Patent ID: 8367979
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
1. A cooking platform comprising: a first oven comprising a first electric cooking element and a gas cooking element; a second oven comprising a second electric cooking element; and a power management system configured to distribute power such that when the second electric cooking element is energized the first electric cooking element is de-energized, the power management system configured to operate each of the first and second electric cooking elements independently up to a maximum power consumption limit of the cooking platform, wherein the cooking platform has a first mode of operation in which the first electric cooking element is available to be energized when the second electric cooking element is de-energized, and wherein the cooking platform has a second mode of operation in which the second electric cooking element is available to be energized and the gas cooking element is available to be operated when the first electric cooking element is de-energized.