Abstract: A cooking and storage system comprises a refrigeration device, a cooking device and controller for controlling the cooking device, and the refrigeration device provides to the controller temperature information relating to the temperature within the refrigeration device.

Abstract: A cooking and storage system comprises a refrigeration device, a cooking device and controller for controlling the cooking device, and the refrigeration device provides to the controller temperature information relating to the temperature within the refrigeration device.

Abstract: A data key, for use with a programmable food service device, comprises: an insertion portion, for insertion into a key aperture in the programmable food service device; a data memory for storing data relating to the operation of the programmable food service device; and a data connection portion for connecting directly with a data port on a computer, to allow the computer to access the data memory.

Abstract: An oven comprises: a cooking chamber defined by chamber walls; a baffle plate mounted within the cooking chamber for directing the flow of air within the cooking chamber, said baffle plate being provided with at least one aperture; a fan for moving air within the cooking chamber, and for maintaining a flow of air through said aperture; and a catalytic converter located within the cooking chamber, characterized in that the catalytic converter is mounted both on said baffle plate and upstream of said fan.

Abstract: A programmable food service system including one or more food service devices and at least one data key. Each data key is provided with a data memory for storing program data corresponding to sequences of food service operations. Each food service device includes a programmable controller for controlling the food service device to carry out sequences of cooking operations. Each food service device includes a key aperture adapted to receive a data key and a data reader arranged to read program data from the data key memory. The program data is passed on to the programmable controller, thereby making the appropriate sequences of cooking operations available to the food service device.

Abstract: An oven comprises:

Abstract: An oven 2 comprises a number of chamber walls (6, 8, 10, 12, 14) defining a cooking chamber 4, heating means 20 for heating food within the cooking chamber 4, at least one opening 22, 24 in at least one of the chamber walls, fan means 26, 28 for driving air out of the cooking chamber 4 through said opening 22, 24, a grease filter 34, 36 located downstream of said opening 22, 24, and a catalytic converter 38, 40 located downstream of said grease filter 34, 36 and within 20 centimeters of said grease filter 34, 36.

Abstract: A programmable cooking system comprising a plurality of programmable cooking devices and at least one data key. Each data key is provided with a data memory for storing program data corresponding to sequences of cooking operations, and the data memory is divided into a plurality of parts each corresponding to a respective one of said cooking devices. Each programmable cooking device includes a programmable control for controlling the cooking device to carry out sequences of cooking operations each of which may use a different cooking power and cooking time duration. Each programmable cooking device further includes a key aperture adapted to receive one of the data keys and a data reader arranged to read from the data key program data from that part of the data memory corresponding to the cooking device, and pass the program data to the programmable control of the cooking device thus making the appropriate sequences of cooking operations available to the cooking device.

Abstract: A programmable food service system including one or more food service devices and at least one data key. Each data key is provided with a data memory for storing program data corresponding to sequences of food service operations. Each food service device includes a programmable controller for controlling the food service device to carry out sequences of cooking operations. Each food service device includes a key aperture adapted to receive a data key and a data reader arranged to read program data from the data key memory. The program data is passed on to the programmable controller, thereby making the appropriate sequences of cooking operations available to the food service device.

Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus including a cavity for heating food, a first antenna, which projects into the cavity and is arranged to pass into or through the food in order to irradiate the food internally, and a second antenna arranged to supply microwave radiation into the cavity in order to irradiate the food externally. Microwave energy is supplied to the first and second antennae in such a way that the user can independently control the levels of microwave energy irradiated by the first and second antennae.

Abstract: A microwave oven cavity 2 is provided by a magnetron(s) with microwave energy for providing heat in the thermal cavity. Hot air is supplied by a heated air supply and director (21,22,24). Cool air, at least a portion of which is able to assist in containing and/or directing at least a portion of said hot air, is also supplied via a sleeve (31) so as to provide localization of at least a portion of said hot air in the thermal cavity, and optionally to prevent or reduce heat reaching at least a portion of the boundary of the thermal cavity.