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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7225729 | Countertop rotisserie oven with warming unit Enclosed rotisserie with added convenience, including a countertop resting box-like enclosure housing a safety rear mounted heating element and a power rotated dual rod spit assembly. The gear driven spit assembly may be easily inserted and removed straight into and... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225730 | Spit assembly support base A support base for supporting the spit assembly of a rotisserie oven. The support base includes a substantially circular-shaped member having a periphery and an indented portion defined therein. The indented portion has a frustum-conical shape and extends downwardly... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7159510 | Vertically oriented jerky dehydrator A jerky dehydrator comprises several baskets for receiving and retaining the product to be dehydrated and a racking grid for retaining several baskets in a vertical orientation. The racking grid is inserted into a metal tray, and the tray is inserted into the oven o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7063006 | Fire pit grill apparatus A fire pit grill apparatus includes a housing that has a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending between the top and bottom walls. A motor is mounted in the housing. A drive shaft is mechanically coupled to the motor and is rotated when the motor is t... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7021203 | Vented countertop rotisserie oven An enclosed rotisserie cooking oven having an enclosure able to rest on a horizontal surface housing a rotisserie spit, and opening to introduce food into the enclosure, a door covering the opening having a first and a second axle rod protruding from the door's peri... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007687 | Campfire grilling device A campfire grilling device comprising (i) a stake, (ii) a slide hammer on the stake, (iii) a horizontal support, with grilling surface, (iv) a frictional engager to hold the horizontal support to the stake, and (v) a grill lifting tool is disclosed. Using the grill ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004160 | Portable outdoor cooking apparatus A portable outdoor cooking apparatus comprising a cooking surface having a first receiver and a second receiver, a frame hingedly attached to the cooking surface wherein the frame comprises a positioning ring and a handle and the handle weighs less than the cooking ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6929001 | Rotating barbecue grill A barbecue grill comprises a gridiron disk, a shaft extending from the gridiron disk so that the shaft becomes substantially perpendicular to the gridiron disk, a bowl having a channel where the shaft is detachably received through the channel, and a motor attached ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6644176 | Grill top cooking tool A novel grill top cooking tool is provided that contains and cooks food on a grill surface. The grilling tool is comprised of a main body with removable perforated or slotted end caps that are secured to either edge of the main body. An attaching device a... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6526876 | Handle for cookware A rotatable handle for use with an associated cookware item including an attachment member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being rotatably secured to a first portion of the cookware item and the distal end having a gripping member... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6272975 | Rotisserie cooking apparatus A rotisserie cooking apparatus is provided that includes a housing defining a cavity. A heating element apparatus is positioned within the housing for heating food articles. A detachable cooking rack is configured for support of the food articles and has ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6076451 | Dutch oven type cooking vessel with combination cooking surface A cooking apparatus for alternately cooking, broiling, or grilling foods in a single vessel. The apparatus includes a bottom pan portion which is supported by a lower frame portion. An upper frame is pivotally supported from the bottom pan portion. A top ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6073543 | Food roasting apparatus A food roasting apparatus is disclosed, comprising a pot having: a base wall and a cylindrical sidewall contiguous therewith, the base wall and sidewall defining a pot surface, the sidewall surrounding a central pot axis and extending upwardly from the ba... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6029565 | Rotating barbecue grill A grill which can be used to cook a variety of items with chicken being the preferred item. The grill has a rotating cooking surface in the shape of a wheel and the items to be cooked are placed around the circumference of the wheel. The heat source is po... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5884554 | Barbecue The invention relates to a barbecue with a flat barbecue food carrier swiveling by means of a motor and a lifting and/or lowering device for changing the spacing of the barbecue food carrier from a heating device at least while turning the barbecue food c... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5782224 | Grill with rotating rack A first rack is connectable to a second rack to form a rack assembly adapted to hold food between the first rack and the second rack. A base is adapted to provide a source of heat to food placed between the first rack and the second rack. The base include... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5755153 | Meat roasting device A meat roasting device having an automatically rotated barbecue grill mainly comprising: a furnace frame, a barbecue grill, and a driving device, wherein said driving device is fixed on the support plate of the furnace frame, and is engageable with a barb... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5736718 | Microwave oven, cooking kit and methods for its use A microwave-oven, cooking kit to brown, edge-heat and remove fat from meat and to crust bread that includes: (1) one or more flat metal plates, (2) two microwave-oven browning grills, (3) a by-product collection chamber and (3) apparatus to secure, manipu... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5682810 | Brazier for cooking foodstuffs A brazier for cooking foodstuffs includes a support for the foodstuffs that is mounted on a swivelling frame in such a way as to be able to turn around its own axis, in front of a source of heat, when operated by a drive mechanism. The swivelling frame tu... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5611264 | Dutch oven type cooking vessel with combination cooking surface A cooking apparatus for alternately cooking, broiling, or grilling foods in a single vessel. The apparatus includes a lower pan portion which is supported by a lower frame portion. An upper frame portion is pivotally supported from the lower pan portion. ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5447096 | Horizontally and vertically movable gridiron A gridiron (1) is movable both vertically and horizontally and can thus be moved in space with a single handle. A locking device consisting of a simple screw or clampdevice may be provided to securely hold the gridiron in a determined position. The movabi... | 09/05/1995 |
| 4957039 | Five in one cooker A cooker apparatus for simultaneously cooking fajitas in a pan while barbecuing on a grill. The apparatus has an upwardly opening chamber supported at the bottom thereof, and a burner for heating is contained inside of the chamber. The grill is supported ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4944282 | Grill apparatus A grill apparatus to be used in conjunction with ovens that include a heat source and an upper opening. The grill apparatus is rotably mounted within a support frame that is pivotally mounted to the oven so that it can be brought within the opening and ex... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4773316 | Method of frying food and apparatus for the practice thereof The method of frying meat, poultry, sea food, vegetables and the like wherein food is fried on one side and then all such food (which may consist of a multiplicity of discrete pieces) is inverted in unison and the other side of the food is then fried. Pra... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4723482 | Device for cooking sausages A sausage heating machine. A plurality of baskets mounted on a framework of the machine turn with the framework. Each basket has guide members for supporting a sausage. Each guide member includes a main portion on which the sausage can roll as the framewo... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4662272 | Barbecue apparatus A barbecue apparatus for roasting food such as meat, vegetables or the like over a bed of coals, is disclosed. The apparatus is adapted to automatically turn the food from time to time, by converting heat energy transferred from the bed of coals to an exp... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4569278 | Cooking implement A cooking implement for toasting and similar purposes has an elongated handle and a pivotally mounted food holding member which comprises a pair of legs extending from a pivotal mounting to respective foot portions from which respective arms extend to lie... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4562771 | Flip-over drive system for a removable oven rotisserie A flip-over drive system for a removable oven rotisserie comprising drive means, gear train means driven by the drive means, cam means mechanically coupled to the gear train means for rotation in response to the driving of the gear train means by the driv... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4492152 | Rotatable cooking device A cooking device (10) disposable above a heating means for cooking an article of food (32) comprises a grill assembly (12) comprising first and second grills (16, 18) and means (44, 48) for releasably securing the grills (16, 18) together in confronting s... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4364310 | Mobile barbecue apparatus A mobile barbecue apparatus is disclosed which comprises a firebox having wheels thereon with turnable receptacles for holding items to be cooked mounted above the firebox. The food containing receptacles are adjustable in width to accommodate different s... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4176593 | Cooking device A device for cooking food, such as an omelette or the like, includes a base portion for supporting the device above a suitable surface, such as a countertop or table. A heat conductive grid or surface is mounted on the base and includes one or more contro... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4095832 | Rotating cooking spatula A rotating cooking spatula for use in the cooking and turning of items of food such as eggs, hamburgers, and the like. When cooking and/or frying foods, the rotating spatula device of this invention would be used to pick up the food item. The user then by... | 06/20/1978 |
