Patent ID: 11889950
Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  F  H | IPC A  F  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for cooking food in a cooking system, the method comprising:
positioning the food in an insert disposed in a food container being disposed in a hollow chamber defined by a housing of the cooking system, said housing having an upper portion defining an opening to said hollow chamber, and said food container defining a hollow container interior and having an upper container portion defining a container opening, wherein an upper end of said food container extends above said upper portion of said housing;
positioning a pressure lid to cover said container opening and seal said container interior, said pressure lid being in contact with said housing;
locking said pressure lid to said upper portion of said housing during said positioning to cover said container opening;
pressure cooking the food contained in the insert in a pressure cooking mode employing a pressure of at least 40 kPa while said pressure lid is positioned about said food container;
unlocking said pressure lid from said housing and removing said pressure lid from said food container following said pressure cooking;
maintaining said food in said insert in said container following said pressure cooking mode for cooking in a convection mode;
positioning a convection lid to cover said container opening and said insert therein following said pressure mode and said removing of said pressure lid, wherein said convection lid includes a heating element and a fan;
positioning said heating element and said fan over said hollow container interior during said positioning of said convection lid; and
cooking the food in a convection cooking mode while said convection lid is in contact with said upper portion of said housing.