Cooking device

A cooking device comprising:

• a bottom heating member including a housing having a top side and further including at least one heating element disposed in said top side, said at least one heating element of said bottom heating member being adapted to support a cooking vessel thereupon, said at least one heating element of said bottom heating member being arranged in a spiral to form a flat cooking surface thereupon;
• a top heating member including a housing having a top side and a bottom side and further including at least one heating element disposed in said bottom side, said top heating member being disposed and spaced above said bottom heating member, said at least one heating element of said top heating member being in alignment with said at least one heating element of said top heating member, said at least one heating element of said top heating member being exposed on said bottom side thereof, said at least one heating element of said top heating member being arranged in a spiral and being adapted to heat food contained in the cooking vessel positioned upon said at least one heating element of said bottom heating member, said top heating member including a plurality of on/off switches disposed in said top side of said housing of said top heating member and being connected to said at least one heating element of said top heating member and to said at least one heating element of said bottom heating member for energizing both of said at least one heating elements, said on/off switches including at least one pair of on/off switches with one of said pair of on/off switches being connected to said at least one heating element of said top heating member and with the other of said pair of on/off switches being connected to said at least one heating element of said bottom heating member, said space between said heating members being adapted to receive a cooking vessel therebetween, each of said heating members having a length of approximately 20 inches and having a width of approximately 20 inches;
• a plurality of support members securely attached to said housing of said bottom heating member and extending upwardly therefrom and supporting said housing of said top heating member;
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• a power cord connected to said bottom heating member and to said top heating member, said support members being disposed at corners of said heating members and having one of said support members through which a portion of said power cord extends from said bottom heating member to said top heating member.