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US 9,314,134 B2Granted
Electrical portable broiler
OwnerJon P. Molnarinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an electrical infrared-style broiler sized to be portable, safe, and occupy minimal space, while still providing an additional cooking surface area for use as an electric griddle. The electric griddle is heated from below by way of an electrical heating tube and the grilling surface is heating from above via an infrared heating plate.
Claims9
A portable broiler for use as a combination infrared broiler and electric griddle comprising:
- a housing;
- a cooking chamber defined by the housing;
- a grilling surface disposed in the cooking chamber, the grilling surface comprising a grate disposed with a plurality of punch-through holes;
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- an infrared heating plate comprising an electrical coil embedded in a ceramic plate disposed above the grilling surface, whereby the infrared heating plate heats the grilling surface when powered on;
- and
- an electrical heating tube disposed in the cooking chamber above the infrared heating plate;
- and
- an electric griddle disposed on the housing and above the electrical heating tube, whereby the electrical heating tube heats the electric griddle when powered on;
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- a baking pan removably disposed atop the electric griddle;
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- a lid for covering the baking pan.
10 more elements
A portable broiler comprising:
- a housing;
- a cooking chamber defined by the housing;
- an electric griddle disposed on the housing;
- a grilling surface removably disposed in the housing, the grilling surface comprising a grate disposed with a plurality of punch-through holes;
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- an infrared heating plate comprising an electrical coil embedded in a ceramic plate disposed in the housing operable to heat the grilling surface, whereby the infrared heating plate is disposed between the electric griddle and the grilling surface;
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- an electrical heating tube disposed in the cooking chamber above the infrared heating plate, whereby the electrical heating tube heats the electric griddle when powered on;
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- an adjustable drawer assembly connected to the housing for containing the grilling surface comprising a plurality of rollers rotatably secured to the drawer assembly for moving the drawer assembly horizontally in and out of the cooking chamber.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.