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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.39


                               PLEDGE AGREEMENT
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     THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT (the "Pledge Agreement") is entered into as of March
15, 2000, by and between Jeffrey B. Bogatin, a resident of New York County, New
York ("Pledgor"), whose address is 888 Park Avenue, Apt. 6B, New York, NY 10021
and TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Lender"), whose
address is 10500 Metric Drive, Suite 128, Dallas, Texas 75243.

                             W I T N E S S E T H:
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     WHEREAS, Pledgor executed that certain Promissory Note, dated of even date
herewith, in the original principal amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars and no/100 ($1,500,000), payable to the order of Lender (as the same may
hereafter be amended from time to time, the "Promissory Note"); and

     WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to advancing funds to Pledgor under the
Promissory Note, Lender has required that Pledgor execute this Pledge Agreement
in order to secure payment of the Secured Indebtedness (hereinafter defined).

     NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:

     SECTION 1. Defined Terms. For the purposes of this Pledge Agreement, unless
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the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the respective
meanings assigned to such terms in this Section 1:

     "Code" shall mean the Texas Uniform Commercial Code, TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE
ANN. (S)(S) 1.101-11.108, as amended.

     "Default" shall mean the occurrence of an "Event of Default", as defined in
the Promissory Note.

     "Lien" shall mean any lien, security interest, charge, tax lien, pledge,
encumbrance, conditional sales or other title retention arrangement or any other
interest in property designed to secure the repayment of indebtedness or the
satisfaction of any other obligation, whether arising by agreement or under any
statute or law, or otherwise.

     "Pledged Collateral" shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 2
hereof.

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     "Pledged Shares" shall mean, six hundred thousand (600,000) shares of the
common stock, $.01 par value per share, of Lender, owned by Pledgor, which
shares are evidenced by Certificate Number _________.

     "Secured Indebtedness" shall mean:

     (a)  The Promissory Note;

     (b)  All costs reasonably incurred by Lender to obtain, preserve, perfect
and enforce the security interest granted hereby and all other Liens securing
payment of the Promissory Note, to collect the Promissory Note and to maintain,
preserve and collect the Pledged Collateral, and all taxes, assessments,
insurance premiums, repairs, reasonable attorneys' fees and legal expenses,
rent, storage charges, advertising costs, brokerage fees and expenses of sale;
and

     (c)  All renewals, extensions and modifications of the indebtedness
referred to in the foregoing clauses, or any part thereof.

     "Security" shall mean a "security" as defined in Section 8.102 of the Code,
and "Securities" shall mean more than one Security.

     SECTION 2. Pledge. As security for the full and punctual payment of the
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Secured Indebtedness, Pledgor hereby pledges, hypothecates, assigns, transfers,
sets over and delivers unto Lender, and hereby grants to Lender a security
interest in, the following:

          (i)    the Pledged Shares and all rights and privileges pertaining
     thereto;

          (ii)   all proceeds, products, cash, Securities, dividends, increases,
     distributions and profits received from or on or distributable on account
     of the Pledged Shares, including distributions or payments in partial or
     complete liquidation or redemption, or as a result of reclassifications,
     readjustments, reorganizations or changes in the capital structure of the
     issuer of the Pledged Shares; and

          (iii)  all subscriptions, warrants, options, preemptive rights and
     other rights issued or otherwise granted by the issuer of the Pledged
     Shares or any other person whatsoever upon or in connection with the
     Pledged Shares or any other item of the Pledged Collateral (defined below)
     (all such Pledged Shares, substitutions therefor, certificates, Securities,
     instruments, documents, dividends, increases, distributions, profits and
     other property and rights described in items (i), (ii) and (iii) above are
     herein collectively called the "Pledged Collateral"); TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
     the Pledged Collateral, together with all rights, titles, interests,
     privileges and preferences appertaining to or incidental thereto, unto
     Lender, and its respective successors and assigns, forever, subject,
     however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. The
     security interest granted and the assignments made hereunder are made as
     security only and shall not subject Lender to, or transfer or in any way
     affect or modify, any obligation

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     of Pledgor with respect to any of the Pledged Collateral or any transaction
     involving or giving rise thereto.

     SECTION 3.   Physical Possession of Pledged Shares.   So long as any
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Secured Indebtedness is outstanding and unpaid, Pledgor shall forthwith deliver
to and deposit with Lender the certificates or instruments representing or
evidencing the Pledged Shares (along with stock powers duly executed in blank)
which are now in, or hereafter come into, the possession of Pledgor and if
requested by Lender, shall, at Pledgor's expense, make such arrangements with an
independent transfer agent, satisfactory to Lender, as will require such
transfer agent, solely upon Lender's written request, to register the Pledged
Collateral in the name of Lender or its nominee in the appropriate stock record
books and as may otherwise be satisfactory to Lender. Lender shall return the
Pledged Shares to Pledgor after payment in full of the Secured Indebtedness.
Contemporaneously with the execution of this Pledge Agreement, Pledgor has
delivered to Lender certificates duly registered in Pledgor's name evidencing
the Pledged Shares held by Pledgor as of the date hereof.

     SECTION 4.  Representations and Warranties. Pledgor does hereby represent
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and warrant to Lender that: (i) Pledgor is the sole record and beneficial owner
of the Pledged Shares free and clear of all Liens, charges, pledges,
encumbrances and security interests of every kind and nature (except for the
security interests created in favor of Lender hereunder); (ii) each Pledged
Share has been validly authorized and issued, and is fully paid and
nonassessable; (iii) Pledgor has good right and lawful authority to pledge the
Pledged Collateral in the manner hereby completed or contemplated; (iv) no
consent or approval of any governmental body or regulatory authority, or of any
securities exchange, which has not been obtained is necessary to the validity of
the rights created hereunder; (v) except for any financing statement which may
have been filed by Lender, no financing statement covering the Pledged
Collateral or any part thereof has been filed with any filing office; (vi) no
security agreement (except for this Pledge Agreement) covering the Pledged
Collateral or any part thereof has been made and no Lien, other than the one
herein created, has attached or been perfected in the Pledged Collateral or any
part thereof; (vii) the execution, delivery and consummation of this Pledge
Agreement will not violate any law, regulation, mortgage, indenture, contract,
instrument, judgment or decree applicable to or binding on Pledgor and will not
give rise to the imposition of any Lien on any assets of Pledgor except as
contemplated by this Pledge Agreement; and (viii) this Pledge Agreement has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by Pledgor and constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of Pledgor enforceable in accordance with its terms
except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
except as enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity. The
delivery at any time by Pledgor to Lender of instruments, cash or other items
evidencing Pledged Collateral shall constitute a representation and warranty by
Pledgor that, with respect to such Pledged Collateral, and each item thereof,
the matters heretofore warranted in clauses (i) through (viii) immediately above
are true and correct on, and as if they were made upon, the date of such
delivery.

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     SECTION 5.  Covenants.
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          (a) Affirmative Covenants. So long as any Secured Indebtedness is
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     outstanding and unpaid, Pledgor covenants and agrees (unless Lender shall
     otherwise consent in writing) that Pledgor will: (i) from time to time
     promptly execute and deliver to Lender all such stock powers, assignments,
     certificates, supplemental writings, financing statements and other items
     and do all other acts or things, as Lender may reasonably request in order
     to more fully evidence and perfect the security interest of Lender in the
     Pledged Collateral; (ii) promptly furnish Lender with any information or
     writings which Lender may reasonably request concerning the Pledged
     Collateral; (iii) allow Lender to inspect all records of Pledgor relating
     to the Pledged Collateral, and to make and take away copies of such
     records; (iv) promptly notify Lender of any change in any fact or
     circumstance warranted or represented by Pledgor in this Pledge Agreement
     or in any other writing furnished by Pledgor to Lender in connection with
     the Pledged Collateral; (v) promptly notify Lender of any claim, action or
     proceeding affecting title to the Pledged Collateral, or any part thereof,
     or Lender's security interest therein, and, at the request of Lender,
     appear in and defend, at Pledgor's expense, any such action or proceeding;
     and (vi) promptly, after being requested by Lender, pay to Lender the
     amount of all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and
     other legal expenses, incurred by Lender in perfecting, maintaining and
     enforcing the security interest created hereunder.

          (b) Negative Covenants. Pledgor covenants and agrees that (unless
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     Lender shall otherwise consent in writing), Pledgor will not: (i) sell,
     assign or transfer any rights of Pledgor in the Pledged Collateral; or (ii)
     create any Lien in, or mortgage on, or otherwise encumber, the Pledged
     Collateral, or any part thereof, or permit the same to be or become subject
     to any Lien, attachment, execution, sequestration, other legal or equitable
     process, or any encumbrance of any kind or character, except the security
     interest herein created in favor of Lender.

          (c) Delivery of Collateral. So long as any Secured Indebtedness is
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     outstanding and unpaid, should the Pledged Collateral, or any part thereof,
     ever be in any manner converted by its issuer into shares of a company
     other than the current issuer(s) thereof or another type of property or if
     any money or other proceeds are ever paid or delivered to Pledgor as a
     result of Pledgor's rights in the Pledged Collateral, then, in any such
     event, all such shares, property, money and other proceeds shall become
     part of the Pledged Collateral, and shall be delivered to Lender by
     Pledgor.

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     SECTION 6. Voting Rights; Dividends, Etc., Prior to Default.
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          (a)  Rights Prior to Default. So long as no Default, or event which
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     with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a
     Default, shall have occurred and be continuing:

               (i)   Pledgor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting
          rights and powers relating or pertaining to the Pledged Shares or any
          part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of the
          Promissory Note or this Pledge Agreement.

               (ii)  Pledgor shall be entitled to receive, retain and expend any
          cash dividends payable on the Pledged Shares and permitted under the
          Promissory Note, but any and all stock and/or liquidating dividends,
          distributions in property, or other distributions made on or in
          respect of the Pledged Shares, whether resulting from a subdivision,
          combination or reclassification of the Securities of any issuer
          thereof or received in exchange for Pledged Shares or any part thereof
          or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other
          exchange of assets to which any such issuer may be a party or
          otherwise, and any and all cash and other property received in
          exchange for the Pledged Shares or received in payment of the
          principal of or in redemption of the Pledged Shares (either at
          maturity, upon call for redemption or otherwise), shall be and become
          part of the Pledged Shares and, if received by Pledgor shall be held
          in trust for the benefit of Lender and shall forthwith be delivered to
          Lender (accompanied by proper instruments of assignment and/or stock
          powers executed by Pledgor in accordance with instructions from
          Lender) to be held subject to the terms of this Pledge Agreement.

          (b) Termination of Rights. During any period when a Default shall have
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     occurred and be continuing or any event shall have occurred which with the
     giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a Default,
     and after Lender has given written notice to Pledgor that Lender has
     exercised its rights under this Section 6(b), all rights of Pledgor to
     exercise the voting powers which he is entitled to exercise pursuant to
     Section 6(a)(i) hereof and/or to receive the dividends which he is
     authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii) hereof shall
     cease and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in Lender, which
     shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such
     voting powers. Further, Lender shall have the right, during the continuance
     of any Default, to notify and direct the issuer of the Pledged Shares to
     make all payments, distributions, dividends and any other distributions
     payable in respect thereof directly to Lender. The issuer of the Pledged
     Shares making any payment or distribution to Lender hereunder shall be
     fully protected in relying on the written statement of Lender that it then
     holds a security interest which entitles Lender to receive such payments
     and distributions. Any and all money and other property paid over to or
     received by Lender

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     pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6(b) shall be retained by Lender
     as additional collateral hereunder and may be applied in accordance with
     the provisions hereof.

     SECTION 7. Rights and Remedies of Lender Upon and After Default.
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          (a) Remedies. Upon the occurrence of a Default, and in addition to any
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     and all other rights and remedies which Lender may then have hereunder, or
     under the laws of the United States, or the Code, or otherwise, Lender may:
     (i) after notification, if any, expressly provided for herein, sell or
     otherwise dispose of, at the office of Lender, or elsewhere as chosen by
     Lender, all or any part of the Pledged Collateral, and any such sale or
     other disposition may be as a unit or in parcels, by public or private
     proceedings, and by way of one or more contracts, (it being agreed that the
     sale of any part of the Pledged Collateral shall not exhaust the power of
     sale granted hereunder, but sales may be made from time to time until all
     of the Pledged Collateral has been sold or until the Secured Indebtedness
     has been paid in full), and at any such sale it shall not be necessary to
     exhibit the Pledged Collateral; (ii) at Lender's discretion retain the
     Pledged Collateral in satisfaction of the Secured Indebtedness whenever the
     circumstances are such that Lender is entitled to do so under the Code;
     (iii) apply by appropriate judicial proceedings for appointment of a
     receiver for the Pledged Collateral, or any part thereof, and Pledgor
     hereby consents to any such appointment; (iv) purchase the Pledged
     Collateral at any public sale; and/or (v) exercise the rights set forth in
     Section 7(b) hereof.

          (b) Sale of Pledged Shares. Pledgor recognizes that Lender may be
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     unable to effect a public sale of any or all of the Pledged Shares by
     reason of certain prohibitions contained in the federal securities laws and
     applicable state or foreign securities laws, but may resort to one or more
     private sales thereof to a restricted group of purchasers who will be
     obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such Securities for their
     own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or
     resale thereof. Pledgor acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale
     may result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if
     such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances,
     agrees that any such private sale shall be deemed to have been made in a
     commercially reasonable manner. Lender shall be under no obligation to
     delay a sale of any of the Pledged Shares for the period of time necessary
     to permit the issuer of such securities to register such securities for
     public sale under the federal securities laws, or under applicable state
     securities laws, even if such issuer would agree to do so. Upon the
     consummation of any private or public sale, Lender shall have the right to
     deliver, assign, and transfer to the purchaser thereof the Pledged Shares
     so sold. Each purchaser at any such sale shall hold the property sold
     absolutely free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, and Pledgor
     hereby waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption,
     stay and/or appraisal which he has or may at any time in the future have
     under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted. Lender
     shall give Pledgor notice of Lender's intention to make any such public or
     private sale or sale at broker's board or on a securities exchange to the
     extent required hereunder or by the Code. Such notice, in case of sale at
     broker's board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or
     exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Pledged
     Shares, or

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     that portion thereof so being sold, will first be offered for sale at such
     board or exchange. At any such sale the Pledged Shares may be sold in one
     lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as Lender may determine. Lender
     shall not be obligated to make any such sale pursuant to any such notice if
     Lender shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of
     sale of the Pledged Shares may have been given. Lender may without notice
     or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be
     adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for
     the sale, and such sale may be made at any time or place to which the same
     may be so adjourned. In case of any sale of all or any part of the Pledged
     Shares on credit or for future delivery, the Pledged Shares so sold may be
     retained by Lender until the selling price is paid by the purchaser
     thereof, but Lender shall not incur any liability in case of the failure of
     such purchaser to take up and pay for the Pledged Shares so sold and, in
     case of any such failure, such Pledged Shares may again be sold upon like
     notice. Lender may also, at its discretion, proceed by a suit or suits at
     law, or in equity to foreclose its security interest and sell the Pledged
     Shares, or any portion thereof, under a judgment or decree of a court or
     courts of competent jurisdiction. If any consent, approval or authorization
     of any state, municipal or other governmental department, agency or
     authority should be necessary to effectuate any sale or other disposition
     of the Pledged Shares or any part thereof, Pledgor shall execute all such
     applications and other instruments as may be required in connection with
     securing any such consent, approval or authorization, and will otherwise
     use Pledgor's best efforts to secure the same.

          (c) Notification. Reasonable notification of the time and place of any
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     public sale of the Pledged Collateral, or reasonable notification of the
     time after which any private sale or other intended disposition of the
     Pledged Collateral is to be made, shall be sent to Pledgor and to any other
     person entitled under the Code to notice; provided, that if the Pledged
     Collateral threatens to decline quickly in value, or if otherwise permitted
     by the Code, Lender may (but shall not be obligated to) sell or otherwise
     dispose of the Pledged Collateral without notification, advertisement or
     other notice of any kind. It is agreed that notice sent or given not less
     than ten (10) calendar days prior to the taking of the action to which the
     notice relates is reasonable notification and notice for the purposes of
     this Pledge Agreement.

          (d) Application of Proceeds. Upon the maturity of the Secured
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     Indebtedness or any part thereof, whether such maturity be by such terms of
     such instruments or through the exercise of any power of acceleration,
     Lender is authorized and empowered to apply any and all funds realized from
     the sale of the Pledged Collateral not previously credited against the
     Secured Indebtedness first toward the payment of the costs, charges and
     expenses, if any, incurred in the collection of such funds hereunder, and
     then toward the payment of the Secured Indebtedness in such order as
     Lender, in its sole discretion, shall deem appropriate, and shall pay the
     balance remaining (if any) to Pledgor as prescribed by the Code or as a
     court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

          (e) Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given to Pledgor
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     or Lender shall be given in writing and shall be personally delivered or
     mailed by prepaid certified

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     or registered mail to such party at the address set forth in the preamble
     of this Pledge Agreement. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been
     given (whether actually received or not) on the day personally delivered as
     aforesaid or, if mailed, on the day it is mailed as aforesaid. Nothing
     contained herein shall prevent Lender from giving notice in any other
     manner which is commercially reasonable.

     SECTION 8. Lender Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Pledgor hereby appoints
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Lender as the attorney-in-fact for Pledgor for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this Pledge Agreement and taking any action and executing any
instrument which Lender may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the
purposes hereof, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Lender shall the right and
power to receive, endorse and collect all checks and other orders for the
payment of money made payable to Pledgor representing any dividend or other
distribution payable or distributable in respect of the Pledged Collateral or
any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same.

     SECTION 9. Certain Other Rights of Lender.
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          (a) Responsibility for Pledged Collateral. Lender shall not have a
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     duty to fix or preserve rights against prior parties to the Pledged
     Collateral, and shall never be liable for its failure to use diligence to
     collect any amount payable with respect to the Pledged Collateral, but
     shall be liable only to the account of Pledgor for what Lender may actually
     collect or receive thereon.

          (b) Financing Statement. Lender shall have the right at any time to
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     execute and file this Pledge Agreement as a financing statement, but the
     failure of Lender to do so shall not impair the validity or enforceability
     of this Pledge Agreement.

          (c) Disclosure. Lender is granted the right to discuss and/or disclose
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     Pledgor's affairs, finances and accounts with Pledgor's officers,
     directors, employees, partners, representatives and accountants to such
     degree as Lender deems necessary or advisable to protect its security
     interest and/or the repayment of the Secured Indebtedness or comply with
     applicable law.

          (d) Deposit of Proceeds. Except as expressly prescribed above, all
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     payments received by Lender with respect to the Pledged Collateral may, at
     Lender's option, be deposited in a special account established by Lender
     (which may be, but need not be, a trust account or escrow account) to be
     designated by Lender in the name of Pledgor styled "Collateral Account".
     Funds in said account are hereby assigned to Lender and shall be impressed
     with a Lien to secure the Secured Indebtedness and shall be applied by
     Lender as provided for above.

          (e) Payment of Expenses. At Lender's option, Lender may discharge
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     taxes, liens and interest, perform or cause to be performed, for and on
     behalf of Pledgor, any actions and conditions, obligations or covenants
     which Pledgor has failed or refused to perform and may pay for the repair,
     maintenance or preservation of any of the Pledged

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     Collateral, and all sums so expended, including, but not limited to,
     attorneys' fees, court costs, agents' fee or commissions, or any other
     costs or expenses, shall bear interest from the date of payment at the
     highest legal rate and shall be payable by Pledgor on demand at the place
     designated for payment of the Secured Indebtedness and shall be secured by
     this Pledge Agreement.

     SECTION 10. Cumulative Rights and Remedies. All rights and remedies of
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Lender hereunder are cumulative of each other and of every other right or remedy
which Lender may otherwise have at law or in equity or under any other contract
or other writing for the enforcement of the security interest herein or the
collection of the Secured Indebtedness, and the exercise by Lender of one or
more rights or remedies shall not prejudice or impair the concurrent or
subsequent exercise of other rights or remedies.  Should Pledgor have heretofore
executed or hereafter executed any other security agreement in favor of Lender
in which a security interest is created as security for the debts of another or
others, in respect of which Pledgor may not be personally liable, the security
interest therein created and all other rights, powers and privileges vested in
Lender by the terms thereof shall exist concurrently with the security interest
created herein, and, in addition, all property in which Lender holds a security
interest under any such other security agreement shall also be part of the
Pledged Collateral hereunder, and all or any part of the proceeds of the sale or
other disposition of such property may, in the discretion of Lender, be applied
by Lender in accordance with the terms hereof, and of such other security
agreement, or agreements, or any of them.

     SECTION 11. Assignability of Lender's Rights, etc. The rights, powers and
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interest held by Lender hereunder, together with Lender's interest in the
Pledged Collateral, may be transferred and assigned by Lender in whole or in
part, at such time and upon such terms as Lender may deem advisable.

     SECTION 12. No Waiver. Should any part of the Secured Indebtedness be
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payable in installments, the acceptance by any Lender at any time and from time
to time of part payment of the aggregate amount of all installments then matured
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the default then existing. No waiver by
Lender or any Lender of any default shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other
subsequent default. No delay or omission by Lender in exercising any right or
power hereunder, or under any other writings executed by Pledgor as security for
or in connection with the Secured Indebtedness, shall impair any such right or
power or be construed as a waiver thereof or any acquiescence therein, nor shall
any single or partial exercise of any such right or power preclude other or
further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right or power of Lender
hereunder or under such other writings. No action or omission of Lender shall
constitute a waiver by Lender of any rights or remedies hereunder.

     SECTION 13. Subrogation. If the Secured Indebtedness, or any part thereof,
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be given in renewal or extension, or applied toward the payment, of indebtedness
secured by mortgage, pledge, security agreement or other Lien, Lender shall be,
and is hereby subrogated to all of the rights, titles, security interests and
other Liens securing the indebtedness so renewed, extended or paid.

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     SECTION 14. Binding Effect. This Pledge Agreement shall be binding on
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Pledgor and Pledgor's administrators, other legal representatives, successors,
heirs and assigns except that Pledgor shall not be entitled to make any
assignments without the prior written consent of Lender. No provision of this
Pledge Agreement may be amended, waived or modified nor may any of the Pledged
Collateral be released from the security interest created hereunder except
pursuant to a written instrument executed by Lender and Pledgor.

     SECTION 15. Choice of Law. This Pledge Agreement is executed and delivered
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in, and is to be construed and interpreted in accordance with, the substantive
laws of the State of Texas without regard to its principles of conflicts of
laws.

     SECTION 16. Counterparts. This Pledge Agreement may be executed in any
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number of multiple counterparts and by different parties on separate
counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the
same agreement.

     SECTION 17. Miscellaneous. In case any Lien, security interest or other
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right of any party hereto shall be held to be invalid, illegal and/or
unenforceable, such invalidity, illegality and/or unenforceability shall not
affect any other Lien, security interest or other right granted hereunder. The
Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not
define or limit the provisions of this Pledge Agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Pledge Agreement
as of the day and year first above written.

                                  PLEDGOR:

                                  By: /s/ JEFFREY B. BOGATIN
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                                  Printed Name: Jeffrey B. Bogatin


                                  LENDER:

                                  TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                  By: /s/ DENNIS J. JAMESON
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                                  Printed Name:  Dennis J. Jameson
                                  Title:         Executive Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer

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