Patent attributes
According to one embodiment a gas cooking appliance is provided that includes at least one burner and a manual regulating valve for each burner. The manual regulating valve includes a manual actuator movable in a range of actuation (A) to vary a gas flow rate (Q) therethrough. At least one electromagnetic valve fluidly communicates the manual regulating valve and the burner. A control unit controls the electromagnetic valve. At least one temperature sensor is electrically connected to the control unit to measure a temperature related to a cooking process. A cooking program selector is electrically connected to the control unit and mechanically coupled to the manual actuator, such that each cooking program is associated with a gas flow rate, the program selector including at least one cooking program with temperature regulation.