2 Jan
2007
2 Jan
'07
9:26 a.m.
>On 29 Dec 2006 at 22:20, Tony Duell wrote:
>>What the heck is Sabbath Mode?
More than you want to know, from a kosher certification group:
http://www.star-k.org/kashrus/kk-cooking-SM.htm
It says Whirlpool was awarded a patent for this in 1998.
The oven stays on for more than 12 hours, and doesn't change state
when you open the door to use the already-warm oven:
"No lights, digits, solenoids, fans, icons, tones or displays
will be activated/modified in the normal operation of the oven."
And yes, this affects refrigerators, too:
http://www.star-k.org/kashrus/kk-cooling-keepcool.htm
For example, they worry that opening the door turns on
a light, which is prohibited.
Such permutations have been considered for hundreds of years,
even down to whether you can allow a trained monkey, parrot
or elephant to do the work for you.
- John