Patent ID: 6073542
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A portable griddle comprising:(a) a housing; andsaid housing having at least one external grasping member;(b) a plurality of vent ports permeating vertical walls of said housing;(c) a plurality of independent support members being mounted under said housing said support members being substantially small for supporting said portable griddle upon a counter top or a table;(d) at least one heat limitation member attached to center portion of said housing bottom opening;(e) at least one liquid gathering container mounted to interior wall of said housing;(f) at least one liquid depleting member with depletive portion mounted over perimeter of said housing and having marginal portion upwardly bent and extending upwardly to greater elevation of the cooking area for evacuating grease and liquids emitted by food on top of said cooking area; andsaid at least one liquid depleting member having at least one depletive opening placed directly over said at least one liquid gathering container; and(g) at least one cooking food sustainer mounted onto said at least one liquid depleting member said at least one cooking food sustainer perimeter bordering contiguous to said at least one depleting member depletive portion forming a partition with respect to interior of said housing and said cooking area said partition restrains the liquids emitted by food to fall to interior of said housing for avoiding toxic smoke when cooking indoors; and(h) means for individually heating said at least one cooking food sustainer, wherein said means for individually heating said at least one cooking food sustainer having a first electrical heating means for heating said at least one cooking food sustainer when cooking outdoors and a second gas heating means for heating said at least one cooking food sustainer when cooking indoors;(i) at least one attachment device placed to interior of said housing;(j) a griddle lid with at least one articulate mechanism mounted at mid width thereof said lid mounts onto said at least one cooking food sustainer; andsaid lid having a plurality of grasping members placed symmetrically on each of said lid portion for manipulating said lid with no risk of burn when user is cooking,whereby the improvement includes a combination of all these elements for making present griddle portable and for cooking anywhere, andwhereby users can cook outdoors or indoors with present griddle without a need of having two appliances or any special requirement and with a clean method for cooking.