TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR COOKING APPARATUS

摘要

A temperature control system for cooking apparatus, for example, a fryer using cooking oil or shortening which is heated by a suitable heating element. The cooking apparatus has different modes of operation including start-up mode, idle mode and cooking mode. Overshoot to a temperature above the setpoint temperature is limited during start-up mode, idle mode and cooking mode with the apparatus having different temperature control characteristics based on the mode of operation and adapting variable parameters to achieve optimum temperature control accuracy.