Patent ID: 6427581
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A waffle maker comprising:upper and lower waffle grids coupled to each other and configured to confine a cooking space when closed together, said cooking space being adapted to receive batter therein; an electric heater unit associated with said upper and lower waffle grids and operable so as to heat and cook the batter in said cooking space for making a waffle; and a temperature control circuit connected to said electric heater unit for controlling heating operation of said electric heater unit, said temperature control circuit including a heater controller connected to said electric heater unit and adapted to be connected to a power supply, said heater controller being operable so as control supply of electric power to said electric heater unit, a sensor unit adapted to detect cooking temperature in said cooking space and to generate a sensor output corresponding to the cooking temperature detected thereby, a user input unit operable so as to provide a cooking temperature setting, and a processor unit connected to said heater controller, said sensor unit and said user input unit, said processor unit controlling operation of said heater controller in accordance with the sensor output from said sensor unit and the cooking temperature setting from said user input unit.