Cooking apparatus

Abstract

Cooking apparatus comprises an elongated post supportable in an upright position in proximity to a cooking fire, a collar slidably mounted directly on the post for sliding movement along the post; a cooking platform secured to the collar, a tether, and a hook or link engaging mechanism carried at the upper end of the post. At least a portion of the tether is a link chain. The hook or link engaging mechanism serves to releasably secure the collar together with the platform at a selected position of elevation on the post. In order to control the cooking process, the apparatus may be structured not only to control the elevation of the cooking platform over the cooking fire but also to control the horizontal angular position of the cooking platform in relation to the cooking fire. A cooking platform having a rectangular perimeter may be mounted to the collar near a corner of the perimeter to achieve a practical balance between the cooking area or area of reach of the platform and the tipping moment force of the platform on post.

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