Convective Cooking Apparatus
AssigneeConvectop, LLC
InventorsDean Finnegan, Zeb Stewart, Michael T. Northen, Dallas A. Swindle, IV
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Abstract
A convective cooking apparatus is provided. In some embodiments, the convective cooking apparatus includes a lid that provides for a more effective cooking environment through improved heat capture and/or by creating a convective cooker. Waste heat that normally escapes up the side of a pan is captured by an overhang of the lid and redirected back into the pan and onto the food. In some embodiments, the convective cooking lid includes topographical changes on the surface of the lid adjacent to the pan, the topographical changes inducing a turbulent air flow between the pan and the conductive lid.
Claims15
An apparatus for cooking, comprising:
- a pan;
- and
- a convective lid, wherein a diameter of a base of the convective lid exceeds a diameter of a base of the pan such that the lid overhangs the edge of the pan to allow heat to enter the lid, and wherein the convective lid includes topographical changes on the surface of the lid adjacent to the pan, the topographical changes inducing a turbulent air flow between the pan and the conductive lid.
A lid for use with a pan for cooking, the lid comprising:
- a base having a diameter larger than diameter of the pan such that the lid overhangs the edge of the pan to allow heat to enter the lid from around the sides of the pan;
- a venturi vent in the top of the pan;
- and
- topographical changes on an under surface of the lid adjacent to the pan, the topographical changes inducing a turbulent air flow between the pan and the conductive lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.