An outdoor cooking device
AssigneeDoc Konto, Ltd
InventorAlexander Kontoghiorghes
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Abstract
An outdoor cooking device such as a barbeque is described. It has a cooking section and a support to elevate the cooking section. It has one or more heating elements, at least one food holder, having a spindle, at least one sensor and at least one motor. The sensor comprises measuring means configured to weigh a corresponding one of the plurality of food holders and/or measure thickness of food that is held thereby. A controller is provided (locally or in combination with a wireless handset) to control the motor(s) to turn the spindle of the food holder based on a weight of the food holder and/or thickness of the food.
Claims20
An outdoor cooking device comprising:
- a cooking section and a support, the support arranged to elevate the cooking section;
- one or more heating elements;
- at least one food holder, having a spindle;
- at least one sensor comprising measuring means configured to weigh and/or measure thickness of food;
- at least one motor;
- and
- a controller adapted to control the at least one motor to turn the spindle of the food holder based on the weight and/or thickness of the food.
A method of cooking with an outdoor cooking device having a cooking section with a support to elevate the cooking section, one or more gas burners, a plurality of food holders each having a spindle, a plurality of sensors, each sensor comprising weighing means configured to weigh a corresponding one of the plurality of food holders, and at least one motor, the method comprising:
- controlling the at least one motor to turn the spindle of a corresponding one of the plurality of food holders based on a weight of the corresponding one of the plurality of food holders.
An outdoor cooking device comprising:
- a cooking section and a support, the support arranged to elevate the cooking section;
- one or more gas burners;
- a plurality of food holders wherein each food holder comprises perforated clamping plates configured for clamping foodstuff therebetween and has endmost spindles;
- a plurality of sensors, each sensor comprising a weighing means
- configured to weigh a corresponding one of the plurality of food holders;
- a plurality of motors;
- and
- a transceiver adapted to control the plurality of motors to turn the spindle of a corresponding one of the plurality of food holders based on a weight of the corresponding one of the plurality of food holders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.