Griller having a temperature sensing device with a timed alarm capability

A griller comprising:

• upper and lower cooking grill members coupled to each other and configured to confine a cooking space when closed together, one of said upper and lower cooking grill members including a housing and a grill plate that is mounted on said housing and that forms one side of the cooking space, said housing having a rim portion formed with a cavity, said cavity having an open insert side, an open viewing side, and an end wall opposite to said open insert side, said end wall being formed with a probe hole to permit access to an interior of said housing proximate to said grill plate;
• and
• a temperature sensing device including
• a casing received in said cavity and removable from said cavity through said open insert side, said casing having an operating side accessible from said open viewing side when said casing is disposed in said cavity,
• a temperature sensing probe having a mounting section connected to said casing, and a sensing section extendible into said housing through said probe hole when said casing is disposed in said cavity, said temperature sensing probe generating a sensor output corresponding to a cooking temperature detected thereby,
• a user input unit mounted on said operating side of said casing and operable so as to provide a cooking time setting,
• a processor unit mounted in said casing and connected to said temperature sensing probe and said user input unit for receiving the sensor output and the cooking time setting therefrom, said processor unit being operable in a timer mode, wherein said processor unit generates an alarm activate signal upon detection by said processor unit that a predetermined time period corresponding to the cooking time setting has elapsed,
• a display unit mounted on said operating side of said casing and connected to and controlled by said processor unit so as to provide a visual indication of the cooking temperature detected by said temperature sensing probe and the cooking time setting provided by said user input unit, and
• an alarm unit mounted in said casing, connected to said processor unit, and activated by the alarm activate signal for generating an alarm output.