CLOSED COOKING SYSTEM

• US 20080121222A1
• Filed: 11/27/2006
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jaylene Branson, Michael Branson
• Original Assignee: Jaylene Branson, Michael Branson
• Inventors: Branson, Michael, Branson, Jaylene
• Granted Patent: US 7,578,291 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 126/274
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 36/36 Shields or jackets for cooking utensils minimising the radiation of heat, fastened or movably mounted
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 37/0759 constructed from refractory blocks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 40/928 Cooking stoves using biomass

Abstract

A system and device for storing, transporting and cooking meals in circumstances where open flame is restricted. The system and device provides a container with a removable lid that allows for the storage and use of cooking vessels and heating elements in a closed environment. This situation allows heat to be created and transferred to a cooking vessel while containing the heat and related items in a closed container. Preferably the system and device is utilized with Dutch ovens and charcoal briquettes.

Claims

1. A system for mobile cooking comprising:

an outer container having a top and a bottom, and a circumvolving outer wall interconnecting said top and said bottom, said container defining a chamber therein, said chamber configured to receive at least one cooking vessel therein;

at least one cooking vessel configured for placement with in said chamber; and

a heating device that provides heat to said cooking vessel, within said chamber.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said container contains a floor suspended above said bottom.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said circumvolving outer wall defines at least one vent hole there in.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein said circumvolving outer wall defines at least one vent hole above said floor and at least one vent hole below said floor.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein said top is open and wherein a removable lid is configured for placement over said open top.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein said removable lid contains a divider, said divider separating two portions of said lid, and said divider defining a plurality of apertures within said divider.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein said divider is a grate made from expanded metal.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein said outer container is generally box shaped.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein said outer container is generally cylindrical in shape.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein said heating device is at least one hot charcoal briquette.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein said cooking vessel is a Dutch oven.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein said container is configured to allow Dutch ovens of a preselected size to be stacked and held in a generally stable configuration within said chamber.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein said container is configured to allow heating elements to be stacked upon and between said Dutch oven cooking devices.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein said outer container is made of metal.

17. The system of claim 1 further comprising a ring for holding charcoal briquettes.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein said system further comprises a lid, said lid having a grated divider therein and where in said ring is configured to placement upon said mesh.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein said ring is configured for use with said grate.

20. The system of claim 18 wherein said lid has a closed top and an open bottom and wherein said grated divider is located midway between the closed top and the open bottom.

5. (canceled)

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21. A system for mobile cooking and transporting cooking equipment, said system comprising:

an outer container having an open top, a bottom, and a circumvolving outer wall interconnecting said top and said bottom, said container defining a chamber therein, said chamber configured to receive at least one iron cooking vessel therein, said circumvolving outer wall defining at least one vent hole therein;

a floor suspended above said bottom, said floor being attached to said circumvolving outer wall;

a removable lid configured for placement over said open top, said removable lid comprising a divider, said divider separating two portions of said lid, said divider defining a plurality of apertures within said divider;

at least one iron cooking vessel configured for placement within said chamber; and

a heating device, said heating device providing a source of heat to said at least one iron cooking vessel, said heating device configured for placement within said chamber.

22. A system for transporting Dutch ovens, for mobile cooking, and for transporting hot Dutch ovens and the remnants of used briquettes, said system comprising:

an outer container having an open top, a bottom, a circumvolving outer wall interconnecting said top and said bottom, and a floor suspended above said bottom and attached to said circumvolving outer wall, said circumvolving outer wall defining at least one vent hole above said floor and at least one vent hole below said floor, said container defining a chamber therein, said chamber configured to receive a plurality of Dutch ovens therein and to hold said plurality of Dutch ovens in a generally stable stacked configuration;

at least one Dutch oven configured for placement within said chamber; and

a subsystem for heating said briquettes, said subsystem comprising;

a removable lid configured for placement over said open top, said removable lid comprising a divider, said divider separating two portions of said lid, said divider defining a plurality of apertures within said divider; and

a ring configured for placement on said divider and configured for holding at least one briquette while said briquette is ignited.