A multiform basket for an air fryer and an air fryer having multiple use forms are disclosed. The multiform basket is formed by splicing left and right pots together, wherein at least one removable baffle is provided at the joint between the left and the right pots, such that one or two placement cavities are formed inside the basket; alternatively, one pot is provided with a positioning post, while the other is provided with a positioning hole matching the positioning post and further a receiving slot corresponding to the positioning post, wherein the positioning post is movable to be accommodated in the receiving slot when the left and the right pots are not spliced together. The air fryer is provided with a removable door panel assembly or a drawer-type pot assembly capable of completely closing the door frame.

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 connected oven, including a set of in-cavity sensors and a processor configured to automatically identify foodstuff within the cooking cavity, based on the sensor measurements; and automatically operate the heating element based on the foodstuff identity.

Apparatus for making treats having wafer shell.

An autonomous cooking apparatus for food includes a base body, a lid defining with the base body a cooking chamber, a container, disposed in the base body and a mixing device. The mixing device is connected to a drive member configured to make it rotate with respect to the container around a central axis of rotation. The apparatus also comprises a heating device configured to heat air in the cooking chamber and a ventilation device configured to make the air circulate.

Provided are basket with detachable cover plate for air fryer and air fryer having basket with detachable cover plate. The basket includes basket body and handle provided at side of basket body, and top portion of basket body is of opening structure, cover plate matched with opening is provided at opening of basket, and cover plate is detachably installed at opening of basket; the air fryer includes cooking cavity located inside air fryer, and basket and hot air device provided inside cooking cavity, and hot air device is located above basket, when cover plate is installed on basket, interior of basket is hermetically isolated by cover plate from hot air device, and when cover plate is detached from upper opening of basket, interior of basket is in communication with hot air device.

A method of controlling a cooking apparatus includes identifying an initial thickness of a food product on a lower heating plate of the cooking apparatus and calculating a difference between an initial gap value corresponding to the initial thickness of the food product and a predefined final gap value. The method includes controlling at least one of a pressure of at least one of an upper heating plate and a lower heating plate on the food product, a rate of descent of the upper heating plate toward the lower heating plate, and a rate of ascent of the lower heating plate toward the upper heating plate based on the calculated difference between the initial gap value and the predefined final gap value.

A method for operating a connected oven based on subjective user feedback, wherein the connected oven includes a set of in-cavity sensors configured to monitor the foodstuff throughout a cooking session; the method comprising: executing a cooking session according to an initial set of operation instructions to achieve a target food output condition; collecting subjective feedback values from the user for the resulting food output condition of the foodstuff after the cooking session; and updating the initial set of operation instructions based on the feedback values from the user.

A belted food warmer assembly is disclosed that includes a housing containing a heated rotating drum, a belt roller, and a belt. The belt is draped over a portion of the heated rotating drum and is configured to hold a flexible food product against the heated drum as the food product rotates with the heated drum.

An animal carcass cooking and roasting assembly and method of use in an oven, the assembly including a base tray, a liquid container mounted on and connected to the tray in a rack in a spaced apart upright position, the container arranged to receive a substantial amount of heat by conduction from the tray by the use of a tray and container connecting thermal via, the container arranged to fit within an open end of the carcass and wherein the opposite end of the carcass is tightly plugged or closed to form an isostatic chamber to contain liquid evaporated from the container within the carcass during the cooking process.