Variable peak wavelength cooking instrument with support tray

1. An oven comprising:

a cooking chamber;

a support tray adapted to hold food in the cooking chamber;

a heating system comprised of:

a heating element, the heating element configurable to emit waves at different peak emission wavelengths; and

an envelope for the heating element, wherein the material of the support tray has an absorption band that is at least partially different from an absorption band of the envelope; and

a control system configured to:

receive an instruction to cook the food in the cooking chamber according to a digital recipe; and

vary, according to the instruction, a peak wavelength emitted by the heating element to specifically and directly transfer heat to the support tray, the envelope of the heating element, a specific type of edible material in the food, or any combination thereof.

2. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the heating system includes:

one or more filaments;

a tubular containment vessel, as the envelope of the heating element, surrounding the filaments; and

an electric signal driver or modulator to drive the one or more filaments.

3. The oven of claim 1 , further comprising a reflector for the heating element to reflect emission of the heating element.

4. The oven of claim 3 , wherein the reflector is a coating on an outer surface of the heating element that faces away from the support tray.

5. The oven of claim 3 , wherein the material of the reflector is substantially ceramic.

6. The oven of claim 3 , wherein the reflector is adapted to be spaced apart from the heating element at a distance such that, together the heating element and the reflector have anti-fouling characteristics and are capable of disintegrating any food debris in the space therebetween.

7. The oven of claim 1 , wherein the absorption band of the support tray substantially lacks overlap with the absorption band of the envelope.

8. A cooking instrument comprising:

a cooking chamber;

a support tray adapted to hold food in the cooking chamber;

a heating system comprised of a heating element configurable to emit waves at different peak emission wavelengths including:

at a first peak wavelength such that the support tray is substantially opaque to the emitted waves, and

at a second peak wavelength such that the support tray is substantially transparent to waves emitted from the heating element; and

a control system configured to select one of the different peak emission wavelengths and drive the heating element to emit at the selected one of the different peak emission wavelengths.

9. The cooking instrument of claim 8 , wherein the first peak wavelength is 3 microns or longer.

10. The cooking instrument of claim 8 , wherein the second peak wavelength is shorter than 3 microns.

11. The cooking instrument of claim 8 , wherein the heating element is configurable at the first peak wavelength such that the emitted waves disproportionally directly transfer heat to the support tray over the food on the support tray.

12. The cooking instrument of claim 8 , wherein the support tray has an optically transparent region enabling visible light to substantially travel through two opposing surfaces of the support tray.

13. The cooking instrument of claim 12 , wherein the support tray includes a reflective portion to enable a top side camera to capture a bottom view of the food resting on the support tray.

14. The cooking instrument of claim 8 , wherein the support tray is comprised of glass.

15. A cooking instrument, comprising:

a cooking chamber;

a support tray adapted to hold food in the cooking chamber;

a control system; and

an infrared-based heating system comprised of a heating element, wherein the heating element is configurable to emit waves according to different spectral configurations adjustable by the control system, one of the different spectral configurations configures the heating element such that the support tray is substantially transparent to the emitted waves of the heating element, an envelope of the heating element is substantially transparent to the emitted waves of the heating element and the emitted waves of the heating element directly transfer energy to the food.

16. The cooking instrument of claim 15 , wherein the infrared-based heating system includes a plurality of heating elements with at least a first set of one or more heating elements disposed directly above the support tray and a second set of one or more heating elements disposed directly below the support tray.

17. The cooking instrument of claim 16 , wherein each heating element of the first set is longitudinally extended in an angle that is substantially perpendicular to each heating element of the second set.

18. The cooking instrument of claim 16 , wherein each heating element of the first set are non-uniformly spaced apart.

19. The cooking instrument of claim 15 , wherein the support tray is composed of one or more materials; and wherein the peak wavelength of waves emitted by the heating system at the particular configuration is outside of the absorption band of the one or more materials.

20. The cooking instrument of claim 15 , wherein the heating system is capable of emitting waves according to an emission spectrum specified by the particular configuration; and wherein an area under the emission spectrum is outside of an absorption band of the one or more materials.

21. A cooking instrument, comprising:

a cooking chamber;

a support tray adapted to hold food in the cooking chamber;

a control system; and

an infrared-based heating system comprised of at least a heating element, the heating element capable of emitting waves according to multiple spectral configurations, wherein a particular configuration of the multiple spectral configurations configures the heating element such that the support tray is substantially opaque to the emitted waves and an envelope of the heating element is substantially transparent to the emitted waves.