Apparatus and system for low-temperature cooking

Abstract

One variation of an apparatus for cooking includes: a housing including a first section configured to be immersed in fluid within a cooking container and a second section adjoining the first section; an annular knob arranged over the second section; a position sensor arranged within the second section and configured to detect rotation of the magnetic element; a display arranged on the housing and configured to display a cooking parameter selected through rotation of the annular knob; a heating element arranged within the first section; a circulator arranged within the housing and configured to draw fluid, in the cooking container, along the heating element; and a controller configured to control the heating element and the circulator according to a temperature of the fluid measured by the temperature sensor, thereby maintaining the fluid within a predetermined range of temperatures including the selected temperature.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for cooking, comprising:
 a housing comprising a first section configured to be immersed in fluid within a cooking container and a second section adjoining the first section, the first section defining an elongated fluid inlet adjacent a cavity;   a clip arranged on the housing and configured to support the housing on a wall of the cooking container with the elongated fluid inlet substantially adjacent a substantially vertical section of the wall of the cooking container;   a heating element arranged within the cavity;   a temperature sensor coupled to the housing;   a circulator configured to draw fluid into the elongated fluid inlet, along the heating element, and out of the cavity through a fluid outlet arranged on a distal end of the first section opposite the second section;   an input region arranged on the second section of the housing and configured to receive a selected temperature; and   a controller configured to control the heating element and the circulator according to a temperature of the fluid measured by the temperature sensor, thereby maintaining the fluid within a predetermined range of temperatures including the selected temperature.