REMOTE COOKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

A remote temperature monitoring system includes a first unit operatively connected to one or more temperature sensors for sensing the temperature of one or more materials or food items being cooked or heated. The first unit transmits the sensed temperature to a second unit that is located remotely from the first unit during heating. The second unit is programmable with the desired temperature and/or heating parameters of the item. By monitoring the temperature status of the item over time, the system determines when the food has reached the desired temperature or degree of cooking, and notifies the user.

主权项

1. A temperature monitoring system for at least one of monitoring and controlling a temperature status of a food item from a location different than a location at which the food item is located, the temperature monitoring system comprising:
a first unit comprising a processing unit positionable at a location near the food item being cooked and external to a cooking device, the processing unit being operatively connectable to at least one temperature sensing device placeable at a plurality of locations relative to the food item by which a temperature of the food item is measurable during a cooking operation in a cooking device; the processing unit being adapted and configured to: monitor sensed data from the temperature sensing device by receiving, storing, processing and displaying the sensed data; (ii) receive, store, process and display user-selectable data entry including one or more cooking parameters; (iii) determine when the sensed data indicates the cooking parameters are reached; (iv) relay an indication to a user via an alert signal; and (v) wirelessly transmit at least one of sensed data, user-selectable data entries, cooking parameters, and said indication to at least one second unit; and at least one second unit remotely positionable from both the first unit and the cooking device comprising a computerized electronic device having hardware, firmware and software adapted and configured for installation of a computer application adapted and configured to: monitor the sensed data, user-selectable or user-entered data, cooking parameters and indication by receiving, processing, displaying, and storing data from the first unit; (ii) receive, process, display and store user-selectable data entries; and (iii) transmit said indication to a user via an alert signal.