Patent ID: 7759617

Claim:
A gas range comprising: a gas cooktop comprising a plurality of gas cooktop burners; and an oven coupled to said gas cooktop, said oven comprising: an oven cavity comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall coupled to said top and bottom walls, a first side wall, and a second side wall, said first and second side walls coupled to said top, bottom and rear walls; a first gas burner positioned proximate to said bottom wall within said oven cavity; a first electrical heating element positioned proximate said top wall within said oven cavity; a second electrical heating element positioned proximate said bottom wall within said oven cavity and positioned above said first gas burner; a first sensor positioned between said top wall and said bottom wall and configured to generate a first signal indicative of a first temperature within said oven cavity approximately midway between said top wall and said bottom wall; a second sensor coupled to a surface of said top wall and configured to generate a second signal indicative of a second temperature within said oven cavity at the surface of said top wall; and a controller in signal communication with said first sensor and said second sensor, said controller configured to selectively energize and de-energize said first electrical heating element based solely on said second signal to facilitate controlling the second temperature.