Cooker

Abstract

It is an object of the invention to provide a cooking apparatus which can set the interior of a heating chamber at desired humidity and temperature in a short time. In the cooking apparatus, an object to be heated 11 is stored into a heating chamber 12 , the interior of the heating chamber 12 is heated up to a given temperature using heating chamber interior heating means 13 , and water supplied to a storage part 17 formed within the heating chamber by water supply means 16 is heated using storage part heating means 18 to thereby generate and supply steam. At the then time, based on the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber detected by heating chamber interior temperature detect means 20 , a control part 19 controls the storage part heating means 18 in such a manner that the water in the storage part 17 is prevented from boiling on, before the steam is supplied. That is, since, by supplying the steam not boiling, the supply of the steam can be executed without increasing the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber, the excessive progress of fermentation can be prevented and thus the proper fermentation can be carried out.

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         13 . A cooking apparatus capable of supplying steam into a heating chamber with an object to be heated stored therein, comprising: 
 a heating chamber interior heater for heating the interior of a heating chamber;    a water supplier for supplying water into the heating chamber;    a storage part for storing the water within the heating chamber;    a storage part heater for heating the water stored in the storage part;    a control part for controlling the heating chamber interior heater, the water supplier and the storage part heater;    a heating chamber interior temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber; and    a storage part temperature detector for the temperature of the storage part heater or the temperature of the storage part;    wherein the control part controls the storage part heater and the water supplier based on the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber in such a manner that the water in the storage part is prevented from boiling on.    
     
     
         14 . A cooking apparatus capable of supplying steam into a heating chamber with an object to be heated stored therein, comprising: 
 a heating chamber interior heater for heating the interior of a heating chamber;    a water supplier for supplying water into the heating chamber;    a storage part for storing the water within the heating chamber;    a storage part heater for heating the water stored in the storage part;    control part for controlling the heating chamber interior heater, the water supplier and the storage part heater;    a heating chamber interior temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber; and    a storage part temperature detector for the temperature of the storage part heater or the temperature of the storage part, wherein the control part controls the storage part heater and the water supplier based on the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber and the temperature of the storage part in such a manner that the water in the storage part is prevented from boiling on.    
     
     
         15 . The cooking apparatus as set forth in  claim 13 , wherein the control part not only controls the water supplier and storage part heater in such a manner that, after the water in the storage part is boiled once, the water is prevented from boiling on, but also, based on the temperature detected by the heating chamber interior detector, controls the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber at a desired temperature using the heating chamber interior heater.  
     
     
         16 . The cooking apparatus as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein the control part not only controls the water supplier and storage part heater in such a manner that, after the water in the storage part is boiled once, the water is prevented from boiling on, but also, based on the temperature detected by the heating chamber interior detector, controls the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber at a desired temperature using the heating chamber interior heater.  
     
     
         17 . The cooking apparatus as set forth in  claim 13 , wherein there are set two or more control levels for controlling the temperature of the storage part based on the temperature detected by the storage part temperature detector; and also wherein, firstly, the storage part temperature is controlled at first level, and, from then on, the storage part temperature is controlled at a second level.  
     
     
         18 . The cooking apparatus as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein there are set two or more control levels for controlling the temperature of the storage part based on the temperature detected by the storage part temperature detector; and also wherein, firstly, the storage part temperature is controlled at first level, and, from then on, the storage part temperature is controlled at a second level.  
     
     
         19 . The cooking apparatus as set forth in  claim 13 , wherein there are set two or more control levels for controlling the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber based on the temperature detected by the heating chamber interior temperature detector, and the storage part heater is controlled at the highest level of the thus set heating chamber interior temperature control levels.  
     
     
         20 . The cooking apparatus as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein there are set two or more control levels for controlling the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber based on the temperature detected by the heating chamber interior temperature detector, and the storage part heater is controlled at the highest level of the thus set heating chamber interior temperature control levels.  
     
     
         21 . The cooking apparatus as set forth in  claim 13 , wherein the control part controls the storage part heater in such a manner that, when the temperature of the storage part exceeds the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber, the water in the storage part is prevented from boiling.  
     
     
         22 . The cooking apparatus as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein the control part controls the storage part heater in such a manner that, when the temperature of the storage part exceeds the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber, the water in the storage part is prevented from boiling.  
     
     
         23 . The cooking apparatus as set forth in  claim 13 , further including: 
 a ventilator for feeding the air into the heating chamber,    wherein the ventilator is controlled in such a manner that the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber can be set at a temperature proper for fermentation based on the temperature detected by the heating temperature interior temperature detector.    
     
     
         24 . The cooking apparatus as set forth in  claim 14 , further including: 
 a ventilator for feeding the air into the heating chamber,    wherein the ventilator is controlled in such a manner that the temperature of the interior of the heating chamber can be set at a temperature proper for fermentation based on the temperature detected by the heating temperature interior temperature detector.