CPC A23L 5/17 (2016.08) [A23L 19/18 (2016.08); A47J 36/32 (2013.01); A47J 37/0641 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. A device for cooking a starch-based food item, comprising:
a vessel for receiving a quantity of the starch-based food item with an initial weight;
a weighing scale for weighing the starch-based food item during cooking;
a heater for heating the starch-based food item; and
a controller coupled to the weighing scale and the heater, and configured to:
cause the heater to cook the starch-based food item at a first temperature for a first time duration, wherein the first temperature is higher than a starch gelatinization temperature; and
cause the heater, in response to a determination that, based on a weighing scale reading, a weight of the starch-based food item drops by a first amount in a first range, to cook the starch-based food item at a second temperature for a second time duration sufficient for the weight of the starch-based food item to drop by a second amount, such that a combined drop of the first amount and the second amount relative to the initial weight is within a second range, wherein the second temperature is higher than the first temperature and above 150° C.
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