Method for cooking in a modular cooking appliance

Abstract

A method for cooking is disclosed. In response to an oven being selected to cook a food item, a determination is made whether or not any oven is being engaged in cooking. If no oven is being engaged in cooking, then temperature-control mode is utilized to control oven temperature of the selected oven. If one oven is currently being engaged in cooking, then another determination is made whether or not the total current demand by the two ovens to cook respective food items exceeds a predetermined current limitation under temperature-control mode. If the total current demand does not exceed the predetermined current limitation, then temperature-control mode is utilized to control oven temperature of the two ovens. If the total current demand exceeds the predetermined current limitation, then time-control mode is utilized to control oven temperature of the two ovens.

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         9 . A method for cooking using a cooking appliance having a plurality of ovens, comprising:
 utilizing a temperature-control mode to control oven temperature of at least one of said plurality of ovens throughout its entire cook cycle; and   recording and storing an amount of time said at least one of said plurality of ovens is on and a current drawn by said at least one of said plurality of ovens for cooking a food item during said temperature-control mode.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said recording and storing comprises recording and storing said current drawn by said at least one of said plurality of ovens for cooking said food item in a plurality of time units of said cook cycle of said at least one of said plurality of ovens. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein said cooking appliance learns how much current was recently required in each of said plurality of time units for said at least one of said plurality of ovens when cooking under said temperature-control mode. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the current drawn recorded and stored in each of said plurality of time units throughout said entire cook cycle of said at least one of said plurality of ovens is a running average of said current drawn by said at least one of said plurality of ovens during a number of most recent cooks of said food item. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein said number of most recent cooks of said food item used to calculate said running average can be changed. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein a length of time of each of said plurality of time units is identical. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said length of time of each of said plurality of time units can be changed. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of ovens include an impingement oven and a convection oven. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the cook cycle of said at least one of said plurality of ovens during said temperature-control mode is guided by information stored within a Food Entry Table. 
     
     
         18 . An apparatus for cooking, comprising:
 a housing containing a plurality of ovens;   a control panel on said housing for receiving instructions from an operator; and   a processor, within said housing,
 utilizes a temperature-control mode to control oven temperature of at least one of said plurality of ovens throughout its entire cook cycle; and 
 records and stores an amount of time said at least one of said plurality of ovens is on and a current drawn by said at least one of said plurality of ovens for cooking a food item during said temperature-control mode. 
   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein said current drawn by said at least one of said plurality of ovens for cooking said food item is recorded and stored in a plurality of time units of said cook cycle of said at least one of said plurality of ovens. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein said cooking appliance learns how much current was recently required in each of said plurality of time units for said at least one of said plurality of ovens when cooking under said temperature-control mode. 
     
     
         21 . The apparatus of  claim 20 , wherein the current drawn recorded and stored in each of said plurality of time units throughout said entire cook cycle of said at least one of said plurality of ovens is a running average of said current drawn by said at least one of said plurality of ovens during a number of most recent cooks of said food item. 
     
     
         22 . The apparatus of  claim 21 , wherein said number of most recent cooks of said food item used to calculate said running average can be changed. 
     
     
         23 . The apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein a length of time of each of said plurality of time units is identical. 
     
     
         24 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein said length of time of each of said plurality of time units can be changed. 
     
     
         25 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein said plurality of ovens include an impingement oven and a convection oven. 
     
     
         26 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the cook cycle of said at least one of said plurality of ovens during said temperature-control mode is guided by information stored within a Food Entry Table.