Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for accelerated cooking using surface temperature measurements. A thermometer measures the surface temperature of food within a cooking appliance that heats a surrounding fluid, such as air, water, or oil. A feedback control algorithm uses the surface temperature and a target temperature to control the surrounding fluid's temperature. Initially, the fluid is heated above the target temperature to quickly raise the food's surface temperature. As the food warms, the fluid temperature decreases, stabilizing near the target temperature. This maintains the surface temperature near the target, accelerating the core's temperature equilibrium. The method may also allow temporary surface temperature overshoot for further time reduction. This method enables accelerated, precise cooking, accounting for evaporative cooling effects, without the need for complex user inputs or sous vide/humidity-controlled appliances.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles to provide customized control of a cooking appliance, such as a sous vide cooker. A user provides a selection of one or more ending characteristics for a food product. A processor-based device determines one or more output food preparation parameters based on the user's selection of the one or more ending characteristics. Measurements of temperature, power delivery, or other characteristics may be obtained during cooking process. A cooking program controlling the cooking process may be revised or updated based at least in part on the obtained measurements or analysis of the measurements. Estimations or projections about the cooking process may be presented to a user via a user interface of the cooking appliance or a user interface of one or more computing devices (e.g., smartphone, tablet computer) associated with the user.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles to provide customized control of a cooking appliance, such as a sous vide cooker. A user provides a selection of one or more ending characteristics for a food product. A processor-based device determines one or more output food preparation parameters based on the user's selection of the one or more ending characteristics. Measurements of temperature, power delivery, or other characteristics may be obtained during cooking process. A cooking program controlling the cooking process may be revised or updated based at least in part on the obtained measurements or analysis of the measurements. Estimations or projections about the cooking process may be presented to a user via a user interface of the cooking appliance or a user interface of a computing device (e.g., smartphone) associated with the user.

Abstract: Predictive cooking systems and methods. A representative system can include a cooking device submergible in a container of fluid and a memory device storing instructions for causing a processor to receive information and determine heater set point temperature and on time. The processor can receive information indicative of one or more characteristics of a food item to be cooked in the fluid and a desired food temperature. The processor can perform a control process that can include sending instructions for controlling a heater, obtaining a temperature measurement of the fluid from a temperature sensor, determining a measurement of power delivered to the heater, determining constants related to corresponding physical characteristics of the fluid and/or the container based on at least one of the temperature measurement and the measurement of power, and determining a food temperature of the food item.

Abstract: A cooking appliance generates a recipe based on detected weights of multiple ingredients and receives a parameter for cooking the food. In another aspect, the cooking appliance can receive a recipe defining a process for cooking food and an amount of at least a first ingredient in the recipe for the food. Based on the recipe and the amount of the first ingredient added to the container, the cooking appliance generates a wirelessly output instruction for cooking the food. In another aspect, a processor of the cooking appliance detects a physical state of the cooking appliance responsive to an electrical signal and applies a setting to the cooking appliance to cook the food. The cooking appliance can include an LED gauge including multiple LEDs. The processor can selectively turn on one or more of the LEDs based on the set parameter value of the cooking appliance.

Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing data about the contents of storage bags or containers with external devices are described herein. In several embodiments, a food storage system can operate to track/record data about the contents in multiple storage bags and to allow for the identification of the contents in the storage bags based on a unique identifier associated with the storage bags. In some embodiments, the food storage system can provide reminders, recommendations, or other prompts regarding the contents in the storage bags.

Abstract: One or more implementations of the present disclosure relate to a reusable or disposable outdoor wood or charcoal-fired cooking device. In at least some implementations, embodiments of the present disclosure include one or more of a cooking vessel, a fuel cartridge of combustible fuel (e.g., wood, charcoal) that is positionable within the cooking device, and a control device that includes or controls the operation of a fan, which in turn precisely controls the combustion of the fuel and the conditions within the cooking vessel. The fan may be operative to push or pull air through the fuel cartridge. When the fan is turned off or at low speed, the combustion gases from the fuel cartridge may be vented directly to the ambient environment without passing through the cooking vessel. The cooking vessel and fuel cartridge may be made from materials that are disposable, and ideally recyclable and/or compostable.

Abstract: A thermal immersion circulator can comprise a heater including a hollow cylindrical main body having an inlet opening at a first end thereof and an outlet opening in a side wall thereof. The heater can include a flexible circuit board having a plurality of resistive bands controlled by controlling electronics such as TRIACs, which can be water-cooled. A thermal immersion circulator including such a heater can be used in scientific laboratories or sous vide food cooking.

Abstract: A thermal immersion circulator can comprise a heater including a hollow cylindrical main body having an inlet opening at a first end thereof and an outlet opening in a side wall thereof. The heater can include a flexible circuit board having a plurality of resistive bands controlled by controlling electronics such as TRIACs, which can be water-cooled. A thermal immersion circulator including such a heater can be used in scientific laboratories or sous vide food cooking.

Abstract: Predictive cooking systems and methods. A representative system can include a cooking device submergible in a container of fluid and a memory device storing instructions for causing a processor to receive information and determine heater set point temperature and on time. The processor can receive information indicative of one or more characteristics of a food item to be cooked in the fluid and a desired food temperature. The processor can perform a control process that can include sending instructions for controlling a heater, obtaining a temperature measurement of the fluid from a temperature sensor, determining a measurement of power delivered to the heater, determining constants related to corresponding physical characteristics of the fluid and/or the container based on at least one of the temperature measurement and the measurement of power, and determining a food temperature of the food item.

Abstract: Pouches and assemblies for use in sous vide cooking, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In several embodiments, a sous vide pouch includes a sealable chamber having a sauce for cooking with a food product. The chamber can have a partition that provides a boundary a boundary between a first and second portion of the chamber to receive two food products during a sous vide cooking process. In some embodiments, the sous vide pouch can further include a vacuum valve for removing air from the chamber.

Abstract: Predictive cooking systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system can include a cooking device submergible in a container of fluid and a memory device storing instructions for causing a processor to receive information and determine heater set point temperature and on time. The processor can receive information indicative of one or more characteristics of a food item to be cooked in the fluid and a desired food temperature. The processor can perform a control process that can include sending instructions for controlling a heater, obtaining a temperature measurement of the fluid from a temperature sensor, determining a measurement of power delivered to the heater, determining constants related to corresponding physical characteristics of the fluid and/or the container based on at least one of the temperature measurement and the measurement of power, and determining a food temperature of the food item.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles to provide customized cooking instructions to users via a communications device. The user is provided with audio/visual prompts depicting one or more ending characteristics of a food product, such as texture or doneness. The user provides a selection of the one or more ending characteristics according to the user's preferences. A processor-based device determines one or more output food preparation parameters based on the user's selection of the one or more ending characteristics for the food product. The one or more determined output food preparation parameters are provided to a communication device of the user so that the user may cook the food product according to the output food preparation parameters.

Abstract: A method and system of matching an application program interface (API) code usage with an API specification are provided. A program having an API code usage is received and its features are extracted therefrom. Features from meta data of a plurality of API specifications are extracted. For each API specification of the plurality of API specifications, a match probability with the API code usage is determined. An API specification having a highest probability is determined. The API code usage is matched with the API specification having the highest probability.

Abstract: Techniques for autonomously generating a code usage summary associated with a web application programming interface request are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method can comprise evaluating, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, data from a data repository, wherein the evaluating is based on a defined machine learning process. Also, the computer-implemented method can comprise generating, by the system, a usage summary of the data, wherein the usage summary is based on a statistic derived from a web application programming interface request, and the web application programming interface request is associated with the data.

Abstract: Various embodiments collect unproductive resources in a network infrastructure. In one embodiment, data relating to resources of a network infrastructure is collected. An analytics model is selected based on a type of the collected data. The selected analytics model is executed to classify a resource unproductive or productive, and to assign a corresponding confidence level. An action plan for each confidence level is determined and the action plan is executed for the resource. The collected data may include resource utilization information, hypervisor information, cloud related meta-data, user knowledge and system knowledge. When data is only resource data, a resource mining model is selected. When the data includes reference data, a reference mining model is selected. When the data comprises reference data and resource data, a combined mining model is selected.

Abstract: A method and system of matching an application program interface (API) code usage with an API specification are provided. A program having an API code usage is received and its features are extracted therefrom. Features from meta data of a plurality of API specifications are extracted. For each API specification of the plurality of API specifications, a match probability with the API code usage is determined. An API specification having a highest probability is determined. The API code usage is matched with the API specification having the highest probability.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles to provide customized cooking instructions to users via a communications device. The user is provided with audio/visual prompts depicting one or more ending characteristics of a food product, such as texture or doneness. The user provides a selection of the one or more ending characteristics according to the user's preferences. A processor-based device determines one or more output food preparation parameters based on the user's selection of the one or more ending characteristics for the food product. The one or more determined output food preparation parameters are provided to a communication device of the user so that the user may cook the food product according to the output food preparation parameters.

Abstract: Electronically directing control at least in part of acquisition of refuse intelligence including information related to one or more discarded portions of at least one of the one or more selected ingestible products discarded by the particular individual subsequent to ingestion by the particular individual living being of one or more other ingested portions of the at least one of the one or more selected ingestible products within a second vicinity of the electronically outputting of the electronically generated one or more selection menus. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Abstract: Techniques for autonomously generating a code usage summary associated with a web application programming interface request are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method can comprise evaluating, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, data from a data repository, wherein the evaluating is based on a defined machine learning process. Also, the computer-implemented method can comprise generating, by the system, a usage summary of the data, wherein the usage summary is based on a statistic derived from a web application programming interface request, and the web application programming interface request is associated with the data.