Patent ID: 6012444
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: F24C,Y02B

Abstract:
A cooking apparatus for radiant heating of food products, comprising:a) an enclosure having an interior compartment formed by a top wall, a bottom wall, side walls, a rear wall and a door which can be opened for accessing the interior compartment;b) a radiant burner assembly located in said top wall for directing radiant heat downwardly from said top wall;c) a food product support for supporting a food product at a predetermined distance from said radiant burner assembly; and,d) said radiant burner assembly includes an enclosed chamber for receiving combustible gas and air above a porous ceramic burner plate whereby infrared heat radiation travels directly from said porous ceramic burner plate to a food product supported on said food product support, ande) a blower assembly for causing a pressure drop within the enclosure to facilitate the simultaneous combustion of the gas-air mixture at the surface of the porous ceramic burner plate and withdrawal of smoke from the enclosure.