Multi-purpose stovetop grilling and cooking device
First Claim
1. A cooking device for cooking food items over a heat source, said cooking device comprising:
- a base having an annular reservoir, said reservoir having an inside rim defining an opening in said base; and
a reversible cooking plate supportable by said base over said reservoir and said opening in said base, said cooking plate having a first cooking surface on a first side and having a second cooking surface on a second side;
said cooking plate being supportable by said base in a first supported position and in a second supported position, wherein when said cooking plate is in said first supported position, said first cooking surface is directed upwardly in an inclined relationship with respect to said base and, when said cooking plate is in said second supported position, said second cooking surface is directed upwardly and in a substantially parallel relationship relative to said base;
wherein in said first supported position said cooking plate has a lower end,said cooking plate has a through hole in said lower end;
said through hole being aligned above said reservoir such that fluid flowing down said first cooking surface flows into said reservoir.
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Abstract
A cooking device for cooking items over a heat source has a base with an annular reservoir having an inside rim defining an opening, a substantially circular cooking plate supported by the base, a rack supported by the base over the cooking plate, and a lid supported by the base over the cooking plate and the rack. The base of the cooking device has an annular cooking plate supporting surface located radially outwardly from an outside rim of the annular reservoir, an annular rack supporting surface located radially outwardly from the cooking plate supporting surface, an annular lid supporting surface located radially outwardly from the rack supporting surface, an outer rim projecting radially outwardly and upwardly from the lid supporting surface, an upwardly-projecting annular sealing portion located intermediate the rack supporting portion and the lid supporting portion, an annular cooking plate retaining surface disposed radially outwardly from the cooking plate supporting surface, and discrete support elements projecting downwardly from the base. A reversible cooking plate has a grilling surface on one side and a griddle surface on an opposite side. In one position, the grilling surface is directed upwardly and is inclined at an angle, in a second position, the griddle surface is directed upwardly and is substantially horizontal. A rim of varying height extends around the periphery of the griddle surface and aligns the griddle surface at an angle when in the first position.
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48 Claims
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1. A cooking device for cooking food items over a heat source, said cooking device comprising:
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a base having an annular reservoir, said reservoir having an inside rim defining an opening in said base; and a reversible cooking plate supportable by said base over said reservoir and said opening in said base, said cooking plate having a first cooking surface on a first side and having a second cooking surface on a second side; said cooking plate being supportable by said base in a first supported position and in a second supported position, wherein when said cooking plate is in said first supported position, said first cooking surface is directed upwardly in an inclined relationship with respect to said base and, when said cooking plate is in said second supported position, said second cooking surface is directed upwardly and in a substantially parallel relationship relative to said base; wherein in said first supported position said cooking plate has a lower end, said cooking plate has a through hole in said lower end; said through hole being aligned above said reservoir such that fluid flowing down said first cooking surface flows into said reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A cooking adaptor for cooking a piece of food, said cooking adaptor being positionable on a supporting surface and being heatable by a source of heat, said cooking adaptor comprising:
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a first cooking surface for receiving said piece of food and allowing the latter to be cooked thereon, said first cooking surface defining a first surface peripheral edge; first abutment means mechanically coupled to said first cooking surface for abuttingly contacting said supporting surface and allowing said cooking adaptor to stably rest thereon; said first cooking surface defining apex and nadir sections thereof respectively located more distally and more proximally relatively to said supporting surface when said first abutment means contacts said supporting surface; a drainage aperture formed in said first cooking surface for draining liquids therefrom when said liquids are forced to flow under the action of gravity in a direction leading generally from said apex to said nadir sections; and a flow guiding means coupled to said first cooking surface for guiding the flow of said liquids towards said drainage aperture. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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