Patent ID: 7449665
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: A47J,H05B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cooking a food product on both sides thereof, the apparatus comprising: a base member having a bottom heating surface and upper edges, the bottom heating surface for supporting the food product; a first electric heating element located between said base member and said bottom heating surface; an upper movable concave member having a top heating surface and lower edges, said upper movable concave member being pivotally linked to said base member so as to be able to be lowered towards and close in on said base member, wherein, when said upper movable concave member closes in on said base member, said lower edges and said upper edges form a cooking cavity for the food product, the cooking cavity being delimited downwards by said bottom heating surface and delimited upwards by said top heating surface; a second electric heating element for heating said top heating surface; and at least one microwave generator contained in said base member, said at least one microwave generator being adapted to irradiate the food product contained in the cooking cavity, wherein said first electric heating element is separated from said bottom heating surface such that a hollow space is formed therebetween, and said at least one microwave generator is located, and provided with a waveguide, so that microwaves issued from said microwave generator propagate towards and into the hollow space and towards a bottom face of said bottom heating surface.