US 11,882,860 B2
Venting for a combination cooking system
Christopher T. Martin, Concord, MA (US); Michaela Dubeau, Uxbridge, MA (US); and Adam Garland, Wakefield, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/506,949.
Prior Publication US 2023/0131171 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A47J 37/06 (2006.01); A47J 27/086 (2006.01)
CPC A23L 5/17 (2016.08) [A47J 27/086 (2013.01); A47J 37/0641 (2013.01); A47J 37/0664 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for cooking, comprising:
positioning food within a hollow chamber in a housing of a cooking system;
removing a seal from one of the housing and a lid coupled to the housing to create an air gap therebetween;
positioning the lid on the housing to cover the hollow chamber, wherein the air gap allows air to flow between the lid and the housing; and
activating the cooking system to cause a first cooking operation to be performed in which at least one heating element disposed in at least one of the lid and the housing is activated to heat the food within the hollow chamber and in which air exits the hollow chamber through the air gap.