Wide flanged cooking device with collapsible stand

A flanged cooking device comprising:

• a. a cooking structure having:
• a center constructed of heat conducting material comprising a liquid container for containing high temperature liquid positioned substantially at said center, said liquid container having a closed side integral with a bottom and being open at a top;
• a first flange comprising an annular flange and having an inner edge and an outer edge, said first flange inner edge being thermally connected at the top of said liquid container;
• said first flange for holding cooked food and for allowing liquid to drain into said liquid container;
• a second flange for holding cooked food and comprising an inner edge and an outer edge, said second flange inner edge being thermally connected to said first flange outer edge;
• and
• a third flange for confining heat substantially within and underneath said first flange and said second flange;
• b. a heater for providing variable pre-selected heat to said liquid container said heater comprising a regulator for pre-determining an amount of heat to be supplied to said liquid container;
• and
• c. a collapsible stand for selectively holding said cooking structure a predetermined distance from a floor and for holding said heater in thermal conducting proximity to said liquid container, said collapsible stand having a stand frame for receiving said cooking structure and further having articulated legs connected to said stand frame, said legs in a first articulated position being extended from said frame and in a second articulated position being collapsed alongside said frame.