A method for configuring a cooking appliance by a terminal capable of exchanging data according to a communication protocol with the cooking appliance, the configuration method including creating and/or selecting a cooking program, the cooking program (prog), creating and/or selecting a desired cooking state corresponding to a state of progress of the implementation of the cooking program, determining cooking configuration data from the cooking program and/or the desired cooking state, and sending the cooking configuration data to the cooking appliance.

A vessel for frying, baking or cooking foodstuffs, includes at least one visible first material and one visible second material, wherein at least the first material reversibly changes color thermochromically when heated. The coloring of the two materials is selected in order for a color difference between the two materials to change visibly when the vessel is heated.

A cooking assistance appliance can include a body, at least one camera, at least one sensor, and an imaging device for capturing an image of a cooking appliance. The cooking appliance can provide for monitoring use of the cooking appliance, as well as assisting the user in operating the cooking appliance. Additionally, the cooking assistance appliance can be integrated into a hood or a microwave oven and vent combination above a stovetop.

A cooking assistance appliance can include a body, at least one camera, at least one sensor, and an imaging device for capturing an image of a cooking appliance. The cooking appliance can provide for monitoring use of the cooking appliance, as well as assisting the user in operating the cooking appliance. Additionally, the cooking assistance appliance can be integrated into a hood or a microwave oven and vent combination above a stovetop.

The invention provides an automatic and compact food preparation apparatus that prepares a food automatically. The food preparation apparatus of present invention is comprising of an electronic control unit that stores the recipes and accordingly controls the working of all the other units of the food preparation apparatus according to the recipe steps. The food preparation apparatus further includes a wok pan unit, a stirring unit, a raw ingredient dispensing—slot assembly unit and a spice or liquid dispensing unit that by working according to the recipe steps, cooks or prepares the food recipe. The food preparation apparatus further includes a user interface to allow user to select the recipe to prepare, to modify the recipe according to the user requirement and to communicate with the food preparation apparatus.

A cooking adjustment system for a cooking appliance includes a body that defines a cooking cavity. A steam generator system is coupled to the body. The steam generator system is configured to inject steam into the cooking cavity. An air temperature sensor is disposed within the cooking cavity and configured to sense a dry bulb temperature. A food probe has multiple food temperature sensors. At least one of the food temperature sensors is configured to sense a surface temperature of a food item. A controller is communicatively coupled to the steam generator system, the air temperature sensor, and the food probe. The controller is configured to determine a wet bulb temperature utilizing the surface temperature of the food. The controller is configured to adjust relative humidity within the cooking cavity in response to at least one of the wet bulb temperature and the dry bulb temperature.

A cooking adjustment system for a cooking appliance includes a body that defines a cooking cavity. A steam generator system is coupled to the body. The steam generator system is configured to inject steam into the cooking cavity. An air temperature sensor is disposed within the cooking cavity and configured to sense a dry bulb temperature. A food probe has multiple food temperature sensors. At least one of the food temperature sensors is configured to sense a surface temperature of a food item. A controller is communicatively coupled to the steam generator system, the air temperature sensor, and the food probe. The controller is configured to determine a wet bulb temperature utilizing the surface temperature of the food. The controller is configured to adjust relative humidity within the cooking cavity in response to at least one of the wet bulb temperature and the dry bulb temperature.

The invention relates to a method (100) for generating at least one recipe suggestion (230) when using a kitchen appliance (10) for preparing food, comprising the following steps: Detection (102) of food data (210), especially on the kitchen appliance (10), Assigning (103) the food data (210) to a data history (220) of a user profile (200).
Furthermore, the invention relates to a kitchen appliance (10) for preparing food and a system (1) for preparing food comprising a kitchen appliance (10).

Exemplary embodiments of a kamado-style cooker configured for use with pelletized fuel are disclosed. Certain embodiments include a cooking space above a firebox space. Various novel aspects of the cooker provide for thermal energy management within the firebox space such that temperature sensitive components of a wood pellet storage, delivery and combustion subsystem (e.g., electronic controllers, motors, pellet hopper and auger) may be housed within the firebox space, I.e., housed internal to the ovoid structural envelope of the cooker.

Exemplary embodiments of a kamado-style cooker configured for use with pelletized fuel are disclosed. Certain embodiments include a cooking space above a firebox space. Various novel aspects of the cooker provide for thermal energy management within the firebox space such that temperature sensitive components of a wood pellet storage, delivery and combustion subsystem (e.g., electronic controllers, motors, pellet hopper and auger) may be housed within the firebox space, I.e., housed internal to the ovoid structural envelope of the cooker.