초록

A cooking apparatus comprising a heatable component insulated by a heat insulating material, wherein the heat insulating material comprises a plurality of metal sheets that are spaced apart from each other by a separator.

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1. A method of cooling a cooking apparatus having a controls compartment and an oven compartment that contains an oven insulated by a heat insulating material, said heat insulating material comprising a heat reflective surface that faces said oven and a heat radiating surface that faces away from sa

1. A method of cooling a cooking apparatus having a controls compartment and an oven compartment that contains an oven insulated by a heat insulating material, said heat insulating material comprising a heat reflective surface that faces said oven and a heat radiating surface that faces away from said oven, said heat radiating surface having undulations that form substantially parallel peaks and troughs, and a plurality of metal sheets that are spaced apart from each other by a separator and that are disposed between said heat radiating surface and said heat reflective surface, said method comprising:(a) passing an air stream through said cooking apparatus from an inlet to an outlet, (b) directing said air stream from said inlet into a first air path and a second air path, said first air path including said controls compartment, said second air path including said oven compartment, said first air path cooling a control group in said controls compartment, said second air path being directed along said radiating surface in a direction that is substantially parallel to said peaks and troughs so as to efficiently transfer heat from said radiating surface along said peaks and troughs.