Gas air fryer
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1. An air frying apparatus comprising:
- a blower-burner portion; and
a chamber portion disposed below a grilling portion;
the blower-burner portion comprising an intake that receives ambient air, a burner that heats received air, a window in communication with the chamber portion, a blower that disperses heated air into the chamber portion, and one or more ports directed at the burner and sized to cause the received air to impinge upon one or more flames exiting the burner;
the chamber portion comprising a perforated basket for receiving foodstuff that is adapted to allow the heated air dispersed by the blower to access the foodstuff, whereinthe received air heated by the burner is dispersed through the window to the chamber portion by the blower where it air-fries the foodstuff in the basket and is then exhausted toward the grilling portion; and
whereinthe burner is a gas burner;
the blower is an electric blower; and
the blower causes the received air to impinge upon the one or more flames sufficiently to feed but insufficiently to extinguish the one or more flames, and to thereby increase the heated air'"'"'s temperature.
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Abstract
An air frying apparatus for use with a gas barbeque or alone has a blower-burner portion and a chamber portion. The blower-burner portion has an intake for receiving ambient air, a burner for heating the received air, a window in communication with the chamber portion, and a blower for dispersing the heated air into the chamber portion. The chamber portion has a perforated basket for receiving foodstuff and is adapted to allow access to the foodstuff by the dispersed heated air. The air heated by the burner is dispersed through the window to the chamber portion by the blower where it air-fries the foodstuff in the basket.
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14 Claims
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1. An air frying apparatus comprising:
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a blower-burner portion; and a chamber portion disposed below a grilling portion; the blower-burner portion comprising an intake that receives ambient air, a burner that heats received air, a window in communication with the chamber portion, a blower that disperses heated air into the chamber portion, and one or more ports directed at the burner and sized to cause the received air to impinge upon one or more flames exiting the burner; the chamber portion comprising a perforated basket for receiving foodstuff that is adapted to allow the heated air dispersed by the blower to access the foodstuff, wherein the received air heated by the burner is dispersed through the window to the chamber portion by the blower where it air-fries the foodstuff in the basket and is then exhausted toward the grilling portion; and
whereinthe burner is a gas burner; the blower is an electric blower; and the blower causes the received air to impinge upon the one or more flames sufficiently to feed but insufficiently to extinguish the one or more flames, and to thereby increase the heated air'"'"'s temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In combination, a gas barbeque grill and an air frying apparatus, the air frying apparatus comprising:
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a blower-burner portion; and a chamber portion disposed below a grilling portion; the blower-burner portion comprising an intake that receives ambient air, a burner that heats received air, a window in communication with the chamber portion, a blower that disperses heated air into the chamber portion, and one or more ports directed at the burner and sized to cause the received air to impinge upon one or more flames exiting the burner; the chamber portion comprising a perforated basket for receiving foodstuff that is adapted to allow the heated air dispersed by the blower to access the foodstuff, wherein the received air heated by the burner is dispersed through the window to the chamber portion by the blower where it air-fries the foodstuff in the basket and is then exhausted toward the grilling portion; and wherein the burner is a gas burner; the blower is an electric blower; and the blower causes the received air to impinge upon the one or more flames sufficiently to feed but insufficiently to extinguish the one or more flames, and to thereby increase the heated air'"'"'s temperature. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a gas air fryer; a gas barbecue grill disposed above the gas air fryer; and a single fuel source that provides gas fuel to both the gas barbeque grill and the gas air fryer; wherein the gas air fryer has one or more drawers extendible from a location beneath the gas barbecue grill, the one or more drawers each comprising a chamber having a perforated basket for receiving foodstuff therein; and wherein the gas air fryer is adapted to air fry foodstuff within the basket with heated air generated by combustion of the gas fuel supplied to the gas air fryer and then exhaust the heated air towards the barbeque grill. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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