One variation of a system for cooking food includes: a griddle module including a lower plate configured to receive a food product and an upper plate arranged over the lower plate and configured to contact the food product; a set of induction stations, each induction station including a lower coil c
One variation of a system for cooking food includes: a griddle module including a lower plate configured to receive a food product and an upper plate arranged over the lower plate and configured to contact the food product; a set of induction stations, each induction station including a lower coil configured to inductively couple to the lower plate when the griddle module is arranged in the induction station and an upper coil configured to inductively couple to the upper plate when the griddle module is arranged in the induction station; a hub configured to support the lower plate and the upper plate between the upper and lower coils of the induction stations and to sequentially position the griddle module through the set of induction stations; and a controller configured to drive the upper and lower coils to heat the food product between the lower plate and the upper plate.
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1. A system for cooking a food product comprises: a first griddle module comprising a lower plate configured to receive a first food product andan upper plate arranged over the lower plate and configured to contact the first food product;a set of induction stations comprising an entry induction stat
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A system for cooking a food product comprises: a first griddle module comprising a lower plate configured to receive a first food product andan upper plate arranged over the lower plate and configured to contact the first food product;a set of induction stations comprising an entry induction station and an exit induction station, each induction station in the set of induction stations comprising a lower coil configured to inductively couple to the lower plate when the first griddle module is arranged in the induction station andan upper coil configured to inductively couple to the upper plate when the first griddle module is arranged in the induction station;a base comprising a barrier,supporting the lower coils of the set of induction stations on a first side of the barrier, andsupporting the upper coils of the set of induction stations on a second side of the barrier opposite the lower coils of the set of induction stations,wherein, for each induction station of the set of induction stations, the upper coil of the induction station is aligned with the lower coil of the induction station;a hub configured to support the lower plate and the upper plate of the first griddle module between the barrier and the upper coils of the set of induction stations, the lower plate offset above the barrier and the upper plate offset below the upper coils of the set of induction stations, andconfigured to sequentially position the first griddle module at each of the set of induction stations from the entry induction station to the exit induction station; anda controller configured to drive the lower coils and the upper coils of the set of induction stations based on a position of the first griddle module relative to the set of induction stations to heat the first food product between the lower plate and the upper plate. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein: during a first period of time, the hub positions the first griddle module between the lower coil and the upper coil of the entry induction station;during a second period of time succeeding the first period of time, the hub repositions the first griddle module between the lower coil and the upper coil of a second induction station of the set of induction stations adjacent the entry induction station; andbetween the first period of time and the second period of time, the controller deactivates the lower coils and the upper coils of the entry induction station and the second induction station. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein: the set of induction stations are patterned radially about an axial center of the hub;the system further comprises a second griddle module;at a first time, the hub (i) positions the first griddle module in alignment with the entry induction station to receive the first food product and (ii) positions the second griddle module in alignment with the exit induction station to release a second food product; andat a second time succeeding the first time, the hub (i) positions the first griddle module in alignment with a second induction station of the set of induction stations adjacent the entry induction station to heat the first food product and (ii) positions the second griddle module in alignment with the entry induction station to receive a third food product. 4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a retrieval system comprising a paddle and a retrieval actuator configured to, when the first griddle module is positioned in the exit induction station, advance the paddle across the lower plate of the first griddle module to collect a patty from the lower plate. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein: the paddle defines a tip initially declined downward at a first angle below horizontal;the retrieval actuator drives the tip of the paddle downward against a top surface of the lower plate of the first griddle module positioned in the exit induction station until the tip of the paddle is declined downward at a second angle less than the first angle below horizontal; andthe retrieval actuator pivots the paddle horizontally to move the first food product from the lower plate onto the paddle. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein: the retrieval system further comprises a ledge arranged over a dispense position; andthe retrieval actuator is configured to draw the paddle along the ledge to drive the first food product off of the paddle and into a container disposed below the paddle. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein: the lower plate comprises a ferrous substrate and a non-stick coating;the upper plate comprises a ferrous substrate and a non-stick coating;the hub comprises a lower plate receptacle configured to transiently receive the lower plate; andthe upper plate comprises an upper plate receptacle configured to transiently engage the hub and to coaxially align with the upper plate and with the lower plate. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein: the hub comprises a sensor lead receptacle;the upper plate further comprises a temperature sensor proximal an axial center of the upper plate and a sensor lead extending laterally from the temperature sensor,the sensor lead is transiently coupled to the sensor lead receptacle of the hub;the hub transmits a value from the temperature sensor to the controller; andthe controller modulates power outputs of the upper coils in the set of induction stations based on a position of the first griddle module within the set of induction stations, a temperature value received from the temperature sensor, and a doneness value selected for the first food product arranged in the first griddle module. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein: the hub comprises a linear slide coupled to the upper plate of the first griddle module, andthe upper plate of the first griddle module is configured to translate vertically along the linear slide relative to the lower plate of the first griddle module. 10. The system of claim 9, further comprising: a spring arranged between the upper plate and the hub, wherein the spring counters compression of the first food product between the upper plate and the lower plate due to a weight of the upper plate; anda stop coupled to the hub, wherein the stop defines a lower position limit of the upper plate relative to the lower plate. 11. The system of claim 9, further comprising: a compression actuator,wherein the controller calculates a target compression distance for the first food product based on a doneness value selected for the first food product, andwherein the controller drives the compression actuator to a target vertical position corresponding to the target compression distance for the first food product. 12. The system of claim 1, further comprising an elevation actuator proximal the entry induction station and configured to separate the upper plate of the first griddle module from the lower plate of the first griddle module to receive the first food product on the lower plate. 13. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a trough extending along an edge of the barrier;a collection canister;a conduit extending from a bottom of the trough to the collection canister;a heating element arranged on the conduit; anda wiper mounted to the hub, extending across a surface of the barrier, and configured to drive food waste deposited onto the barrier toward the trough during rotation of the hub. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein a space is disposed between the lower coils of the set of induction stations and the lower plate of the first griddle module in a direction parallel to an axis about which the first griddle module rotates relative to the lower coils.
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