Cooking appliance having concealed cooking feature

A cooktop of a cooking appliance comprising:

• a first cooking unit including a first frame section and a first cooking surface, said first cooking surface having an associated first heating element;
• a second cooking unit including a second frame pivotally connected to the first frame section and a second cooking surface having a plurality of cooking zones, each zone having an associated second heating element carried by the second frame, wherein said second cooking unit is movable between an open position exposing the first cooking unit and a closed position wherein operation of the second cooking surface is enabled;
• first and second control members for selectively operating the first and second heating elements, wherein the first control member operates the first cooking unit when the second cooking unit is in the open position and the second control member operates the second cooking unit when the second cooking unit is in the closed position;
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• a third cooking surface arranged adjacent to the first cooking surface as part of the first cooking unit, said third cooking surface having an associated third heating element.

A cooktop of a cooking appliance comprising:

• a first cooking unit including a first frame section and a first cooking surface, said first cooking surface having an associated first heating element;
• a second cooking unit including a second frame pivotally connected to the first frame section and a second cooking surface having a plurality of laterally spaced cooking zones, each zone having an associated second heating element carried by the second frame, wherein said second cooking unit is movable between an open position exposing the first cooking unit and a closed position wherein operation of the second cooking surface is enabled;
• first and second control members for selectively operating the first and second heating elements, wherein the first control member operates the first cooking unit when the second cooking unit is in the open position and the second control member operates the second cooking unit when the second cooking unit is in the closed position;
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• a downdraft fan unit adapted to remove cooking byproducts generated during a cooking process from the cooktop, wherein the downdraft fan unit is mounted on the second cooking surface of the second cooking unit.

A cooktop of a cooking appliance comprising:

• a first cooking unit including a first frame section and a first cooking surface, said first cooking surface having an associated first heating element:
• a second cooking unit including a second frame pivotally connected to the first frame section and a second cooking surface having a plurality of cooking zones, each zone having an associated second heating element carried by the second frame, wherein said second cooking unit is movable between an open position exposing the first cooking unit and a closed position wherein operation of the second cooking surface is enabled;
• first and second control members for selectively operating the first and second heating elements, wherein the first control member operates the first cooking unit when the second cooking unit is in the open position and the second control member operates the second cooking unit when the second cooking unit is in the closed position;
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• an updraft fan unit arranged on a lower surface of the second cooking unit.

A cooktop of a cooking appliance comprising:

• a first cooking unit including a first frame section and a first cooking surface, said first cooking surface having an associated first heating element;
• a second cooking unit including a second frame pivotally connected to the first frame section and a second cooking surface having a plurality of laterally spaced cooking zones, each zone having an associated second heating element carried by the second frame, wherein said second cooking unit is movable between an open position exposing the first cooking unit and a closed position wherein operation of the second cooking surface is enabled;
• first and second control members for selectively operating the first and second heating elements, wherein the first control member operates the first cooking unit when the second cooking unit is in the open position and the second control member operates the second cooking unit when the second cooking unit is in the closed position;
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• a light arranged on a lower surface of the second cooking unit.

A cooktop of a cooking appliance comprising:

• a first cooking unit including a first frame section and a first cooking surface, said first cooking surface having an associated first heating element;
• a second cooking unit including a second frame pivotally connected to the first frame section and a second cooking surface having a plurality of laterally spaced cooking zones, each zone having an associated second heating element carried by the second frame, wherein said second cooking unit is movable between an open position exposing the first cooking unit and a closed position wherein operation of the second cooking surface is enabled;
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• first and second control members for selectively operating the first and second heating elements, wherein the first control member operates the first cooking unit when the second cooking unit is in the open position and the second control member operates the second cooking unit when the second cooking unit is in the closed position, wherein the second control member is used to operate the first cooking unit when the second cooking surface is moved to the open position.

A cooktop of a cooking appliance comprising:

• a first cooking unit including a first frame and a first cooking surface, said first cooking surface having an associated first heating element;
• a second cooking unit including a second frame pivotally connected to the first frame section and a second cooking surface having a plurality of cooking zones, each zone having an associated second heating element carried by the second frame, wherein said second cooking unit is movable between an open position exposing the first cooking unit and a closed position wherein operation of the second cooking surface is enabled;
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• a drafting fan unit, provided as part of one of the first and second cooking units, for venting cooking byproducts during operation of the cooktop.