APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGULATING COOKING TIME IN A LIGHTWAVE OVEN

摘要

An apparatus and method for regulating the cooking time for a given recipe for cooking a given food in a lightwave oven is disclosed wherein a microprocessor receives a signal representing the temperature elevation of the oven and the power to the lamps is reduced, either by reducing the intensity of the lamps or turning the lamps off. In the preferred embodiment the reduction in the power to the lamps is performed substantially midway during the length of the normal cooking time. The reduction can be based upon the type of food being cooked, whether more heat is coupled throughthe bottom or the top of the food due to oven secondary heating and/or partial evacuation of the oven.