INDUCTION COOKING/WARMING APPLIANCE INCLUDING VESSEL SUPPORTING MEANS HAVING AN UNDULANT SURFACE AND TEMPERATURE SENSING MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SURFACE

摘要

Disclosed herein is an induction range having a counter including an undulant top surface for supporting a cooking vessel. Since the counter is made of a material which is not inductively heatable the counter remains relatively cool during the cooking process, while the vessel is being inductively heated. Although the counter's top surface has undulations therein, it is, nevertheless, an unbroken surface; i.e., there are no openings therethrough. Moreover, even though the counter's top surface has undulations therein, it may, nevertheless, be relatively smooth so that it can be wiped clean, easily. Furthermore, temperature sensing means are arranged on the top surface of the counter between adjacent undulations thereof and said sensing means are adapted to be contacted and easily compressed by the bottom surface of a vessel resting on the counter's top surface; i.e., resting on the undulations.