CIRCULATOR COOKER
Disclosed herein is a circulator cooker for sous-vide cooking. The circulator cooker can comprises an upper portion including a display device and a communication interface coupled to a controller and a lower portion partial immersed in a fluid of a fluid container and having a motor and heating element coupled to the motor. The controller of the circulator cooker can receive by the communication interface a temperature and in response to receiving the temperature actuates the motor and the heating element to heat the fluid of the fluid container to a constant temperature.
1 . A circulator cooker comprising:
an upper portion including a rotatable and tiltable display device and a communication interface coupled to a controller;
a lower portion partial immersed in a fluid of a fluid container and having a motor and a heating element coupled to the motor;
the controller configured to receive by the communication interface a temperature reading, and in response actuate the motor and the heating element to heat the fluid of the fluid container to a constant temperature.
2 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , wherein the display device can be rotated 360 degrees.
3 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , wherein the display device can be rotated in a counter-clockwise direction.
4 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , wherein the display device can be rotated in a clockwise direction.
5 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , wherein the display device can be tilted in the forward direction.
6 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , wherein the display device can be tilted in the backwards direction.
7 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication interface can send control signals to a cooling system coupled to the fluid container, the cooling system configured to cool the fluid of the fluid container.
8 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , further comprising an audio output device configured to output an audible alert.
9 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication interface can transmit to and receive data from a wireless temperature sensor.
10 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication interface can transmit to and receive data from a wireless pH sensor.
11 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , further comprising an agitation device and impeller coupled to the motor.
12 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , wherein the display device can include capacitive touch pads.
13 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , further comprising a snap clip coupled to the lower portion and configured to releasably couple the lower portion to the fluid container.
14 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , further comprising a submersible pump coupled to the motor.
15 . The circulator cooker of claim 14 , wherein the submersible pump includes a nozzle and flow diffuser.
16 . The circulator cooker of claim 1 , wherein the submersible pump is a refillable pump.
17 . A circulator cooking system comprising:
a circulator cooker including:
an upper portion including a rotatable and tiltable display device and a communication interface coupled to a controller;
a lower portion partial immersed in a fluid of a fluid container and having a motor and a heating element coupled to the motor;
the controller configured to receive by the communication interface a temperature reading, and in response actuate the motor and the heating element to heat the fluid of the fluid container to a constant temperature; and
a cooling system coupled to the circulator cooker and configured to cool the fluid of the fluid container.
18 . A method of sous-vide cooking, the method comprising:
receiving, at a circulator cooker, a ready time and an indication food is present in a fluid of a container;
calculating a start time based on the ready time and a type of food;
transmitting to a cooling system, a control signal to cool the fluid of the container when the start time is not within a predetermined time; and
actuating, at the start time, a heater and an agitation device of the circulator cook.