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A matchbox oven is disclosed. The matchbox oven includes a housing, a slider, a motor and a heat source. The housing includes a cavity and a first and second openings. The slider, which is configured for receiving food items, includes multiple stoppers serve as oven covers to prevent heat within the

A matchbox oven is disclosed. The matchbox oven includes a housing, a slider, a motor and a heat source. The housing includes a cavity and a first and second openings. The slider, which is configured for receiving food items, includes multiple stoppers serve as oven covers to prevent heat within the cavity from escaping through the first and second openings. The slider can be moved in and out of the cavity through the first and second openings by a motor. The heat source provides heat to the cavity for heating up any food item placed on a portion of the slider located within the cavity.

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1. An oven comprising: a housing having a cavity, a housing cavity length, and first and second openings defining the housing cavity length;a slider comprising a surface for receiving food items, said slider having a slider length greater than said housing cavity length, a rigid surface, and three s

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An oven comprising: a housing having a cavity, a housing cavity length, and first and second openings defining the housing cavity length;a slider comprising a surface for receiving food items, said slider having a slider length greater than said housing cavity length, a rigid surface, and three stoppers, one stopper attached on each end of said slider and one stopper attached on or near the middle of said slider,said slider is configured to be moved to a position in said cavity such that two of said plurality of stoppers cover said first and second openings to prevent heat within said cavity from escaping through said first and second openings;a mover operatively connected to said slider to linearly move said surface bidirectionally only in a single axis and a single plane, causing food items placed on said slider to be moved in and out of said cavity through said first opening and in and out of said cavity through said second opening; anda heat source for providing heat to said cavity for heating up any food item placed on a portion of said slider located within said cavity. 2. The oven of claim 1, wherein said plurality of stoppers includes first, second and third stoppers. 3. The oven of claim 1, wherein said oven includes first and second control panels. 4. The oven of claim 1, wherein said oven includes an air intake for receiving air from said cavity. 5. The oven of claim 4, wherein said oven includes a heater for heating air received from said air intake. 6. The oven of claim 5, wherein said oven includes a blower for returning heated air to said cavity. 7. The oven of claim 6, wherein said oven includes a first plenum and a first nozzle plate having at least one opening through which heated air enters said cavity. 8. The oven of claim 7, wherein said cavity includes a second plenum and a second nozzle plate having at least one opening through which heated air enters said cavity. 9. The oven of claim 1, wherein said cavity includes an infrared radiation heating element. 10. The oven of claim 1, wherein said slider includes a first food loading section located between first and second ones of said plurality of stoppers, and a second food loading section located between said second one and a third one of said plurality of stoppers. 11. The oven of claim 10, wherein said first and second food loading sections include substantially identical cooking plates. 12. The oven of claim 10, wherein said first and second food loading sections include different cooking plates. 13. The oven of claim 1, wherein said mover is a stepper motor. 14. The oven of claim 1, wherein said mover moves said slider to-and-fro within the width of one of said plurality of stoppers during a cooking cycle. 15. The oven of claim 1, wherein said oven does not comprise doors on said housing for covering said first and second openings. 16. An oven comprising: a housing having a cavity and first and second openings;a surface that is linearly movable only in a single axis and a single plane, wherein a first portion of said surface is located substantially within said cavity when a second portion of said surface is located substantially outside said cavity and said first portion of said surface is located substantially outside said cavity when said second portion of said surface is located substantially within said cavity, and further comprising a plurality of stoppers attached onto the surface, wherein two of said stoppers substantially block said first and second openings when one of said first and second portions of said surface is located within said cavity;a heat source for providing heat to said cavity for heating up any food item placed on one of said first and second portions of said surface located within said cavity; anda controller for applying a first cook setting to said oven when said first portion of said surface is within said cavity, and for applying a second cook setting to said oven when said second portion of said surface is within said cavity, wherein said first cook setting and said second cook setting are independent of each other. 17. The oven of claim 6, further comprising a mover operatively connected to said surface to linearly move said surface in and out of said cavity through said first and second openings. 18. The oven of claim 16, wherein food items placed on said surface are moved in and out of said cavity through said first opening and in and out of said cavity through said second opening. 19. The oven of claim 17, wherein said mover comprises a stepper motor. 20. The oven of claim 17, wherein said mover moves said surface to-and-fro during a cooking cycle. 21. The oven of claim 16, wherein said controller comprises: a first control panel for entering said first cook setting; anda second control panel for entering said second cook setting. 22. The oven of claim 16, wherein: said first portion of said surface comprises a first food loading section; andsaid second portion of said surface comprises a second food loading section. 23. The oven of claim 16, wherein oven does not comprise doors on said housing for covering said first and second openings. 24. An oven comprising: a housing having a cavity and first and second openings;a slider comprising a surface that is linearly movable only in a single axis and a single plane and that includes a first food loading section and a second food loading section each for carrying food items, wherein said first food loading section linearly moves into said cavity through said first opening and said second food loading section linearly moves into said cavity through said second opening, and wherein one of said first and second food loading sections is located outside of said cavity when the other one of said first and second food loading sections is located within said cavity;a plurality of stoppers attached onto the slider, wherein two of said plurality of stoppers substantially block said first and second openings when one of said first and second food loading sections is located within said cavity; anda heat source for providing heat to said cavity for heating up any food item placed on one of said first and second food loading sections located within said cavity,wherein said heat source is controlled by a first cook setting of said oven when said first food loading section is within said cavity and by a second cook setting of said oven when said second food loading section is within said cavity, and the first and second cook settings are independently controllable. 25. The oven of claim 24, further comprising: a first control panel for entering said first cook setting; anda second control panel for entering said second cook setting. 26. The oven of claim 24, wherein said plurality of stoppers includes a divider between said first and second food loading sections. 27. The oven of claim 24, further comprising a mover operatively connected to said slider to linearly move said slider in and out of said cavity through said first and second openings. 28. The oven of claim 27, wherein said mover comprises a stepper motor. 29. The oven of claim 27, wherein said mover moves said slider to-and-fro during a cooking cycle. 30. The oven of claim 24, wherein oven does not comprise doors on said housing for covering said first and second openings.