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1. A gas cooking appliance comprising:
an enclosure, a gas burner located inside the enclosure, a user interface for selecting a desired specific set-point temperature inside the enclosure, an electrovalve located in a gas supply passage of the gas burner, the electrovalve capable of assuming an open position where the passage of gas to the gas burner is allowed and a closed position where the passage of gas to the gas burner is not allowed, at least one incandescent element located in the enclosure adjacent the gas burner, the incandescent element capable of being heated to a gas combustion temperature of a gas supplied to the gas burner and to ignite the gas burner upon reaching the gas combustion temperature, the incandescent element further being capable of providing heat to the enclosure to maintain the enclosure temperature close to the specific set-point temperature; and a controller operatively coupled to the user interface, electrovalve and incandescent element, the controller adapted to cause the electrovalve to assume the open position or the closed position, the controller adapted to control the flow of current to the incandescent element, according to one mode of operation the controller is adapted to cause the electrovalve to transition from the open position to the closed position and to cause the flow of current to the incandescent element to be regulated to maintain the enclosure temperature close to the specific set-point temperature. |