Electric grill
AssigneeKeystone Mfg. Co., Inc.
InventorsLeonard A. Deni, Joseph A. Deni
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Abstract
A grill for cooking food is provided that has an inclined cooking surface with diagonally positioned ribs projecting therefrom. The ribs have a rounded elongated configuration that all point toward a liquid drain. The ribs have liquid flow channels there between to facilitate liquid flow down the incline into a collection vessel. The cooking surface is surrounded by a retaining wall for holding food in position during a cooking operation.
Claims18
An electric grill for cooking food having a lid, a main housing and a removable grease collection vessel, said main housing comprising an inner cooking chamber comprising an inclined cooking surface having thereon diagonally positioned rounded finger configured ribs all pointing toward a first channel which is a semi-circular drain channel that substantially surrounds said cooking surface, said semi-circular drain channel in liquid flow connection to a liquid drain, said drain located at a front portion of said cooking surface, each of said ribs being elongated and having a second flow channel therebetween as means for liquid to flow into said semi-circular drain channel and said liquid drain, said cooking surface having a retaining wall around its peripheral portion and adjacent said semi-circular drain as means for retaining said food in position during a cooking operation, said ribs being rounded and of a low profile to provide for easy cleaning of said cooking surface.
An electric grill for cooking food which comprises in combination a main housing, a lid and a removable grease collection vessel, said main housing comprising an inclined cooking surface having movably attached thereto said lid, said cooking surface having projecting from its surface a plurality of diagonally positioned and rounded finger configured ribs, each of said ribs positioned so as to be pointing toward a first channel defined as a semi-circular drain channel with liquid drain means in flow connection to a liquid drain, each of said ribs having a second liquid flow channel therebetween as means for liquid to be directed toward said semi-circular drain channel and said drain, said cooking surface having a retaining wall around its peripheral portion as means for retaining said food in position during a cooking operation, said ribs being rounded and of a low profile to provide for easy cleaning of said cooking surface.
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