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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109201 | Kitchen appliance for heating foodstuff A kitchen appliance for heating foodstuff includes a container defining a heating cavity therein. The container is positioned on a supporting surface during heating of the foodstuff. The kitchen appliance further includes a utensil for manipulating the foodstuff. Th... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7987772 | Passive heater A passive heater including a carriage actuatable to move along a cooking surface and a cover. In one exemplary embodiment, the carriage may be positioned on a guide bar to direct movement of the carriage along the cooking surface. The cover may be connected to the c... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980171 | Vacuum cooking or warming appliance A cooking or food warming appliance having a heated heat sink plate situated in a vacuum environment within an outer shell. A food vessel intimately engages the heat sink plate along a food contacting surface thereof by virtue of the vacuum. The vacuum eliminates ai... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7926417 | Outdoor cooking system A cooking apparatus is disclosed, wherein the cooking apparatus is configured to be converted between an installed configuration in which the cooking apparatus is connected to a complementary support structure and a portable configuration in which the cooking appara... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7866256 | Smoker attachment for a barbecue grill A smoker attachment for heating and burning smoking particles for a gas grill includes a housing and end caps. The housing is an elongate hollow member with a triangular cross-section. The housing has open ends and a slot just below the apex. A cavity of the housing... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7739948 | Simplified device to quickly cook food A device to bake farinaceous foods such as cakes, cookies, breads, pies, and pizzas more rapidly and flavorfully, with retention of desire food textures and reduced risk of burning by the use of intermittent application of radiant energy. The preferred embodiment ro... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7707929 | Outdoor cooking apparatus An improved outdoor cooking apparatus features a specially configured pot with multiple specially configured cooking inserts and burner frame that supports a burner element. One insert is a rack that can be used for cooking one or more whole poultry carcasses. Anoth... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703386 | Smoker apparatus A smoker apparatus is disclosed that provides a smoker cabinet having upper and lower end portions. The cabinet has a top, a bottom and a side wall or walls and an interior. The cabinet includes a plurality of vertically spaced apart shelves mounted within the cabin... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7640848 | Gas fired outdoor cooking apparatus that includes pot with spigot drain A cooking apparatus enables a user to cook bu boiling, steaming or frying food items. The apparatus includes a burner having a base that is specially shaped to cradle a pot. The pot has a valved flowline that enables the user to drain any fluid that was used for coo... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7624675 | Barbeque pit smoker A barbeque pit smoker is provided, the smoker including a cooking pit having a first side, a second side, and a front side; an access door disposed on the front side of the cooking pit; a firebox disposed adjacent to the first side of the firebox; an adjustable pit ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7540233 | Multi-use cooker A multi-use cooker is disclosed. The multi-use cooker includes a cooking chamber having a cooking chamber interior. A charcoal/wood grilling section and a gas grilling section are provided in the cooking chamber interior. A burner coil and a rotisserie rack are prov... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7478586 | Rotisserie roaster smoker A self-contained apparatus having a rotating flavor barrel for roasting, grilling, searing, rotisserie cooking, and smoking food. The apparatus is easily assembled, disassembled and transported making it ideal for “tailgate” cooking. The apparatus may be mounted... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7421942 | Grease collection system for oven A grease collection system is provided that may be connected to an oven for the real-time removal of grease from the heating chamber while maintaining a closed system. In particular, one end of a grease removal conduit is placed in communication with a drain in the ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7389721 | Combined food cooker and steamer A cooking device and method for cooking food items by boiling and by steaming is provided. The method of cooking the food items includes placing an amount of liquid in a recess of the cooking device, heating the recess to heat a liquid therein to a cooking temperatu... | 06/24/2008 |
| RE40285 | Grill device A grill device includes two independently controllable cooking sets confining two isolate cooking spaces such that two different meat pieces can be grilled therein under different cooking temperatures at the same time. Each of the cooking sets has a cooking plate pr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363923 | cooking range assembly and monolithic drip pan A cook top includes a one-piece drip pan beneath all burners for collecting spillage and drips originating at the burners. Burner assemblies having burners therein are located by and supported on the drip pan. Grates are provided above the burners and have chamfered... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354612 | High speed baking in novel toasting apparatus An electric baking oven includes an open mesh vertically oriented baking basket to hold food while the food is baked in air by a programmed combination of radiant and convective and conductive energy transfer. An electrical programming control controls the energy fr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351385 | System for enabling landfill disposal of kitchen waste oil/grease An apparatus for conversion of kitchen waste grease to a landfill-acceptable solid includes a grease collection cartridge. A mixing baffle within the cartridge has a package with a reactant to convert grease and oil, and water into soap. The apparatus has means for ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350458 | Hanging roaster A hanging roaster combines a “drip” pan, two pan-supports for suspending the pan from a rack (typically the top rack) in an oven, and at least two skewer-supports for supporting a food-carrying skewer spaced above the pan bottom and below the top rack of the ove... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340994 | Grilling apparatus A grill apparatus for cooking small and delicate food is provided. The grill apparatus is a cooking grate having a plurality of apertures extending through the cooking area of the cooking grate. Because of the location and dimension of the apertures, a continuous li... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337710 | Apparatus for storing crepes A apparatus for storing crepes, comprising a semi circular cylinder having an open bottom and top, said cylinder shaped to fit around a crepe; a perforated surface that fits into and is raised above a pan shaped to receive said semi-circular cylinder and hold it in ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335858 | Toaster using infrared heating for reduced toasting time A toaster uses radiant heat at infrared wavelengths optimized for producing rapid and uniform toasting of a food product. The infrared wavelengths of the radiated heat are selected for optimum speed and quality (browning and moisture content) of the food product. Th... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325482 | Outdoor cooking apparatus An improved outdoor cooking apparatus features a pot with multiple cooking inserts and burner frame that supports a burner element. One insert can be used for cooking an entire poultry carcass. Other inserts are perforated baskets that can be used to fry items. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323663 | Multi-purpose oven using infrared heating for reduced cooking time An oven using radiant heat at infrared wavelengths optimized for producing rapid and uniform cooking of a wide variety of foods. The infrared oven toasts, bakes, broils, and re-heats food at a much faster speed while maintaining high quality in taste and appearance ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320278 | Convection based cooking apparatus with improved draft chimney A draft chimney for a convention based apparatus. The draft chimney comprises a flue at least partially defining a path of convection airflow through at least a portion of the interior of a cabinet. The flue passes convection airflow to the exterior of the cabinet. | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316179 | Carrier system for products to be cooked in a baking oven The invention relates to a carrier system for products to be cooked in a baking oven. Said system comprises at least one carrier for products to be cooked (5), at least one pair of telescoping slides (6) which respectively comprise at least one inner r... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316180 | Fry pot splatter shield A shield for a fry pot includes a sheet of rectangular, pliable metal that may be formed in a cylindrical shaping to overlap edges of the shield to create an outer diameter substantially equal to an inner diameter of the fry pot. A series of holes in the metal are p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7287463 | Cylindrical broil apparatus A circular cylindrical broil apparatus includes an outer cylinder and a core part. The outer cylinder has an upper opening at the top thereof and is provided with a lower recess at an outer wall thereof and the lower recess is inserted with a movable heat initiating... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284549 | Portable barbeque grill A portable grill that includes a grill body and support stand that may be removably mounted on a wall and alternatively supported on a horizontal surface such as the ground or a table using the same support stand. A cutting board is selectively interchangeable with ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285751 | Automatic electric muffin maker An automatic electric muffin maker for baking muffins and related foodstuffs is disclosed. The present muffin maker comprises a housing assembly enclosing a bottom heating plate having an integrated heating element and a top heating element for browning (i.e. to sco... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263990 | Configurable outdoor cooking apparatus with cooking temperature control A mobile cooking apparatus is configurable and automatically controlled to regulate the cooking temperature. The cooking apparatus is configurable as to fuel source (liquid propane or charcoal), and the temperature control is adaptable to the selected fuel. Addition... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241466 | Charcoal flap assembly for gas grills The present invention is drawn to a gas grill or add-on component for a gas grill that provides the additional functionality of permitting grilling with either gas, charcoal briquettes, or wood chips. The additional functionality of being able to cook with charcoal ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237476 | Outdoor cooking apparatus An improved outdoor cooking apparatus features a pot with multiple cooking inserts and burner frame that supports a burner element. One insert can be used for cooking an entire poultry carcass. Other inserts are perforated baskets that can be used to fry items. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237548 | Portable charcoal grill Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a portable charcoal grill where, in the closed position, charcoal may be supplied through an opened chimney lid located at the top of the grill, and lit paper or other kindling material may be inserted through an o... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7227107 | Safety shut off for a portable cooker A cooking facilitator which is preferably portable and well suited for use as both a timer and cooking process facilitator having particular usefulness with cooking objects which have a characteristic associated with establishing a cooking time such as the weight of... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227106 | Modular grill cooker and multipurpose cooking apparatus having the same A modular grill cooker that is easily installed in a multipurpose cooking apparatus, including an outer casing and an inner casing set in the outer casing. A heating unit is mounted to a heat reflecting plate fastened to the inner casing. A grilling unit is seated o... | 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 |
| 7219663 | Kit, apparatus and method for use in cooking over an intense heat source A portable cooking kit, apparatus and method is usable for moderating heat from an intense heat source, such as an outdoor grill or 1. The apparatus includes a food support member, including a perforated panel surrounded by a rim. The food support member rests on to... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220945 | Oven An oven includes a main body, a toast tray, a baking pan, a door, a control panel, a bottom base and a shaft. In using, just put toasts to be baked on the toast tray and then, put the toast tray in an upper chamber of the main body and turn a change-over switch on t... | 05/22/2007 |
