Cooking device with egg cooking insert

An egg cooking insert for use with a cooking device having a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, the lower plate being angled with respect to a horizontal surface, the egg cooking insert comprising:

• a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface, and an opposed bottom surface angled with respect to the cooking surface;
• and
• a wall extending upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface,
• wherein the cooking surface and an upper edge of the wall are substantially level when the insert is placed on the lower cooking plate.

An egg cooking insert for use with a cooking device having a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, the lower plate having a plurality of ribs formed on an upper surface thereof, the egg cooking insert comprising:

• a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface, and an opposed bottom surface angled with respect to the cooking surface;
• a plurality of grooves formed in the bottom surface of the base portion, each groove configured to receive one of the ribs when the egg cooking insert is seated on the lower plate;
• and
• a wall extending upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface,
• wherein the cooking surface and an upper edge of the wall are substantially level when the insert is placed on the lower cooking plate.

An egg cooking insert for use with a cooking device having a lower cooking plate and an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge, the lower plate having a plurality of ribs formed on an upper surface thereof, an upper surface of the lower plate being angled with respect to a horizontal surface, the egg cooking insert comprising:

• a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface, and an opposed bottom surface angled with respect to the cooking surface;
• and
• a plurality of grooves formed in the bottom surface of the base portion, each groove configured to receive one of the ribs when the egg cooking insert is seated on the lower plate;
• a wall extending upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface;
• and
• a handle connected to connected to the base portion,
• wherein the cooking surface and an upper edge of the wall are substantially level when the insert is placed on the lower cooking plate.

A cooking device comprising:

• a lower cooking plate having a plurality of ribs formed on an upper surface thereof;
• an upper cooking plate connected to the lower plate with a floating hinge;
• and
• an egg cooking insert configured to be seated on the lower plate and comprising:
• a base portion having an upper surface defining a cooking surface, and an opposed bottom surface angled with respect the cooking surface;
• a plurality of grooves formed in the bottom surface of the base portion, each groove configured to receive one of the ribs when the egg cooking insert is seated on the lower plate;
• and
• a wall extending upwardly about a periphery of the upper surface to define a cavity above the cooking surface,
• wherein the cooking surface and an upper edge of the wall are substantially level when the insert is placed on the lower cooking plate.