CN115868816A

CN115868816A - Cooking method for cooking appliance

Info

Publication number: CN115868816A
Application number: CN202110996474.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡强能; 樊杜平
Original assignee: Zhejiang Supor Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Supor Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-27
Filing date: 2021-08-27
Publication date: 2023-03-31

Abstract

The invention provides a cooking method for a cooking appliance. The cooking appliance comprises a heating device and a control device electrically connected with the heating device, and the cooking method comprises a fermentation program. The fermentation procedure included: a preheating step and a fermentation maintaining step, wherein in the preheating step, the control device dynamically adjusts the heating power of the heating device according to the ambient temperature so as to enable the temperature in the cooking utensil to reach a first preset temperature, wherein the heating power is inversely proportional to the ambient temperature. In the fermentation maintaining step, the control means controls the heating means to perform intermittent heating to keep the temperature inside the cooking appliance within a first predetermined range. According to the cooking method, the heating power is dynamically adjusted, the fermentation temperature can be effectively controlled, and energy conservation can be effectively realized.

Description

Cooking method for cooking appliance

Technical Field

The present invention relates generally to the field of cooking appliances, and more particularly to a cooking method for a cooking appliance.

Background

Most of the existing cooking appliances do not have dough fermenting and pastry baking functions, but have no effect when a user intends to bake a pastry. It is also known that some cooking appliances have a dough leavening function, which usually has high temperature requirements and leads to a decrease in the effectiveness of the yeast when the temperature is too high. The existing cooking utensil can not effectively control the temperature of dough during fermentation, so that the taste of the cooked wheaten food is not good.

Therefore, there is a need for a cooking method for a cooking appliance to at least partially solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

A series of concepts in a simplified form are introduced in the summary section, which is described in further detail in the detailed description section. This summary of the invention is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

In order to at least partially solve the above problems, the present invention provides a cooking method of a cooking appliance including a heating device and a control device electrically connected to the heating device, the cooking method including a fermentation process,

wherein the fermentation procedure comprises:

preheating: in the preheating step, the control device dynamically adjusts the heating power of the heating device according to the ambient temperature so that the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches a first preset temperature, wherein the heating power is inversely proportional to the ambient temperature;

a fermentation maintaining step: in the fermentation maintaining step, the control means controls the heating means to perform intermittent heating to keep the temperature in the cooking appliance within a first predetermined range.

According to the cooking method, the heating power of the heating device is dynamically adjusted according to the ambient temperature in the fermentation process, namely the heating power is reduced when the ambient temperature is increased, and the heating power is increased when the ambient temperature is reduced, so that on one hand, energy conservation can be effectively realized, and on the other hand, the temperature in the cooking appliance can be effectively controlled. For example, when the environmental temperature is high, the heating power can be properly reduced, so that the situation that the full-power heating is still used under the condition of high temperature can be avoided, the temperature is rapidly increased to influence the fermentation temperature, and the yeast effect is reduced.

Optionally, the cooking method further comprises a cake making program, and in the cake making program, the cooking method further comprises a judging step, wherein the judging step comprises judging whether the cooking appliance has performed the fermentation program, and if not, giving a prompt. According to the scheme, in the cake making program, the user is prompted to perform the fermentation program firstly, so that the cake is fermented firstly and then cooked, and the taste of the cake can be improved.

Optionally, the cooking appliance further comprises a heat sink electrically connected to the control device, and the cooking method further comprises:

in the fermentation maintaining step, when the temperature in the cooking utensil is detected to be greater than or equal to a first temperature threshold value, the heating device is controlled to stop heating, and the heat dissipation device is started to dissipate heat.

Optionally, in the preheating step, the control device calculates the heating power according to a difference between the ambient temperature and the first predetermined temperature and adjusts the heating power.

Optionally, when the difference is greater than a first preset value, the control device controls the heating device to heat with a first heating power, when the difference is between a second preset value and the first preset value, the control device controls the heating device to heat with a second heating power, and when the difference is less than the second preset value, the control device controls the heating device to heat with a third heating power,

wherein the first heating power is greater than the second heating power, the second heating power is greater than the third heating power, and the first preset value is greater than the second preset value.

Optionally, the ratio of the first heating power, the second heating power, and the third heating power is 3.

Above-mentioned scheme can effectively realize energy-conservation on the one hand, and on the other hand can the effective control cooking utensil in the temperature. For example, when the environmental temperature is high, the heating power can be properly reduced, so that the situation that the full-power heating is still used under the condition of high temperature can be avoided, the temperature is rapidly increased to influence the fermentation temperature, and the yeast effect is reduced.

Optionally, the first temperature threshold is 38 to 42 ℃.

Above-mentioned scheme can the effective control cooking utensil in the temperature, avoids the temperature too high and influence the temperature of fermentation, reduces the effect of yeast.

Optionally, the pastry preparation program comprises:

a rapid baking step: in the fast-baking step, heating the cooking appliance with a first power so that the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches a second predetermined temperature, and when the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches the second predetermined temperature, heating the cooking appliance with a second power so that the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches a third predetermined temperature, wherein the second power is less than the first power, and the third predetermined temperature is greater than the second predetermined temperature;

and (3) constant-temperature baking: in the constant-temperature baking step, the cooking appliance is intermittently heated to maintain the temperature in the cooking appliance within a second predetermined range.

The scheme can effectively control the temperature in the cooking appliance and realize energy conservation.

Optionally, the cooking method further comprises:

and judging whether the total working time of the fermentation program reaches a first preset time, finishing the fermentation program when the total working time reaches the first preset time, and continuing the fermentation maintaining step when the total working time does not reach the first preset time.

The scheme can make dough fully fermented by controlling the total working time of the fermentation program so as to ensure the mouthfeel.

Optionally, the pastry preparation program further comprises:

and judging whether the total working time of the cake making program reaches a second preset time, finishing the cake making program when the total working time reaches the second preset time, and continuing the constant-temperature baking step when the total working time does not reach the second preset time.

The scheme can ensure the taste of the cake by controlling the total working time of the cake making program.

Optionally, in the fermentation maintaining step, the temperature in the cooking appliance is detected, heating is performed if the temperature in the cooking appliance is less than the lowest value in a first predetermined range, and heating is stopped when the temperature is greater than or equal to the highest value in the first predetermined range.

The above-described scheme can maintain the temperature in the cooking space within a proper range.

Optionally, in the constant-temperature baking step, the temperature in the cooking appliance is detected, heating is performed if the temperature in the cooking appliance is less than the lowest value in a second predetermined range, and heating is stopped when the temperature is greater than or equal to the highest value in the second predetermined range.

Drawings

The following drawings of embodiments of the invention are included as part of the present invention for an understanding of the invention. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a fermentation process of a cooking method for a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a pastry making process of the cooking method for the cooking appliance in the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

fig. 3 is a partial schematic view of an operation panel of a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the embodiments of the invention.

In the following description, a detailed structure will be presented for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. It is apparent that the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a cooking method for a cooking appliance.

The cooking utensil mentioned in the invention can be an electric cooker, an electric pressure cooker, an electric stewpan and the like. The cooking appliance according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention also has a dough fermenting function and a pastry making function. Illustratively, the pastry making function may be bread making.

The cooking utensil comprises a pot body and a cover body. The inner pot is arranged in the cooker body. The cover body can cover the cooker body. Like this, can constitute the culinary art chamber between lid and interior pot, the culinary art chamber has inclosed culinary art environment when the culinary art, can improve culinary art efficiency. The outer shells of the pot body and the cover body can be made of materials such as synthetic resin, so that the temperature of the outer shell is not affected by the high temperature in the cooking operation inside the cooking appliance, and the user is prevented from being scalded.

The cooking appliance further comprises an inner pot heating device for heating the inner pot. The inner pot heating device can heat the inner pot at the bottom and/or the side part of the inner pot. The inner pot heating device can be an electric heating tube or an induction heating device such as an electromagnetic coil.

In a preferred embodiment, the cooking appliance further comprises a temperature sensing device. The temperature sensing device may include a bottom temperature sensor disposed at the bottom of the inner pot to sense the temperature of the bottom of the inner pot. The temperature sensing device may further include a top temperature sensor disposed in the cover body to sense a temperature of the steam above the inner pot.

In a preferred embodiment, the cooking appliance also has a control device. The control device may have a temperature adjustment function and/or a time adjustment function to adjust the operating state of the cooking appliance to accommodate the cooking of different food materials. The control device can be arranged on the cooker body or the cover body, and can also be arranged at other positions of the cooking utensil. Further, the control device is also associated with a database in which data relating to cooking, such as different food material types, different cooking modes, a required water amount, a required food material amount, and cooking time, are stored. The database can be stored in the local computer or the cloud, and if the database is the cloud database, the networking database can be configured to be updated in real time, so that the constantly-changing cooking requirements of the user can be met all the time.

The surface department of cooking utensil still is provided with mutual device, and mutual device can set up on the surface of a kind of deep pot body or lid. The interaction device is configured to communicate with the control device and includes keys and/or a touch screen display. In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the keys of the interaction device may include a key indicating "ferment" and a key indicating "pastry". Illustratively, the interaction means may also comprise keys indicating "start", "cancel", etc.

Hereinafter, a cooking method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 and 2. The cooking method according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a fermentation process and a pastry making process. Taking bread as an example, when a user wants to bake bread, the prepared dough can be placed in the inner pot, then the fermentation button is clicked, and after the fermentation is completed, the user can click the bread making button, and then the bread making can be started.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, in the fermentation process, the user selects the fermentation function, and the system adjusts the working time t1 of the fermentation process, wherein t1 is 50 minutes by default. Wherein the working time t1 can be adjusted, and the range is preferably 40 minutes to 120 minutes. The working time t1 can be automatically assigned by the system, and can also be set by a user according to the variety of the cakes to be made. Then the start key is pressed to enter the fermentation program.

Firstly, entering a preheating step: in the preheating step, the control device dynamically adjusts the heating power of the heating device according to the ambient temperature T so that the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches a first preset temperature T1, wherein the heating power is inversely proportional to the ambient temperature.

It should be noted that the "heating power" mentioned herein refers to an average power value. The heating mode of the heating device may be continuous heating or intermittent heating, for example, intermittent heating by using a heating duty ratio of a certain proportion. Reference herein to "ambient temperature" is to the temperature of the outer surface of the inner pan, which temperature may be measured, for example, by a bottom temperature sensor. Preferably, the first predetermined temperature T1 is between 30 and 37 ℃, further preferably, the first predetermined temperature T1 is 35 ℃, and the value of the first predetermined temperature T1 may be stored in the control device in advance.

In this step, the system calculates the heating power from the ambient temperature T and the first predetermined temperature T1. Specifically, the control device calculates the heating power based on the difference between the ambient temperature T and the first predetermined temperature T1 and adjusts the heating power. In order to realize effective energy conservation and ensure stable temperature rise, the heating power is lower when the ambient temperature is higher, and conversely, the heating power is higher when the ambient temperature is lower. In a preferred embodiment, when the difference is greater than 30 ℃, the control device controls the heating device to heat with a first heating power, when the difference is between 10 ℃ and 30 ℃, the control device controls the heating device to heat with a second heating power, and when the difference is less than 10 ℃, the control device controls the heating device to heat with a third heating power, wherein the ratio of the first heating power, the second heating power and the third heating power is 3. Illustratively, when (T1-T) >30 ℃, the control device controls the heating device to use full power heating when 30 ≧ T1-T)

And the control device controls the heating device to reduce the heating power at the temperature of more than or equal to 10 ℃, for example, the heating power at the time can be 2/3 of the full power, and when (T1-T) <10 ℃, the control device controls the heating device to further reduce the heating power at the time, for example, the heating power at the time can be 1/3 of the full power. When the ambient temperature T reaches the first predetermined temperature T1, the heating is stopped. Preferably, the time t2 for stopping heating is 1-5 minutes, and the scheme can release the residual heat of the temperature of the inner pot.

Then entering a fermentation maintenance step: in the fermentation maintaining step, the control means controls the heating means to perform intermittent heating to keep the temperature inside the cooking appliance within a first predetermined range. When the temperature in the cooking utensil is lower than the lowest value in the first preset range, the heating device is controlled to heat, and when the temperature is higher than or equal to the highest value in the first preset range, the heating device stops heating. Illustratively, the lowest value of the first predetermined range may be T1-3 and the highest value of the first predetermined range may be T1+1.

In a preferred embodiment, the control means may further control the heating means to perform low-power intermittent heating in a duty-cycle heating manner.

For example, in the fermentation maintenance step, the system assigns a fermentation heating period t3 and a fermentation stop heating period t 4. For example, the fermentation heating time period t3 may be set to 5 to 15 seconds, preferably 10 seconds, and the fermentation stop heating time period t4 may be set to 10 to 20 seconds, preferably 15 seconds. And a bottom temperature sensor detects the temperature of the bottom of the inner pot, when the temperature is lower than T1-3, the heating device is controlled to heat, and when the time length reaches T3, the heating is stopped.

Preferably, in the fermentation maintaining step, when the heating stopping time reaches the fermentation heating stopping time T4, the bottom temperature sensor detects the temperature of the bottom of the inner pot, and if the temperature in the cooking utensil is greater than or equal to the highest value T1+1 in the first preset range, the heating is continuously stopped; if the temperature in the cooking appliance is less than the maximum value T1+1 in the first predetermined range, the heating is continued.

In another preferred embodiment, in the fermentation maintaining step, the control means may control the heating means to continue heating at a low power to maintain the temperature within the cooking appliance within a first predetermined range. Wherein the specific value of the heating power can be set as desired by the person skilled in the art.

Preferably, the cooking appliance further comprises a heat sink electrically connected to the control device, and the heat sink may be a fan. Wherein, the cooking method further comprises:

in the fermentation maintaining step, when the temperature in the cooking utensil is detected to be greater than or equal to a first temperature threshold value, the heating device is controlled to stop heating, and the heat dissipation device is started to dissipate heat of the inner pot. Optionally, the first temperature threshold is 38-42 ℃, preferably the first temperature threshold is 40 ℃.

Above-mentioned scheme can the effective control temperature in the cooking utensil, avoids the temperature too high and influence the temperature of fermentation, reduces the effect of yeast.

It should be noted that, in the fermentation step, the system always performs the judgment of the fermentation duration, that is, judges whether the total working duration of the fermentation program reaches the first predetermined duration t1, and controls the heating device to stop heating when the total working duration reaches the first predetermined duration, so that the system can remind the user of ending the fermentation program and can also remind the user of selecting a bread making function, and then the system enters a standby mode. And when the total working time does not reach the first preset time, continuing the current fermentation step.

As shown in fig. 2, in the bread making program, the user selects the bread making function, and the system adjusts the operation time t1 of the bread making program, wherein the default time of t1 is 40 minutes. Wherein the working time t1 is adjustable, preferably in the range of 25 minutes to 60 minutes. The working time t1 can be automatically assigned by the system, and can also be set by a user according to the type of bread to be made. The user may then press the start key to enter the bread making program.

First, in the bread making program, a determination step is performed to determine whether the cooking appliance has performed the fermentation process, and if not, a prompt is given to the user, for example, the prompt may prompt the user to "please ferment first" by playing a voice. And if the cooking utensil is judged to be fermented, entering a quick baking step. By prompting the user to perform the fermentation procedure first in the bread making procedure, the bread is fermented first and then cooked, so that the taste of the cake can be improved.

In the step of rapid baking: the control device controls the heating device to heat the cooking appliance by using the first power so that the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches a second preset temperature T1, and when the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches the second preset temperature T1, the control device heats the cooking appliance by using the second power so that the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches a third preset temperature T2, wherein the second power is smaller than the first power. To improve efficiency, the first power may be full power and the second power may be 1/2 of full power. When the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches the third predetermined temperature T2, the heating is stopped.

Preferably, the second predetermined temperature T1 is between 100 and 110 ℃, further preferably, the second predetermined temperature T1 is 105 ℃. The third predetermined temperature T2 is 115 to 125 ℃, and further preferably, the third predetermined temperature T2 is 120 ℃.

Then entering a constant-temperature baking step: in the constant-temperature baking step, the control device controls the heating device to intermittently heat the cooking appliance so as to keep the temperature in the cooking appliance within a second predetermined range. And when the temperature in the cooking utensil is less than the lowest value in the second preset range, the heating device is controlled to heat, and when the temperature is greater than or equal to the highest value in the second preset range, the heating is stopped.

Illustratively, the lowest value of the second predetermined range may be T2-3 and the highest value of the second predetermined range may be T2+1.

In a preferred embodiment, the control device may further control the heating device to perform low-power intermittent heating in a duty-cycle heating manner. For example, in the constant-temperature baking step, the system assigns a baking heating time period t3 and a baking stop heating time period t 4. For example, the baking heating time period t3 may be set to 5 to 15 seconds, preferably 10 seconds, and the baking stop heating time period t4 may be set to 10 to 20 seconds, preferably 10 seconds. And the bottom temperature sensor detects the temperature of the bottom of the inner pot, when the temperature is lower than T2-3, the heating device is controlled to heat, and when the duration reaches T3, the heating is stopped.

Preferably, in the constant-temperature baking step, when the heating stopping time reaches the baking stopping heating time T4, the bottom temperature sensor detects the temperature of the bottom of the inner pot, and if the temperature in the cooking utensil is greater than or equal to the highest value T2+1 in the second preset range, the heating is continuously stopped; if the temperature in the cooking appliance is less than the maximum value T2+1 in the second predetermined range, the baking heating step is continued.

In another preferred embodiment, the control means may control the heating means to continue heating at a low power to maintain the temperature within the cooking appliance within a second predetermined range during the constant-temperature baking step. Wherein the specific value of the heating power can be set as desired by the person skilled in the art.

It should be noted that, in the bread making step, the system always determines the bread making time, that is, determines whether the total working time of the bread making program reaches the second predetermined time t1, and controls the heating device to stop heating when the total working time reaches the second predetermined time, so that the bread making program is ended, the system can remind the user of ending the bread making program, and the control device can control the cooking appliance to keep warm immediately. And when the total working time does not reach the second preset time, continuing the current bread making step.

According to the cooking method, the heating power of the heating device is dynamically adjusted according to the environment temperature in the fermentation program, namely the heating power is reduced when the environment temperature is increased, and the heating power is increased when the environment temperature is reduced, so that on one hand, energy conservation can be effectively realized, and on the other hand, the temperature in the cooking appliance can be effectively controlled. For example, when the environmental temperature is high, the heating power can be properly reduced, so that the situation that the full-power heating is still used under the condition of high temperature can be avoided, the temperature is rapidly increased to influence the fermentation temperature, and the yeast effect is reduced. In addition, in the cake making program, the user is prompted to perform the fermentation program firstly, so that the cake is fermented firstly and then cooked, and the taste of the cake can be improved.

It is understood that only one embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described, and that in other embodiments not shown in the drawings, other embodiments of the cooking appliance and cooking method are possible. For example, the user may select the operating mode on the interaction means at the very beginning of cooking.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Terms such as "disposed" and the like, as used herein, may refer to one element being directly attached to another element or one element being attached to another element through intervening elements. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the described embodiments. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many variations and modifications may be made to the teachings of the invention, which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Claims

1. A cooking method for a cooking appliance, characterized in that the cooking appliance comprises a heating device and a control device electrically connected with the heating device, the cooking method comprises a fermentation program,

wherein the fermentation process comprises:

2. The cooking method according to claim 1, further comprising a pastry making program, wherein the cooking method further comprises a judging step, wherein the judging step comprises judging whether the cooking appliance has performed the fermentation process, and if not, giving a prompt.

3. The cooking method of claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a heat sink electrically connected to the control device, the cooking method further comprising:

in the fermentation maintaining step, when the temperature in the cooking appliance is detected to be greater than or equal to a first temperature threshold value, the heating device is controlled to stop heating, and the heat dissipation device is started to dissipate heat.

4. The cooking method according to claim 1, wherein in the preheating step, the control means calculates the heating power according to a difference between the ambient temperature and the first predetermined temperature and adjusts the heating power.

5. The cooking method according to claim 4,

when the difference value is larger than a first preset value, the control device controls the heating device to heat with first heating power, when the difference value is between a second preset value and the first preset value, the control device controls the heating device to heat with second heating power, when the difference value is smaller than the second preset value, the control device controls the heating device to heat with third heating power,

6. The cooking method according to claim 5, wherein a ratio of the first heating power, the second heating power and the third heating power is 3.

7. Cooking method according to claim 3, characterised in that said first temperature threshold is between 38 and 42 ℃.

8. The cooking method according to claim 2, wherein the pastry preparation program comprises:

and (3) quick baking: in the fast-baking step, heating the cooking appliance with a first power so that the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches a second predetermined temperature, and when the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches the second predetermined temperature, heating the cooking appliance with a second power so that the temperature in the cooking appliance reaches a third predetermined temperature, wherein the second power is less than the first power, and the third predetermined temperature is greater than the second predetermined temperature;

and (3) constant-temperature baking: in the constant-temperature baking step, the cooking appliance is intermittently heated to keep the temperature in the cooking appliance within a second predetermined range.

9. The cooking method of claim 1, further comprising: and judging whether the total working time of the fermentation program reaches a first preset time, finishing the fermentation program when the total working time reaches the first preset time, and continuing the fermentation maintaining step when the total working time does not reach the first preset time.

10. The cooking method of claim 8, wherein the pastry program further includes determining whether the total operating time of the pastry program reaches a second predetermined time period, ending the pastry program when the total operating time reaches the second predetermined time period, and continuing the constant-temperature baking step when the total operating time does not reach the second predetermined time period.

11. The cooking method according to claim 1, wherein in the fermentation maintaining step, the temperature in the cooking appliance is detected, heating is performed if the temperature in the cooking appliance is less than a lowest value in a first predetermined range, and heating is stopped when the temperature is greater than or equal to a highest value in the first predetermined range.

12. The cooking method according to claim 8, wherein in the constant-temperature baking step, the temperature inside the cooking appliance is detected, heating is performed if the temperature inside the cooking appliance is less than a lowest value in a second predetermined range, and heating is stopped when the temperature is greater than or equal to a highest value in the second predetermined range.