Slow cooker with thermometer for indicating a temperature condition of the food in the cooking vessel

摘要

A slow cooker having a thermometer such as a capillary thermometer and a graphic display device for indicating a temperature condition of the food product contained within the cooking vessel, the thermometer measuring the temperature of an outer surface of the cooking vessel and the graphic display device displaying the temperature measured by the thermometer but adjusted by a correlation factor to indicate at least an approximate temperature of the food product within the cooking vessel.

主权项

1. A slow cooker comprising:
a housing; a cooking vessel having an inner and outer surface, said cooking vessel being configured to be removably nestable within said housing; a lid configured to removably cover said cooking vessel; a heating element powered by a power source for heating a food product positioned within the cooking vessel; a capillary thermometer coupled to said housing and in thermal communication with an outer surface of said cooking vessel when said cooking vessel nests within said housing, wherein said capillary thermometer includes a housing assembly having a to cap, a bottom cap, and a biasing member disposed therebetween for urging said top cap away from said bottom cap, said top cap including a top wall in thermal communication with said temperature sensing device; and a graphic display device for indicating a temperature condition of the food product contained within the cooking vessel, the thermometer measuring the temperature of an outer surface of the cooking vessel and the graphic display device displaying the temperature measured by the thermometer but adjusted by a correlation factor to indicate at least an approximate temperature of the food product within the cooking vessel.