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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.17

THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY
NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT (i) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR
(ii) UPON THE DELIVERY BY THE HOLDER TO THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL,
REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO COUNSEL FOR THE COMPANY, STATING THAT AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS
IS AVAILABLE FOR THE OFFER AND SALE OF SUCH SECURITIES.

                               WARRANT CERTIFICATE
                                       OF
                          TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                Warrant to Purchase 92,958 Shares of Common Stock
                            par value $.01 per share
                   Void after 5:00 p.m., New York Local Time,
                  December 20, 2006, or if not a business day,
                    after 5:00 p.m., New York Local Time, on
                         the next following business day

          Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of December 20,
2001 between TurboChef Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and Zeke, LP ("Zeke") (the "Purchase Agreement"), the Company hereby
certifies that Zeke or its registered assigns (the "Holder"), is the registered
holder of Warrants to purchase, up to 92,958 fully paid and nonassessable
shares, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5 hereof (the "Warrant
Shares") of common stock, $.01 par value of the Company (the "Common Stock") at
the exercise price per Warrant Share, and in the manner and subject to the
conditions and adjustments, hereinafter provided.

     1.   Exercise of Warrant.
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          (a)  The Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate shall be
immediately exercisable as to all of the Warrant Shares until 5:00 P.M., New
York City local time on December 20, 2006.

          (b)  The Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate are each
initially exercisable to purchase one Warrant Share at a price of $5.34 per
Warrant Share payable in cash or by certified or official bank check to the
order of the Company, or any combination thereof, subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 5 hereof. Upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate with
the annexed Form of Election to Purchase duly executed, together with payment of
the Exercise Price (as hereinafter defined) for the Warrant Shares purchased, at
the Company's principal offices (currently located at 10500 Metric Drive, Suite
128, Dallas, Texas 75243), the Holder shall be entitled to receive a certificate
or certificates for the Warrant Shares so

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purchased. The purchase rights represented by this Warrant Certificate are
exercisable at the option of the Holder, in whole or in part (but not as to
fractional Warrant Shares). In the case of the purchase of less than all the
Warrant Shares purchasable under this Warrant Certificate, the Company shall
cancel this Warrant Certificate upon its surrender to the Company and shall
execute and deliver a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor and date for the
balance of the Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder.

     2.   Issuance of Warrant Shares. Upon the exercise of all or part of the
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Warrants, the issuance of certificates for the Warrant Shares purchased shall be
made, without charge to the Holder, including, without limitation, for any tax
which may be payable in respect of the issuance thereof, and such certificates
shall be issued in the name of, or in such names as may be directed by, the
Holder; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax
which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and
delivery of any such certificates in a name other than that of the Holder and
the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such certificates unless
or until the Holder shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or
shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been
paid.

     3.   Investment Representation and legend.
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        The Holder, by its acceptance hereof, covenants and agrees that the
Warrants have been acquired as an investment and not with a view to the
distribution thereof. In addition, the Company may require the Holder, as a
condition to the exercise of the Warrants, to (i) give written assurance
satisfactory to the Company that the Warrant Shares are being acquired for the
Holder's own account, for investment only, with no view to the distribution of
same, and that any subsequent resale of any such Warrant Shares either shall be
made pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act which has
become effective and is current with regard to the Warrant Shares being sold, or
shall be pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and
(ii) deliver to the Company an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company
that the Warrant Shares may be issued upon such particular exercise in
compliance with the Securities Act without registration thereunder. Unless and
until registered under the Securities Act, any Warrant Certificates issued
pursuant hereto and, upon exercise of the Warrants, in part or in whole, any
certificates representing the Warrant Shares so purchased shall bear a legend
substantially similar to the legend set forth on the facing page of this Warrant
Certificate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company may
delay issuance of the Warrant Shares until completion of any action or obtaining
of any consent, which the Company deems necessary under any applicable law
(including without limitation state securities or "blue sky" laws).

     4.   Exercise Price. The exercise price of each Warrant is $5.34 per
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Warrant Share, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 5 below (the
"Exercise Price").

     5.   Adjustments of Exercise Price and Number of Warrant Shares.
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          5.1  Subdivision and Combination. In case the Company shall at any
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time subdivide or combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Exercise
Price shall forthwith be proportionately decreased in the case of subdivision or
increased in the case of combination.

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          5.2  Adjustment in Number of Warrant Shares. Upon each adjustment of
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the Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, the number of
Warrant Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant shall be adjusted to
the nearest full Warrant Share by multiplying a number equal to the Exercise
Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of Warrant
Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such
adjustment and dividing the product so obtained by the adjusted Exercise Price.

          5.3  Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case of any
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reclassification or change of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than
a change in par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as
a result of a subdivision or combination), or in the case of any consolidation
of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, another corporation (other
than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation
and which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock, except a change as a result of a subdivision or
combination of such shares or a change in par value, as aforesaid), or in the
case of a sale or conveyance to another corporation of the property of the
Company as an entirety, the Holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase
the kind and number of shares of stock and other securities and property
receivable upon such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance as if the Holders were the owners of the Warrant Shares underlying
the Warrants immediately prior to any such events at a price equal to the
product of (x) the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the
Holder's Warrants and (y) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the
record date for such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or
conveyance as if such Holders had exercised the Warrants.

     6.   Exchange and Replacement of Warrant Certificate. This Warrant
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Certificate is exchangeable without expense, upon the surrender hereof by the
registered Holder at the principal executive office of the Company, for a new
Warrant Certificate of like tenor and date representing in the aggregate the
right to purchase the same number of Warrant Shares in such denominations as
shall be designated by the Holder hereof at the time of such surrender.

        Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of
the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant Certificate, and, in
case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably
satisfactory to it, and reimbursement to the Company of all reasonable expenses
incidental thereto, and upon surrender and cancellation of the Warrant
Certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant
Certificate of like tenor, in lieu hereof.

     7.   Fractional Warrant Shares. No fractional Warrant Shares will be issued
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upon the exercise of the Warrants. As to any fraction of a Warrant Share which
the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the
Company shall pay to such Holder the cash value thereof.

     8.   Reservation of Shares. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep
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available out of its authorized shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose
of issuance upon the exercise of the Warrants, such number of Warrant Shares as
shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof. The Company covenants and agrees
that, upon exercise of the Warrants and payment of the Exercise Price therefor,
all Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise shall be

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duly and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and not subject to the
preemptive rights of any shareholder.

     9.   Rights Prior to Exercise of Warrants. Nothing contained in this
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Warrant Certificate shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder the right
to vote or to consent or to receive notice as a shareholder in respect of any
meetings of shareholders for the election of directors or any other matter, or
as having any rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company. If, however, at
any time prior to the expiration of the Warrants and their exercise, any of the
following events shall occur:

               (a)  the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common
               Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or
               distribution payable otherwise than in cash, or a cash dividend
               or distribution payable otherwise than out of current or retained
               earnings, as indicated by the accounting treatment of such
               dividend or distribution on the books of the Company; or

               (b)  the Company shall offer to all the holders of its Common
               Stock any additional shares of Common Stock or other shares of
               capital stock of the Company or securities convertible into or
               exchangeable for Common Stock or other shares of capital stock of
               the Company, or any option, right or warrant to subscribe
               therefor;

               (c)  a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company
               (other than in connection with a consolidation or merger) or a
               sale of all or substantially all of its property, assets and
               business as an entirety shall be proposed; or

               (d)  the Company or an affiliate of the Company shall propose to
               issue any rights to subscribe for shares of Common Stock or any
               other securities of the Company or of such affiliate to all the
               shareholders of the Company;

then, in any one or more of said events, the Company shall give written notice
of such event at least ten (10) days prior to the date fixed as a record date or
the date of closing the transfer books for the determination of the shareholders
entitled to such dividend, distribution, convertible or exchangeable securities
or subscription rights, options or warrants, or entitled to vote on such
proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale. Such notice shall specify
such record date or the date of closing the transfer books, as the case may be.
Failure to give such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the validity
of any action taken in connection with the declaration or payment of any such
dividend or distribution, or the issuance of any convertible or exchangeable
securities or subscription rights, options or warrants, or any proposed
dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale.

     10.  Registration Rights. Zeke shall be entitled to the registration rights
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with respect to the Warrant Shares as is set forth in Section 4 of the Purchase
Agreement.

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     11.  Transferability. This Warrant Certificate is not transferable by the
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Holder at any time without the prior written consent of the Company. Any
permitted assignment by the Holder shall be effected by presentation and
surrender of this Warrant together with the duly executed Assignment Form
annexed hereto.

     12.  Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications
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hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made when
delivered, or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested:

          (a)  If to a registered Holder of the Warrants, to the address of such
Holder as shown on the books of the Company; or

          (b)  If to the Company, to the address set forth in Section 1 above or
to such other address as the Company may designate by notice to the Holder.

     13.  Governing Law. This Warrant Certificate and any dispute, disagreement,
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or issue of construction or interpretation arising hereunder whether relating to
its execution or validity, the obligations provided herein or the performance
hereof shall be governed or interpreted according to the laws of the State of
New York without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be
duly executed under its corporate seal on the date first written above.

                                           TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


[SEAL]                                     By: /s/ Jeffrey B. Bogatin
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                                               Name:  Jeffrey B. Bogatin
                                               Title: Chairman & CEO

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                         [FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE]

          The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right,
represented by this Warrant Certificate, to purchase _________ shares of Common
Stock and herewith tenders in payment for such shares cash or a certified or
official bank check payable in New York Clearing House Funds to the order of
TurboChef Technologies, Inc. the amount of $ _____, all in accordance with the
terms hereof. The undersigned requests that a certificate for such shares be
registered in the name of ___________________, whose address is
________________________
_____________________________, And that such Certificate be delivered to
______________________, whose address is

______________________________________________________________.


Dated:                Signature: ____________

                            (Signature must conform in all respects to name of
                               holder as specified on the face of the Warrant
                               Certificate.)

                        ________________________________

                        ________________________________
                        (Insert Social Security or other
                         Identifying Number of Holder)


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                              [FORM OF ASSIGNMENT]

             (To be executed by the registered holder if such holder
                         Desires to transfer the Warrant
                                  Certificate.)

                      FOR VALUE RECEIVED _________________

Hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

________________________________________________________________________________
                 (Please prints name and address of transferee)

This Warrant Certificate, together with all right, title and interest therein,
and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint _______________, Attorney, to
transfer the within Warrant Certificate on the books of the within-named
Company, with full power of substitution.

Dated:                 Signature: ___________

                             Signature must conform in all respects to name of
                             holder as specified on the face of the Warrant
                             Certificate)



                             (Insert Social Security or other
                             Identifying Number of Holder)


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________________________________
(Insert Social Security or other
Identifying Number of Assignee)