Patent ID: 9622610
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A23L,A23V,A47J,F22B

Claim:
1. A grill accessory that creates a steaming chamber on a grill, the grill having a heat source and a rack of spaced-apart bars over the heat source, the grill accessory comprising: a cover configured to at least partially cover a food item, the cover having a bottom opening and an inner surface, the inner surface and the bottom opening defining a steaming region within the cover, the cover further having an intake port configured to introduce fluid into the steaming region; and a vapor generator configured to receive and hold fluid within the steaming region, the vapor generator having a peripheral trough extending around at least a portion of an inner periphery of the cover within the steaming region, and at least one vent opening, the peripheral trough being in fluid communication with the intake port, wherein the grill accessory is configured to be supported by the rack of spaced-apart bars on the grill, wherein the vapor generator is configured to transmit heat to the fluid in the vapor generator so that the fluid converts to steam and to release the steam through the at least one vent opening into the steaming region below the cover, wherein the cover is configured to maintain at least a portion of the steam in the steaming region, and wherein the vapor generator is attached or attachable to the cover so that the cover and the vapor generator can be lifted off the grill in a single action.