Cooking system for a space restricted environment, a self-contained cooking unit for the cooking system and related method of operating a cooking system within a space restricted environment

A cooking system for a space restricted environment, the cooking system comprising:

• at least one cooking device movable between a stowed position and a deployed position such that in the stowed position the cooking device is located below a corresponding surface of a countertop, and in the deployed position the cooking device upwardly extends through an opening in the corresponding surface, the at least one cooking device selected from a group consisting of a cooking hob, an air filter unit and a combination thereof, and
• a lid assembly having a lid moveable between an open position and a closed position about a pivot axis, the lid closing the opening in the corresponding surface and substantially flush with the upper surface of the corresponding surface when in the closed position,
• wherein the cooking device is removable from the deployed position for random placement on the countertop to provide cooking setup flexibility, and
• wherein the lid closes the opening in the corresponding surface when the cooking devices is removed from the deployed position for random placement.