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US 2025/0321009 A1Published application
Pizza stone
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsMatteo Mancino, Giulia Angelica Porcelli, Michele Rosa
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus includes a tray defining a receiving aperture. A cooking stone is selectively disposed within the receiving aperture of the tray, where the cooking stone separates from the tray when disposed over a heat source. The cooking stone includes a high-thermal mass layer defining a cooking surface, and an adapter layer coupled to a lower surface of the high-thermal mass layer. A lid is selectively disposed over the cooking surface.
Claims20
A cooking apparatus, comprising:
- a tray defining a receiving aperture;
- a cooking stone selectively disposed within the receiving aperture of the tray, wherein the cooking stone is spaced from the tray when disposed over a heat source, and wherein the cooking stone includes:
- a high-thermal mass layer defining a cooking surface;
- and
- an adapter layer coupled to a lower surface of the high-thermal mass layer;
- and
- a lid selectively disposed over the cooking surface.
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A pizza stone, comprising:
- a tray defining a receiving aperture;
- and
- a cooking stone selectively disposed within the receiving aperture, wherein the cooking stone includes:
- a high-thermal mass layer defining a cooking surface;
- and
- an adapter layer coupled to a lower surface of the high-thermal mass layer.
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A method for cooking a food item with a cooking apparatus, comprising:
- providing the cooking apparatus, wherein the cooking apparatus includes a tray defining a receiving aperture and a cooking stone selectively engages the receiving aperture;
- disposing the cooking stone over a heat source, wherein the cooking stone extends through the receiving aperture of the tray and is disengaged from the tray;
- heating the cooking stone to a first temperature by activating the heat source;
- heating a cooking cavity of a cooking appliance to an operation temperature;
- disposing the cooking apparatus within the cooking cavity;
- and
- disposing the food item on a cooking surface defined by the cooking stone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.