second inlet port are disposed on opposite, left and right, sides of a front-rear centerline of the lid body. The first channel extends from the first inlet port to the side of the second inlet port beyond the front-rear centerline and is folded back on the side of the second inlet port. The second channel extends from the second inlet port to the side of the first inlet port beyond the front-rear centerline and is folded back on the side of the first inlet port.

An actively heated or cooled food container can have a lid movable between an open and a closed position and an insulated body to which the lid can be attached. The insulated body can have a sidewall that defines a perimeter of the container body and a base, the sidewall and base defining one or more chambers that can be sealed by the lid. The food container can have a temperature control system that can include one or more heating or cooling elements in thermal communication with one or both of the sidewall and the base and operable to heat or cool one or both of the sidewall and the base to thereby heat or cool the one or more chambers in the food container.