Patent ID: 6570135
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: F24C

Abstract:
A kitchen stove for preparing food, such as, cooking, roasting, boiling, grilling, broiling, and baking food, said stove comprising:a stove body; said stove body being configured with a support to support said stove body; at least one heating arrangement to cook food; said at least one heating arrangement being disposed atop said stove body; said at least one heating arrangement comprising (i), (ii), and (iii): (i) an arrangement to receive a bottom of a cooking utensil; (ii) at least one first heating element means to cook food; and (iii) a first apparatus to select and set a heat setting of said at least one first heating element means; said at least one first heating element means being disposed under said receiving arrangement and being configured to pass heat through said receiving arrangement to a bottom of a cooking utensil; said first heat setting apparatus being configured to select and set a heat setting of said at least one first heating element means at a heat sufficient to cook food; said stove body being configured with a cooking oven; said cooking oven being configured to cook, roast, boil, grill, broil, and bake food; said cooking oven being configured with an interior confined by walls comprising top and bottom walls, side walls, a rear wall, and a front; a second heating arrangement comprising (i) and (ii): (i) at least one second heating element means to cook food; and (ii) a second apparatus to select and set a heat setting of said at least one second heating element means; said at least one second heating element means being disposed to heat said interior of said cooking oven and being configured to cook, roast, boil, grill, broil, and bake food; said second heat setting apparatus being configured to select and set a heat setting of said second heating element means to a heat sufficient to cook, roast, boil, grill, broil and bake food; a third heating arrangement comprising (i) and (ii): (i) a third heating element means; and (ii) a third apparatus to set a heat setting of said third heating element means; said third heating element means being disposed to heat said interior of said cooking oven and being configured to heat said interior of said cooking oven to transform cooking residue, deposited in said interior of said cooking oven upon preparing food in said cooking oven, into ash; said third heat setting apparatus being configured to set a heat setting of said third heating element means at a sufficient heat for a time sufficient to transform cooking residue, deposited in said interior of said cooking oven upon preparing food in said cooking oven, into ash; said front comprising an oven door; said oven door being configured to permit access to said interior of said cooking oven; said oven door comprising a window arrangement configured with a viewing area to view food being prepared in said cooking oven; said window arrangement comprising (i) and (ii): (i) a first door window pane; and (ii) a second door window pane disposed at a distance from said first door window pane; an arrangement to maintain said first door window pane disposed at a distance from said second door window pane; said first door window pane becoming an inner door window pane upon closing of said oven door; said first door window pane having a first, inner, surface disposed towards said interior of said cooking oven upon closing of said oven door; said second door window pane becoming an outer pane upon closing of said oven door; and a fourth heating arrangement comprising (i) and (ii): (i) a fourth heating element means; and (ii) a fourth apparatus to set a heat setting of said fourth heating element means; said heating element means being disposed on or in said first door window pane and being configured to assist in heating by said third heating element means of said first window pane; said fourth heating element means further being disposed and configured to assist said third heating element means to transform cooking residue, deposited on said first, inner, surface of said first door window pane upon preparing food in said cooking oven, into ash; said fourth heat setting apparatus being configured to set a heat setting of said fourth heating element means at a sufficient heat for a time sufficient to transform cooking residue, deposited on said first, inner, surface of said first door window pane (30) upon preparing food in said cooking oven, into ash, thus at least to assist said third heating element means to transform cooking residue on said first door window pane, into ash.