Abstract: A cooking appliance includes an outer housing defining a receiving opening and an interlock system disposed within the outer housing proximate to the interlock opening. The interlock system includes a rotating cam and an interlock switch. A door assembly is operably coupled to the outer housing. The door assembly includes an inner panel defining an access aperture and a base operably coupled to the inner panel. The base defines an upper opening. The door assembly also includes a door hook disposed in the upper opening of the base and an adjustment assembly operably coupled to the door hook. The adjustment assembly is configured to linearly translate the door hook relative to the inner panel to adjust a position of the door hook. The position of the door hook adjusts an engagement between the door hook and the interlock system.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a body that defines a cooking cavity, a door that defines a storage pocket, and a partition. The door is movable relative to the body between a closed position, wherein the door covers an opening to the cooking cavity, and an open position, wherein access to the cooking cavity is provided. The partition is operable between a stowed condition, wherein the partition is disposed within the storage pocket defined by the door, and the use condition, wherein the partition is positioned within the cooking cavity and divides the cooking cavity into a first sub-cavity and a second sub-cavity.

Abstract: A cooking vessel includes a cooking surface and a lower portion positioned below the cooking surface. A first material is disposed within the lower portion and is in thermal proximity to the cooking surface. The first material increases in temperature upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation. A second material is disposed within the lower portion and in thermal proximity to the cooking surface. An electrical current is induced in the second material upon exposure to an electromagnetic field. Both the first material and the second material are configured to heat the cooking surface of the cooking vessel when used in a microwave oven or on an induction cooktop, respectively.