Cooking device and components thereof
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker.
1. A cooking system for cooking food, the cooking system being functional in a plurality of cooking modes, the cooking system comprising:
a housing having a hollow interior;
a first heating element;
a second heating element distinct from said first heating element;
a first thermal cut off in communication with said first heating element;
a second thermal cut off in communication with said second heating element;
a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature within the hollow interior;
a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure within the hollow interior; and
a controller coupled to the first thermal cut off, the second thermal cut off, the temperature sensor, and the pressure sensor, wherein the controller is configured to:
receive a signal indicative of a temperature within the hollow interior from the temperature sensor;
receive a signal indicative of a pressure within the hollow interior from the pressure sensor;
determine that the pressure within the hollow interior has exceeded a pre-determined threshold; and
trigger the first thermal cut off or the second thermal cut off responsive to determining the pressure within the hollow interior has exceeded a pre-determined threshold;
wherein a triggering of said first thermal cut off terminates power to both said first heating element and said second heating element;
wherein a triggering of said second thermal cut off terminates power to both said first heating element and said second heating element; and
wherein said first thermal cut off or said second thermal cut off are configured to be triggered based on the temperature sensor.
2. The cooking system of claim 1 , wherein said triggering of said first thermal cut off comprises a failure in said first heating element, and wherein said triggering of said second thermal cut off comprises a failure in said second heating element.
3. The cooking system of claim 1 , wherein said first heating element is disposed proximate a bottom of said hollow interior and said second heating element is in a lid of the cooking system.
4. The cooking system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
determine that the temperature within the hollow interior has exceeded a pre-determined threshold; and
trigger the first thermal cut off or the second thermal cut off responsive to determining either the temperature within the hollow interior has exceeded a pre-determined threshold.