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US 4,787,364 AGranted
Frying oven
AssigneeErrol Rex McNeil
InventorErnesto F. Zepeda
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Abstract
A frying oven is provided for cooking primarily meats under induced humidity conditions in a manner minimizing flame charring of the food. The frying oven includes an open-top body which supports an inclined grill rack spaced over a plurality of gas burners. The grill rack acts to collect grease falling from the food and thus prevent grease contact with the burners during the cooking process. The grill rack also channels the grease to a collection trough which, in turn, channels the grease to an exteriorly located grease collection pan. When cooking, a cover is placed over the body to define a substantially enclosed cooking chamber, and steam is introduced into the chamber to provide a humid cooking environment.
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A frying oven, comprising:
- a substantially enclosed cooking chamber;
- burner means situated below a lower wall defining a portion of the cooking chamber;
- a grill rack supported within the cooking chamber and above the burner means, which grill rack provides a support surface for food cooked within the frying oven;
- means for collecting grease produced by food on the grill rack as it is cooked, the collecting means preventing contact between the grease and the burner means;
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- a drip injection steam generator located in the cooking chamber above the burner means for producing a humid environment within the cooking chamber during the cooking process, the drip injection steam generator including means for providing drops of water into a perforated tube.
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A frying oven, comprising:
- an open-top body;
- a cover hinged to the body which, when closed, creates with the body a substantially enclosed cooking chamber;
- burner means situated below a lower wall defining a portion of the body;
- an inclined grill rack means supported within the body, the grill rack means providing a supporting surface for food cooked within the frying oven, the grill rack means further being constructed to collect substantially all grease produced by the food supported thereon while being cooked and channeling the collected grease to a side of the body;
- means for channeling the grease collected by the grill rack means to a location exterior of the cooking chamber in a manner preventing contact between the grease and the burner means;
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- a drip injection steam generator located in the cooking chamber above the burner means for introducing steam within the cooking chamber to produce an induced humid cooking environment within the cooking chamber during the cooking process, the drip injector steam generator including means for providing drops of water into a perforated tube.
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A frying oven for cooking foods under induced humidity conditions in a manner minimizing flame charring of the foods being cooked, the frying oven comprising:
- an open-top, box-like body;
- a cover hinged along an upper edge of the body which, when closed, defines with the body a substantially enclosed cooking chamber;
- burner means situated adjacent a lower wall defining a portion of the body, the burner means including a plurality of selectively adjustable gas burners extending below the lower body wall, wherein the lower body wall includes a slot situated directly above each gas burner to permit direct heating of the cooking chamber;
- an inclined grill rack means supported within the body, the grill rack means providing a supporting surface for food cooked within the frying oven, the grill rack means further being constructed to collect substantially all grease produced by the food supported thereon while being cooked, and channeling the collected grease to a side of the body, the grill rack means including an upper grease collection rack having a plurality of upper spaced-apart parallel grease-collecting channels, and a lower grease collection rack having a plurality of lower spaced-apart parallel grease-collecting channels, wherein the lower parallel grease-collecting channels are positioned to collect grease falling between the upper parallel grease-collecting channels;
- means for channeling the grease collected by the grill rack means to a location exterior of the cooking chamber in manner preventing contact between the grease and the burner means, the channeling means including a grease collection trough fixed to a vertical wall of the body below the grill rack means, the grease collection trough providing a sloping pathway to a body aperture whereat the grease passes out of the cooking chamber;
- means for holding for disposal the grease directed out of the cooking chamber by the channeling means, the grease holding means including a grease collection pan attachable to the exterior of the body;
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- means for introducing steam within the cooking chamber to produce a humid cooking environment within the cooking chamber during the cooking process, the steam introduction means including a steam generator having a valve for controlling introduction of water from water supply means to the cooking chamber, vaporizer means within the cooking chamber for heating water introduced therein sufficiently to produce steam, and conduit means between the valve and the vaporizing means, wherein the vaporizer means includes an adjustable drip valve whereat the flow rate of water into the vaporizer means can be controlled, and perforated tube means for receiving water passing through the adjustable drip valve and suspending that water into the proximity of the burner means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.