Method and apparatus for operating a food oven

摘要

A method and apparatus for operating a food oven including a base heating element and quartz bulbs. The food oven is operated in a cooking cycle comprised of brown, cook, and finish intervals. The operator of the oven selects the duration of each interval and whether the quartz bulbs should be activated during each interval. The quartz bulbs are automatically activated during any interval in which they are set by the operator. The duration of the interval that the quartz bulbs are activated is adjusted depending on at least one of the oven air temperature, a load compensation factor, and a base temperature set point.