Patent ID: 11940332
Assignee: ANOVA APPLIED ELECTRONICS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  F | IPC A  G

Claim 18:
19. A method for operating a cooking oven, the method comprising:
dispensing a first quantity of water into a cavity located within a cooking chamber, to contact the first quantity of water with a temperature sensor probe located at least partially within the cavity, and with the temperature sensor probe at least partially submerged in the first quantity of water;
monitoring, by a controller comprising a processor and a memory storing operating instructions in a non-volatile manner, an output of the temperature sensor probe indicating a temperature in the cavity;
determining, by the controller, whether the first quantity of water has reduced to a predetermined level; and,
upon determining that the first quantity of water has reduced to the predetermined level, operating the controller to open a valve to dispense a second quantity of water into the cavity to at least partially submerge the temperature sensor probe in the second quantity of water.