Patent ID: 7566847

Claim:
An electrical heating assembly comprising an electric heater, a first temperature-responsive device adapted to de-energize the electric heater at a predetermined temperature, a second temperature-responsive device adapted to provide an electrical output as a function of cooking temperature, and a control system the control system comprising: cooking mode selection means having a plurality of settings whereby a predetermined cooking mode is user-selectable for the electrical heating assembly, whereby in at least one first setting of the cooking mode selection means only the first of the first and second temperature-responsive devices is effective to control operation of the heater and in at least one second setting of the cooking mode selection means both the first and second temperature-responsive devices are effective to control operation of the heater; and cooking value selection means adapted for user selection of cooking temperature within a predetermined temperature range, the control system being adapted whereby operation of the cooking mode selection means from at least one first setting to at least one second setting results in a change in the predetermined cooking temperature range provided by the cooking value selection means, whereby the predetermined cooking temperature range in the at least one second setting is narrower than and lies within the predetermined cooking temperature range in the at least one first setting.