Patent ID: 6369367
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A cooking apparatus comprising:i) a heat conducting cooking grill plate having an outer peripheral edge and adapted to be supported on a horizontal surface, said grill plate comprising a central raised section forming a first cooking surface area, a second lower cooking surface area located between said outer peripheral edge of said grill plate and said central raised section, and a transitional surface area sloping upwardly from said second cooking surface area to said first cooking surface area connecting said first and second cooking surface areas and providing a surface for flow of liquid from said first cooking surface area to said second lower cooking surface area, and an electrical heating element integral with said cooking grill plate to thereby provide heat to said first and second cooking surface areas, whereby said electrical beating element is located closer to said first cooking surface area than to said second cooking surface area to provide a higher temperature in said first cooking surface area than in said second cooking surface area, and ii) means electrically connected to said electrical heating element for receiving a source of electricity; wherein said cooking grill plate is provided with a plurality of apertures extending therethrough in said first cooking surface area.