Cooking apparatus
OwnerRobert Ledetinventor
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Abstract
Cooking apparatus configured as a grill-griddle having a body, a lid, a cooking grate, and a griddle are described. The grill-griddle may be arranged to have a combustion space within the body and an aperture in the cooking enclosure of the grill-griddle. The aperture may be on the side of the grill-griddle and allow one or more of the grill grate and the griddle to move in and out of the cooking enclosure. The grill-griddle configuration allows for the grill grate, the griddle, or both to move laterally through such transitions enabling enhanced control and flexibility in the cooking process.
Claims20
A cooking apparatus comprising
- a. a body;
- b. a lid wherein the lid and the body form a cooking enclosure;
- c. a cooking grate;
- and
- d. a griddle;
- e. a combustion space within the body;
- and
- f. an aperture in the cooking enclosure;
- g. wherein the cooking grate is configured to move within the aperture;
- h. wherein the cooking grate is configured to transition from principally within the cooking enclosure to principally external to the cooking enclosure while remaining within a transition level;
- and
- i. wherein the griddle is configured to transition from substantially within the cooking enclosure to substantially external to the cooking enclosure while remaining within the transition level.
A cooking apparatus comprising
- a. a body;
- b. a combustion space within the body;
- c. a lid configured such that the lid and the body form a cooking enclosure;
- d. a cooking grate;
- e. a griddle;
- and
- f. a first plate configured to limit the extent of radiant flux delivered to an element selected from the cooking grate and the griddle;
- g. wherein the cooking grate is configured to move in and out of the cooking enclosure through an aperture and through a side of the cooking enclosure;
- and
- h. wherein the cooking grate is configured to move in and out of the cooking enclosure through the side of the cooking enclosure.
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- a. a body;
- b. a lid wherein the lid and the body form a cooking enclosure;
- c. a cooking grate;
- and
- d. a griddle;
- e. a combustion space within the body;
- and
- f. an aperture in the cooking enclosure;
- g. wherein the griddle is configured to move within the aperture;
- h. wherein the griddle is configured to transition from principally within the cooking enclosure to principally external to the cooking enclosure while remaining within a transition level;
- and
- i. wherein an upper surface of the cooking grate is within 1 inch of an upper surface of the griddle when the griddle is principally within the cooking enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.