Cooking devices and components thereof

Abstract

Cooking devices, cooking systems, and sensor assemblies for use therewith are provided. In one embodiment, a cooking system is provided and includes a housing, at least one cooking container, and a sensor assembly. The housing can have a sensor port formed in an exterior surface thereof for operably coupling to a connector housing on a sensor assembly. The cooking system can further include a through-passage formed between the housing and the cooking container for receiving a cable extending from the connector housing on the sensor assembly to allow a probe coupled to a distal end of the cable to be positioned within the cooking container for measuring a temperature. In certain exemplary embodiments, the sensor port and connector housing can include features that prevent rotation of the connector housing relative to the sensor port.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cooking system, comprising:
 a housing having an internal compartment therein, at least one heating element configured to heat the internal compartment, and a sensor port arranged on an exterior of the housing; and   a cooking container removably disposed within the internal compartment of the housing and defining an interior cooking volume;   a through-passage formed in at least one of a sidewall of the housing and a sidewall of the cooking container, the through-passage extending into the interior cooking volume of the cooking container; and   a sensor assembly including a connector housing configured to operably mate to the sensor port, a cable extending from the connector housing and configured to pass through the through-passage and into the interior cooking volume, and a probe arranged at a distal end of the cable and configured to be positioned within the internal compartment for measuring a temperature therein.