Patent ID: 8609167

Claim:
A method of operating a hot-air steamer or fan oven commercial cooking device, the method comprising the steps of: a) selecting a product requiring cooking having an associated cooking program having at least one cooking parameter; b) loading the cooking device with the selected product; c) starting the associated cooking program for the selected product; d) displaying an identification of the selected product and at least the remaining cooking time for its associated cooking program; e) automatically associating products that may be cooked with the cooking program of the selected product to provide associated products; f) displaying an identification of the associated product; g) selecting a displayed associated product; h) loading the cooking equipment with the associated product; i) starting the cooking program for the associated product; j) displaying the name and at least the remaining cooking time for the associated product; k) optionally, repeating the steps g) to j) to start a cooking program for one or more additional associated products; and l) removing the selected product, the associated product and the one or more additional associated products from the cooking device at the end of their respective cooking times.