Patent ID: 6941941
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. A cooking apparatus including: a base with an interior combustion chamber therein, the combustion chamber having an inner side wall and an outer side wall spaced from one another to define an insulating zone containing insulating material, the combustion chamber including a dish for combustible material concentrically arranged within the combustion chamber and having side walls which are inwardly spaced from the inner side wall of the combustion chamber so that an upwardly directed open annular trough is defined between the side walls of the dish and the inner side wall of the combustion chamber; and wherein the base further includes an upper section and a lower section with an annular air inlet defined between the upper and lower sections to allow air flow into the combustion chamber, the upper section and lower section being spaced from one another, wherein a portion of the insulating material in the insulating zone and the lower section of the base defines an air reservoir in fluid communication with the air inlet.