OVEN APPLIANCE AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OVEN APPLIANCE

摘要

An oven appliance with one or more features for minimizing the time to preheat the cooking chamber and balancing the heat distribution within the cooking chamber of the oven appliance is provided. Features for minimizing the acoustic noise of the oven appliance are also provided. Further, a method for operating an oven appliance to minimize the preheat time and balance the heat distribution within the cooking chamber of the oven appliance while minimizing acoustic noise is provided.

主权项

1. A method for operating an oven appliance, the oven appliance including a cooking chamber for receipt of food items for cooking, the method comprising the steps of:
establishing a cook mode of the oven appliance; measuring a temperature Tinitial; initiating a preheat cycle of the oven appliance; counting a time tpre; determining whether time tpre has reached a threshold time tthr and, if so, then measuring a temperature Tthr; determining whether the cooking chamber of the oven appliance is heavily loaded and, if so, then
increasing convection airflow within the cooking chamber.