Patent ID: 11906172
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 10:
11. A method of operating a cooktop appliance, the cooktop appliance comprising a user interface, a heating element positioned at a cooking surface of the cooktop appliance, and a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature at a utensil heated by the heating element, the method comprising:
receiving a user-determined set temperature from a user interface of the cooktop appliance;
receiving a precision mode initiation signal;
monitoring the temperature at the utensil heated by the heating element with the temperature sensor;
starting a vaporization timer when the monitored temperature enters a vaporization band; and
freezing the precision mode when the vaporization timer expires and the monitored temperature is within the vaporization band.