Pizza insert for barbeque grill
OwnerSteven Starkinventor
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Abstract
A pizza insert has at least one tile that rests on a rack that is advantageously spaced above a barbeque grill by a support structure that is connected to the rack and extends downwardly therefrom. The pizza insert also has a rim that extends upwardly from the rack and substantially prevents the tile from moving in horizontal directions. The rim extends away from the rack a distance less than the thickness of the tile so that the rim does not obstruct access to the pizza placed on the tile. Also disclosed are a kit for the pizza insert and the method of using the pizza insert.
Claims24
An insert for a barbeque for receiving a pizza on said insert in the barbeque, said insert comprising:
- at least one tile;
- a rack having an upper surface generally defining a plane, and having at least one opening in said upper surface, wherein
- said rack supportingly receives said tile;
- a support structure supportingly connected to and extending generally away from said rack;
- and
- a thermometer selectively and rigidly connected to said rack;
- wherein said tile is supported by said rack and said support structure, and wherein said rack and said support structure are adapted to support said tile at a predetermined distance above a grill of said barbeque.
An insert for a barbeque for receiving and baking a pizza on said insert, said insert comprising:
- a tile stay having an upper surface generally defining a plane,
- a plurality of legs connected to said tile stay for elevatingly supporting said tile stay, wherein said plurality of legs have proximal ends connected to said tile stay and distal ends spaced from the tile stay to space said tile stay from a surface of the barbeque on which said insert is supported,
- at least one tile supported on said tile stay, and
- a thermometer selectively and rigidly connected to said tile stay.
A pizza oven insert kit for barbeque grills for converting a barbeque grill into a pizza oven for baking a pizza, said kit comprising:
- a ventilated tile stay;
- at least one tile for receipt on said tile stay;
- a wood chip smoking tray;
- and
- a thermometer and means for removably and rigidly connecting said thermometer to said tile stay.
A method of using a pizza insert for an outdoor barbeque for obtaining a high quality baked pizza similar to that achieved in a brick oven, the insert comprising:
- a tile stay,
- at least one tile supportingly received on said tile stay, and
- legs supportingly connected to said tile stay for spacing said tile stay above a cooking surface of said grill;
- said method comprising the steps of:
- placing said pizza insert on said grill and spacing said tile stay from said cooking surface of said grill by resting said legs on said cooking surface of said grill;
- heating said insert at a predetermined setting for a first predetermined length of time;
- placing a pizza in said insert;
- closing a lid of said outdoor barbeque;
- leaving the pizza in said insert inside the closed said barbeque for a second predetermined cook time;
- and
- removing the pizza when it has reached a properly cooked state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.