TrueCookPlus was a microwave oven operating system developed and patented by Microwave Science JV LLC. TrueCookPlus is endorsed by the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association on behalf of over 1300 US frozen food industry member companies.
As of 2019, the website with all the TrueCookPlus codes, TrueCookPlus.com, is offline.
Operation
TrueCookPlus utilizes short numeric codes to control cooking. After the user enters the code, the TrueCookPlus adjusts the cooking to conform to USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service standards for food type, weight, packaging size/shape and starting state; taking into account static microwave oven variables such as wattage, cavity size, wall voltage, hot or cold oven state, elevation above sea level and standing time.1 TrueCookPlus operated by utilizing short numeric cooking codes that were assigned to specific frozen food products.
History
In 2008, the first TrueCookPlus licensed microwave ovens were launched in a limited national test market beginning at Best Buy in August, then Sears in September. During this test market phase, Consumer Reports selected the TrueCookPlus equipped Kenmore model #6633 as its #1 Top Rated mid-sized countertop microwave oven.2
See also
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Patents
- US patent 5812393, Steven Jay Drucker, "Interpretive BIOS machine and method of use thereof", issued 1998-09-22, assigned to Microwave Science JV LLC , expired 2015-05-14 (per Google Patents); (PDF at USPTO: US Patent No. 5812393 )
- US patent 5883801, Steven Jay Drucker; David Raynault & Victor Murphy, "Method and apparatus for managing electromagnetic radiation usage", issued 1999-03-16, assigned to Microwave Science JV LLC , expired 2016-05-14 (per Google Patents); (PDF at USPTO: US Patent No. 5883801 )
- US patent 6198975, Steven J. Drucker & David Marcel Raynault, "Interpretive language architecture for controlling the attributes of a physical chemical or thermodynamic process", issued 2001-03-06, assigned to Microwave Science JV LLC , expired 2019-10-08 (per Google Patents); (PDF at USPTO: US Patent No. 6198975 )
- US patent 6249710, Steven J. Drucker & David Marcel Raynault, "Method and apparatus for managing the thermal activity of a microwave oven", issued 2001-06-19, assigned to Microwave Science JV LLC , expired 2016-05-14 (per Google Patents); (PDF at USPTO: US Patent No. 6249710 )
References
"TrueCookPlus: FAQs". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194753/http://truecookplus.com/index.php?pg=faq#q2#q2 ↩
Consumer Reports: Microwave Ovens http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/appliances/kitchen-appliances/microwave-ovens/microwaves/overview/microwaves-ov.htm ↩