STEAM COOKING OVEN WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN VENT STACK, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING STEAM PRODUCTION THEREOF

摘要

A method is provided for reducing energy consumption in a steam cooker of a type that includes a steam cooking cavity, and a steam feed path for delivering steam to the steam cooking cavity, and a steam outlet from the steam cooking cavity. The method involves using a vent stack to deliver excess steam flows from the steam cooking cavity up the vent stack rather than down to a drain box, sensing temperature within the vent stack, and utilizing sensed temperature within the vent stack to control steam generation and/or steam delivery.