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/Refrigerator, And Method For Aging Food Using Same
Abstract

A refrigerator includes an aging chamber configured to store an object to be aged, a cooling portion configured to reduce a temperature in the aging chamber, a heating portion configured to increase the temperature in the aging chamber, a controller configured to control an aging temperature of the aging chamber by controlling at least one of the cooling portion and the heating portion to allow an aging process to be performed on the stored object for a preset aging time, and a storage configured to store user feedback information on at least one of an aging degree of the object for which the aging process is completed and food manufactured using the object. The controller is configured to control at least one of the aging temperature and the aging time based on the user feedback.

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What is claimed is:

A refrigerator includes an aging chamber configured to store an object to be aged, a cooling portion configured to reduce a temperature in the aging chamber, a heating portion configured to increase the temperature in the aging chamber, a controller configured to control an aging temperature of the aging chamber by controlling at least one of the cooling portion and the heating portion to allow an aging process to be performed on the stored object for a preset aging time, and a storage configured to store user feedback information on at least one of an aging degree of the object for which the aging process is completed and food manufactured using the object. The controller is configured to control at least one of the aging temperature and the aging time based on the user feedback.
Timeline
Filed
03/13/2026
Published
07/16/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(5)
A23L 5/30:Physical treatment, e.g. electrical or magnetic means, wave energy or irradiation (cooking A23L 5/10)
A21C 13/00:Provers, i.e. apparatus permitting dough to rise
A23L 19/20:by pickling, e.g. sauerkraut or pickles