Chicken Ring Cooking Device and Method

A method for simultaneous steaming and two-sided grilling of a food item with heated upper and lower platens with a compressible, heat-resistant ring member having a bottom, a top, and an inner perimeter, comprising:

• disposing the bottom of the ring member in contact with the heated lower platen to form a cavity defined by the heated lower platen and the inner perimeter of the ring member for containing a food item to be cooked;
• introducing the food item into the cavity;
• contacting the ring member and the food item with the upper heated platen;
• and
• cooking the food item with heat from the heated platens.

A method for cooking a food item, with a compressible, heat-resistant ring member defining an inner perimeter of an area sufficient to contain the food item to be cooked with a lower cooking surface and an upper cooking surface, comprising:

• placing the bottom of the ring member on the lower cooking surface to form a cavity defined by the lower cooking surface and the inner perimeter;
• introducing the food item into the cavity that rests on the lower cooking surface;
• placing the upper cooking surface in contact with a top face of the food item and in association with the top face of the ring member to at least substantially enclose the cavity;
• and
• cooking the food item with heat from the upper and lower cooking surfaces.