Patent ID: 6732637
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: A21B

Abstract:
Cooking apparatus comprising:(a) an enclosure having a floor, two opposed side walls, a front wall, a rear wall and a top wall; (b) a shell defining an inner chamber removeably mounted in said enclosure, said shell having a top member and two opposed side members with each of said side members aligned substantially parallel with and spaced from one of said side walls to define a plenum between each side member and the side wall adjacent thereto; (c) a drip tray positioned substantially adjacent said floor between the side members of said shell and having a top opening substantially corresponding to the floor area defined by said front wall, said rear wall and said side members; (d) a source of radiant heat mounted within said inner chamber above said drip tray; (e) vents in said side members near said floor which permit air to pass between the plenums and said inner chamber; (f) a food tray removeably mounted between said drip tray and said source of radiant heat, said food tray adapted to support food products in said inner chamber on a tray bottom which permits liquids and air to pass therethrough; (g) vents in said top member which permit air to pass therethorough; and (h) air circulating means adapted to force air through the vents in said side members, over said drip tray, through the bottom of said food tray, and through the vents in said top member.