Cooking apparatus
AssigneeGriller's World Inc.
InventorWayne C. Snyder
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus uses a cooking grid having an upper surface with a series of parallel rails and parallel valleys. The cooking grid has a continuous upper surface such that juices and other drippings from food which is being cooked upon the upper surface cannot come into contact with a heat source such as an electrical heating element. The grid further prevents flame from striking the food disposed on the top of the grid. The heat source may be an electrical heat source disposed within the grid. Alternately, the heat source could be separated from the grid by air. Another alternative as the heat source as part of a heating assembly upon which the grid is disposed. A multi-finger utensil is used with the grid. The grid is made of sections with grease seals between them.
Claims17
A cooking apparatus comprising a generally horizontal cooking grid having an upper surface with a series of upwardly extending peaks separated by valleys, said peaks being at least 1/2 inch higher than a lowest level in said valleys, said upper surface having a heat portion, and a heat source below said heat portion for heating food on said upper surface, all of said heat portion and all parts of said upper surface which are between any parts of said heat portion are continuous throughout such that, in operation, any grease or drippings from foods on said upper surface cannot reach said heat source, and wherein said grid comprises at least first and second grid sections respectively having a first section connection edge and a second section connection edge connecting said first and second grid sections, said first and second connection edges sealing against dripping between said first and second grid sections;
- and wherein each of said first and second connection edges has a raised ledge to block flow of food drippings between said first and second grid sections.
A cooking apparatus comprising a generally horizontal cooking grid having an upper surface with a series of upwardly extending peaks separated by valleys, and wherein said grid comprises at least first and second grid sections having respective first section connection edges and second section connection edges connecting said first and second grid sections, said first and second connection edges sealing against dripping between said first and second grid sections, and wherein each of said first and second connection edges has a raised ledge to block flow of food drippings between said first and second grid sections.
A cooking apparatus comprising a generally horizontal cooking grid having an upper surface with a series of upwardly extending peaks separated by valleys, and wherein said grid comprises at least first and second grid sections respectively having a first section connection edge and a second section connection edge connecting said first and second grid sections, said first and second connection edges sealing against dripping between said first and second grid sections, and wherein said peaks are parallel rails and said valleys are parallel channels, and wherein said first connection edge has at least two edge portions extending lengthwise along said first connection edge with a curved cavity between said two edge portions, and wherein said second connection edge has a curved portion removably disposable with said curved cavity to lock said first and second grid sections together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.