Dynamic flip toaster

A cooking system positionable on a support surface, the cooking system comprising:

• a housing having a cooking compartment, an opening for accessing said cooking compartment, and a support foot extending from the housing and configured to rest on the support surface, said opening being positionable in a first orientation and a second orientation, said first orientation and said second orientation being distinct;
• a pivot structure rotatably affixed to the housing and configured to rest on the support surface, the pivot structure configured to remain stationary relative to the support surface as the housing rotates about the pivot structure from the first orientation to the second orientation;
• and
• a heating element for heating said cooking compartment;
• wherein food is insertable into said cooking compartment via said opening when said opening is arranged within both said first orientation and said second orientation such that the heating element is operable to heat the cooking compartment in both the first orientation and the second orientation.

A cooking system positionable on a support surface, the cooking system comprising:

• a housing having an internal cooking compartment and an opening formed in said housing for accessing said internal cooking compartment;
• a first mounting bracket pivotally connected on a first side of the housing, and a second mounting bracket pivotally connected on a second side of the housing, opposite the first side, the first and second mounting brackets configured to rest on the support surface;
• and
• a food support element disposed within said internal cooking compartment, said food support element being movable within said internal cooking compartment between a first position and a second position in response to an orientation of said housing relative to the support surface, wherein the food support element in the first position is non-parallel to the food support element in the section position.

A cooking system positionable on a support surface, the cooking system comprising:

• a housing having an internal cooking compartment and a support foot extending from the housing and configured to rest on the support surface, said housing being movable between a first orientation and a second orientation;
• first mounting bracket pivotally connected on a first side of the housing and a second mounting bracket pivotally connected on a second side of the housing, opposite the first side, the first and second mounting brackets configured to rest on the support surface;
• at least one heating element for heating said internal cooking compartment;
• a lever movable between a first position and a second position while the housing is in the first orientation;
• and
• a locking mechanism operable to lock said lever in said second position while the housing is in the first orientation, wherein said housing is movable between said first orientation and said second orientation when said lever is in said second position and said locking mechanism is engaged with said lever.