Patent ID: 7820947
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A slow cooker for cooking a foodstuff over a period of time, the slow cooker comprising: a shell including a base, an external wrap extending upwardly from the base, a liner spaced from and positioned within the external wrap, and a heating cavity; a heating element positioned between the external wrap and the liner to heat the heating cavity; a container removably positionable within the heating cavity, the container including a food cavity for receiving the foodstuff; a temperature probe removably insertable into the foodstuff; and a controller mounted to the shell, the controller controlling operation of the slow cooker in a probe mode wherein the temperature probe is inserted into the foodstuff and transmits foodstuff temperatures to the controller for controlling the heating of the foodstuff, a program mode wherein the controller actuates the heating element to heat the container at a temperature for a selected amount of time and subsequently at a lower temperature and a manual mode wherein the controller actuates the heating element to heat the container at a selected temperature.