Cooking device

An electrical energy cooking device for cooking food, comprising, in combination, first and second plate electrodes positionable in spaced relation to one another for forming a cooking compartment of pre-determined minimum thickness, means for heating said plates to thereby pre-heat the said plates to transfer heat from said plates to said food placed therebetween, and first and second electronic control means connected to said electrodes to selectively couple electrical energy by means of said electrodes through said food, said first electronic control means controlling the total electrical energy applied to said food in response to a selected level, and said second electronic control means controlling and maintaining the rate at which said electrical energy is applied to said food relatively constant at a selected level during a selected cooking period.