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                                                                   Exhibit 10.18

                            PLACEMENT AGENT AGREEMENT
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                                December 19, 2001

Sanders Morris Harris Inc.
3100 Chase Tower
Houston, Texas  77002

Dear Sirs:

         1.  Introductory. TurboChef Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
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(the "Company"), proposes to sell up to 1,500,000 shares(the "Shares")of common
stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock"), of the Company at a purchase price of
$3.38 per Share.

         2.  Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company
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         represents, warrants, and agrees that:

             (i)  All reports and statements required to be filed by the
         Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
         "Exchange Act"), and the rules and regulations thereunder, due at or
         prior to the date of this Agreement have been made. Such filings,
         together with all documents incorporated by reference therein, are
         referred to as "Exchange Act Documents." Each Exchange Act Document, as
         amended, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the
         Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, and no Exchange
         Act Document, as amended, at the time each such document was filed,
         included any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
         any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
         the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
         were made, not misleading.

             (ii) The audited financial statements, together with the
         related notes of the Company at December 31, 2000 and 1999, included in
         the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
         31, 2000, and for the years then ended, the unaudited financial
         statements of the Company at September 30, 2001, and for the nine
         months then ended, included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
         10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001 (collectively, the
         "Company Financial Statements"), fairly present in all material
         respects, on the basis stated therein and on the date thereof, the
         financial position of the Company at the respective dates therein
         specified and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods
         then ended. To the best knowledge of the Company, such statements and
         related notes have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
         accounting principles applied on a consistent basis except as expressly
         noted therein.

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             (iii) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2(iii), subsequent to
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         September 30, 2001, the Company has not incurred any material
         liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, except in the
         ordinary course of business, and there has not been any material
         adverse change, or to the knowledge of the Company, any development
         involving a prospective material adverse change (so far as the Company
         may now foresee), in the condition (financial or otherwise), business,
         or results of operations of the Company or any change in the capital or
         increase in the long-term debt of the Company, nor has the Company
         declared, paid, or made any dividend or distribution of any kind on its
         capital stock.

             (iv)  All action required to be taken by the Company as a
         condition to the due and proper authorization, issuance, sale, and
         delivery of the Shares to subscribers therefor in accordance with the
         terms of this Agreement has been, or prior to the Closing Date (as
         herein defined), will have been taken; and upon the payment of the
         consideration for the Shares specified herein the Shares will be duly
         and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable with no personal
         liability attaching to the ownership thereof and free and clear of all
         liens imposed by or through the Company.

             (v)   The Company has been duly organized and is validly
         existing and in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the
         State of Delaware, with requisite corporate power and authority to own
         or lease its properties and to conduct its business as described in the
         Exchange Act Documents; the Company is duly qualified to do business
         and in good standing as a foreign corporation in all other
         jurisdictions in which its ownership or leasing of properties, or the
         conduct of its business requires or may require such qualification
         except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material
         adverse effect on the Company. The Company has complied in all material
         respects with all material laws, rules, regulations, applicable to the
         Company's business, operations, properties, assets, products, and
         services, and the Company is in possession of and operating in
         compliance with all material permits, licenses, and other
         authorization, required to conduct its business as currently conducted.

             (vi)  The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
         50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of which 16,900,355
         shares were issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and 5,000,000
         shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value, of which 21,000 shares of
         7% convertible preferred stock 30,000 shares of 8% Series B convertible
         preferred stock and 10,000 shares of 8% Series C convertible preferred
         stock are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and the
         designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations,
         and restrictions in respect of each class and series of authorized
         capital stock of the Company as set forth in the Company's certificate
         of incorporation will be valid, binding and enforceable, and in
         accordance with all applicable laws. Except for this Agreement, or as
         described on Schedule 2(vi), (a) there is no commitment by the Company
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         to issue any shares of capital stock, subscriptions, warrants, options,
         convertible securities, or

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         other similar rights to purchase or receive Company securities or to
         distribute to the holders of any of its equity securities any evidence
         of indebtedness, cash, or other assets, (b) the Company is under no
         obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem, or otherwise
         acquire any of its equity or debt securities or any interest therein or
         except with respect to its outstanding preferred stock to pay any
         dividend or make any other distribution in respect thereof, and (c) to
         the best of the Company's knowledge there are no voting trusts or
         similar agreements, stockholders' agreements, pledge agreements,
         buy-sell agreements, rights of first refusal, preemptive rights, or
         proxies relating to any securities of the Company. Except as set forth
         in the Exchange Act Documents, and to the best knowledge of the
         Company, no person holds of record or beneficially, 5% or more of the
         outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company. All outstanding
         securities of the Company were issued in compliance with applicable
         Federal and state securities laws.

             (vii)  Except as disclosed in the Exchange Act Documents and as
         described on Schedule 2(vii), there is no material pending or, to the
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         knowledge of the Company, threatened (a) action, suit, claim,
         proceeding, or investigation against or affecting the Company, at law
         or in equity, or before or by any Federal, state, municipal, or other
         governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
         instrumentality, domestic or foreign (each, a "Governmental Body"), (b)
         arbitration proceeding against or affecting the Company, (c)
         governmental inquiry against or affecting the Company, or (d) any
         action or suit by or on behalf of the Company pending or threatened
         against others.

             (viii) The Company is not in violation of its certificate of
         incorporation or bylaws, or in material default, or with the giving of
         notice or lapse of time or both, would be in material default, in the
         performance of any material obligation, agreement, or condition
         contained in any lease, license, material contract, indenture, or loan
         agreement or in any bond, debenture, note, or any other evidence of
         indebtedness, except for such defaults as would not have a material
         adverse effect on the Company. The execution, delivery and performance
         of this Agreement, the incurrence of the obligations herein, the
         issuance, sale, and delivery of the Shares and the consummation of the
         transactions contemplated herein, have been duly authorized by all
         requisite corporate action on the part of the Company and will not (a)
         conflict with or result in a breach of, or default under, the
         certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, or any material
         loan agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, or other agreement
         or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound,
         except to the extent that the same have been, or prior to the Closing
         Date will be, waived or cured, or any law, statute, order, rule,
         administrative regulation, or decree of any court, or governmental
         agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or its properties,
         or (b) result in the creation or imposition of any material lien,
         charge, claim, or encumbrance upon any property or asset of the
         Company.

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             (ix)   There are no pre-emptive rights or other rights to
         subscribe for or to purchase, or any restriction upon the voting or
         transfer of, any such shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Company's
         certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or any agreement or other
         instrument to which the Company is a party. Except as disclosed on
         Schedule 2(x), the issuance of the Shares is not subject to any
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         preemptive right of any stockholder of the Company or to any right of
         first refusal or other right in favor of any person.

             (x)    This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized,
         executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Company and constitutes a
         legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against
         the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
         may be limited except as limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy,
         insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general
         application affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and
         (ii) laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
         injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies and except as
         enforceability of the indemnity and contribution provisions contained
         in Section 7 hereof may be limited by applicable law or principles of
         public policy.

             (xi)   Except where such failure would not have a material
         adverse effect on the business, assets, results of operation, or
         condition of the Company, the Company has good and valid title to all
         of its assets. All of the Company's tangible personal property has been
         maintained in accordance with generally accepted industry practice and
         is, in all material respects, in good operating condition and repair,
         ordinary wear and tear excepted. All leased personal property is, in
         all material respects, in the condition required of such property by
         the terms of the lease applicable thereto, and all such leases are in
         full force and effect and have not been modified or amended, and no
         party thereto is in default in any material respect thereunder. Except
         as otherwise stated in the Exchange Act Documents (including the
         financial statements and notes thereto included therein) the Company
         has good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances to all of
         the personal property referred to in the Exchange Act Documents as
         being owned by it except liens and encumbrances that are not material
         in the aggregate and do not materially interfere with the conduct of
         the business of the Company.

             (xii)  No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
         court or governmental authority or agency is required for the
         consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this
         Agreement, except such as may be required by the National Association
         of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"), the Securities Act of 1933,
         as amended (the "Act"), or the rules and regulations thereunder or
         state securities or Blue Sky laws.

             (xiii) Except as would not have a material adverse effect on
         the business, assets, results of operation, or condition of the
         Company, the Company has filed, or caused to be filed, on a timely
         basis, all tax returns (including payroll,

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         unemployment, and other taxes related to its employees and independent
         contractors) required to be filed with any Governmental Body and has
         paid or caused to be paid all taxes, levies, assessments, tariffs,
         duties or other fees imposed, assessed, or collected by any
         Governmental Body that may have become due and payable pursuant to
         those tax returns or otherwise. No deficiency assessment with respect
         to or proposed adjustment of any of the Company's Federal, state,
         municipal, or local tax returns has occurred or, to the Company's
         knowledge, is threatened. There has been no tax lien imposed by any
         Governmental Body outstanding against the Company's assets or
         properties, except the lien for current taxes not yet due. The charges,
         accruals, and reserves on the books of the Company with respect to
         taxes for all fiscal periods are adequate, in the opinion of the
         Company, and the Company does not know of any actual or proposed tax
         assessment for any fiscal period or of any basis therefor against which
         adequate reserves have not been set up. The Company has not been
         advised that any Federal income tax return of the Company has been, or
         will be, examined or audited by the Internal Revenue Service.

             (xiv) The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(g)
         of the Exchange Act and is listed for quotation on the Nasdaq Stock
         Market.

         3.  Representations and Warranties of Sanders Morris Harris Inc. You
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represent and warrant to, and agree with, the Company that:

             (i)   You have been duly organized and are validly existing and
         in good standing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Texas,
         with power and authority (corporate and other) to perform your
         obligations under this Agreement; you are a broker-dealer registered
         and in good standing under the Exchange Act and under the securities or
         Blue Sky laws of each state in which the Shares are being offered or
         sold by you, and you are a member in good standing of the NASD; you are
         in possession of and operating in compliance with all authorizations,
         licenses, permits, consents, certificates, and orders required for the
         performance of your duties under this Agreement, and your performance
         of your duties hereunder will be in compliance with all applicable
         laws, including state securities and Blue Sky laws.

             (ii)  There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to
         which you are a party or of which any of your properties is the subject
         or, to your knowledge, threatened, which, if determined adversely to
         you, would individually or in the aggregate materially and adversely
         affect your ability to perform your obligations under this Agreement.

             (iii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
         court or governmental authority or agency is required for the
         performance by you of your obligations under this Agreement, except
         such as may be required by the NASD or under Regulation D or state
         securities or Blue Sky laws.

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             (iv) You have duly and validly authorized, executed and
         delivered this Agreement and this Agreement constitutes your legal,
         valid, and binding obligation enforceable against you in accordance
         with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited except as
         limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
         moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement
         of creditors' rights generally, and (ii) laws relating to the
         availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other
         equitable remedies and except as enforceability of the indemnity and
         contribution provisions contained in Section 7 may be limited by
         applicable law or principles of public policy.

         4.  Offering and Sale of the Shares. (a) On the basis of the
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representations, warranties, and covenants herein contained, but subject to the
terms and upon the conditions herein set forth, you are hereby appointed the
exclusive selling agent of the Company during the term herein specified (the
"Offering Period") for the purpose of finding subscribers for up to 1,500,000
Shares, on a best-efforts basis for the account of the Company through a private
offering (the "Offering") to an unlimited number of "accredited investors" (as
such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D). Subject to the performance by
the Company of all its obligations to be performed hereunder, and to the
completeness and accuracy of all the representations and warranties contained
herein, you hereby accept such agency and agree on the terms and conditions
herein set forth to use your best efforts during the Offering Period to find
subscribers for up to 1,500,000 Shares at a price of $ 3.38 per share. Your
agency hereunder, which is terminable as provided in Section 10 hereof, shall
terminate at 11:59 p.m., Houston, Texas time, on December 31, 2001; provided
that such termination date (the "Termination Date") may be extended by mutual
written agreement of the parties.

         (b) Each subscriber must complete and execute a copy of the
Subscription Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto. Upon receipt,
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you shall hold all such Subscription Agreements and subscription funds in
safekeeping.

         (c) On or before the Closing Date (as defined below) you shall promptly
notify the Company in writing of the aggregate amount of Shares for which you
have received subscriptions (the "Notice Date"). Payment of the purchase price
for the Shares for which you have found subscribers, and delivery, with respect
to each subscriber for Shares, of a copy of a Subscription Agreement signed by
such subscriber, shall then be made at the offices of Sanders Morris Harris, 600
Travis Street, Suite 3100, Houston, Texas 77002 or such other place as shall be
agreed upon between you and the Company, at 10:00 A.M., Houston Time, no later
than the fifth full business day after the Notice Date, or such other day and
time (not later than ten business days thereafter) as shall be agreed upon
between you and the Company (the "Closing Date").

         (d) As compensation for your services, a cash commission will be paid
to you with respect to subscriptions received by you as to which the payments
and deliveries provided for in this Section 4 are made at the Closing Date equal
to 7.0% of the purchase price of each Share. Such commissions shall be paid to
you on the Closing Date by bank

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wire transfer payable in immediately available funds. In addition, the Company
agrees to reimburse you for your reasonable expenses in accordance with Section
6 hereof.

         (e) Neither you nor the Company shall, directly or indirectly, pay or
award any finder's fees, commissions or other compensation to any person engaged
by a potential investor for investment advice as an inducement to such advisor
to advise the purchase of the Shares; provided, however, that normal sales
commissions payable to a registered broker-dealer or other properly licensed
person for selling the Shares shall not be prohibited hereby.

         (f) You will prepare and file such statements and reports as are or may
be required to enable the Shares to be qualified for sale under the securities
laws of such jurisdictions as you may designate.

         (g) You will not make a general solicitation with respect to the
Offering.

         (h) The Company will issue to you on the Closing Date a Common Stock
purchase warrant (the "Agent's Warrant") in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B granting you the right to purchase from the Company for a
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period of five years after the Closing Date, the number of shares of Common
Stock equal to 8% of the shares of Common Stock sold by you, at a purchase price
of $4.10 per share.

         5.  Covenants and Agreements of the Company.  The Company covenants and
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agrees with you that:

         (a) It will not, prior to the Closing Date, incur any material
liability or obligation, direct or contingent, or enter into any material
transaction, other than in the ordinary course of business. It will not, prior
to the Closing Date, declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on the
Common Stock payable to stockholders of record on a date prior to the Closing
Date or declare or pay any bonuses to employees or increase any the compensation
of any officers of the Company without your prior written consent except normal
and customary bonuses and increases.

         (b) It will cooperate with you to enable the Shares to be qualified for
sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as you may designate,
subject to approval by the Company, and at your request will make such
applications and furnish such information as may be required of it for that
purpose; provided, however, that you and the Company shall first determine
whether an exemption from registration other than the Uniform Limited Offering
Exemption (ULOE) or a similar exemption is available in each such jurisdiction
and the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business or to file a
general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. It will, from
time to time, prepare and file such statements and reports as are or may be
required to continue such qualifications in effect for so long a period as you
may reasonably request for the distribution of the Shares.

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         (c) It will file all reports required by Regulation D with regard to
sales of the Shares and use of the proceeds therefrom; provided that you provide
all relevant information to the Company in writing as to purchasers of the
Shares required for such filings.

         (d) It will not offer or sell any securities of the Company that are of
the same or a similar class as the Shares for a period of six months after the
Closing Date, other than those offers or sales of securities under an employee
benefit plan as defined in Rule 405 under the Act or in connection with an
acquisition of assets or another business by the Company if such offering will
be integrated with the offering of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement for
purposes of the exemptions under Regulation D, so as to invalidate the exemption
from registration relied on to offer and sell the Shares.

         6.  Payment of Expenses. If this Agreement becomes effective and the
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transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, the Company will
pay (1) all reasonable expenses incident to the performance of the obligations
of the Company under this Agreement, including (but not limited to) all expenses
and taxes incident to the sale and delivery of the Shares, all expenses incident
to the printing of copies any "Blue Sky" memorandum and this Agreement and
furnishing the same to you, all filing and printing fees and expenses (including
legal fees and disbursements of your counsel not to exceed $5,000) directly
incurred in connection with qualification of the Shares for sale under the laws
of such jurisdictions as you may designate, the fees and disbursements of
counsel and accountants for the Company, (2) all of your reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and disbursements of your counsel,
travel, and related expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
Offering) incurred in connection with this Agreement, preparing to market, and
marketing the Shares, and (3) the reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred in
connection with the negotiation, execution, and delivery of Subscription
Agreements and the related agreements of counsel to the subscribers for Shares,
up to a maximum of $5,000.

         7.  Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to
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indemnify and hold harmless you and each person, if any, (who controls you
within the meaning of the Act), against any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, or expenses (including, unless the Company elects to assume the
defense as hereinafter provided, the reasonable cost of investigating and
defending against any claims therefor and counsel fees incurred in connection
therewith), joint or several, which (1) are based on the ground or alleged
ground that any Exchange Act Document, includes or allegedly includes an untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, or (2) arise out of the Company's breach of a
representation or warranty or covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement;
provided that in no case is the Company to be liable with respect to any claims
made against you, or any such controlling person unless you or such controlling
person shall have notified the Company in writing within a reasonable time after
the summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the
claim shall have been served upon you or such controlling person, but failure to
notify the Company of any such claim shall not relieve it

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from any liability that it may have to you or such controlling person otherwise
than on account of the indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph. The
Company will be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense, or if
it so elects, to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such
liability, but, if the Company elects to assume the defense, such defense shall
be conducted by counsel chosen by it and reasonably acceptable to you. In the
event the Company elects to assume the defense of any such suit and retain such
counsel, you or such controlling person or persons, defendant or defendants in
the suit, may retain additional counsel but shall bear the fees and expenses of
such counsel unless (i) the Company shall have specifically authorized the
retaining of such counsel or (ii) the parties to such suit include you or such
controlling person or persons, and the Company and you or such controlling
person or persons have been advised by counsel that one or more material legal
defenses may be available to you or them that may not be available to the
Company in which case the Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of
such suit notwithstanding its obligation to bear the reasonable fees and
expenses of such counsel. In no event shall the Company be liable for the fees
and expenses of more than one counsel for all indemnified parties in connection
with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same
jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. The
Company shall not be required to indemnify any person for any settlement of any
such claim effected without the Company's consent which shall not be
unreasonably withheld. This indemnification obligation will be in addition to
any primary liability that the Company might otherwise have.

         (b) You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of the
Company's officers, directors, and each other person, if any, who controls the
Company within the meaning of the Act, against any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, or expenses (including, unless you elect to assume the defense, the
reasonable cost of investigating and defending against any claims therefor and
counsel fees incurred in connection therewith), joint or several, which (1)
arise out of any acts or omissions by you that cause the offering to involve a
public offering under the Act or your failure to be properly licensed to sell
the Shares or (2) arise out of your breach of a representation or warranty or
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement; provided, however, that in no
case are you to be liable with respect to any claims made against the Company or
any such person against whom the action is brought unless the Company or such
person shall have notified you in writing within a reasonable time after the
summons or other first legal process giving information of the nature of the
claim shall have been served upon the Company or such person, but failure to
notify you of such claim shall not relieve you from any liability that you may
have to the Company or such person otherwise than on account of the indemnity
agreement contained in this paragraph. You shall be entitled to participate at
your expense in the defense, or if you so elect, to assume the defense of any
suit brought to enforce any such liability, but, if you elect to assume the
defense, counsel chosen by you and reasonably acceptable to the Company shall
conduct such defense. In the event that you elect to assume the defense of any
such suit and retain such counsel, the Company, said officers and directors and
any person or persons, defendant or defendants in the suit, may retain
additional counsel but shall bear the fees and expenses of such counsel unless
(i) you shall have specifically authorized the

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retaining of such counsel or (ii) the parties to such suit include you or such
controlling person or persons, and the Company and you or such controlling
person or persons have been advised by counsel that one or more material legal
defenses may be available to the Company that may not be available to you or
them in which case you shall not be entitled to assume the defense of such suit
notwithstanding your obligation to bear the reasonable fees and expenses of such
counsel. You shall not be liable to indemnify any person for any settlement of
any such claim effected without your or its consent which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. This indemnification obligation will be in addition to
any primary liability that you might otherwise have.

         (c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is
unavailable, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Company on
one hand and you on the other from the offering, but also the relative fault of
the Company on the one hand and you on the other in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, or expenses (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company
on the one hand and you on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same
proportion as the total maximum net proceeds from the offering (before deducting
expenses) received by the Company, bear to the total selling commissions
received by you. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the Company, the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission, and whether a party breached a representation or warranty or covenant
or agreement contained in this Agreement. The Company and you agree that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to above. The amount paid or payable by an
indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
expenses (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above shall be deemed to
include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with investigating or defending any such claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (c), you shall not be required
to contribute any amount in excess of 7% of the gross proceeds of the offering
less the amount of any damages which you have otherwise been required to pay by
reason of an untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
by the Company. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

         8.  Survival of Indemnities, Representations, Warranties, etc.  The
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respective indemnities, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties, and
other statements of you and the Company as set forth in this Agreement or made
by them respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and
effect, regardless of any

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investigation made by or on behalf of you, the Company or any of the officers or
directors of the Company or any controlling person, and shall survive delivery
of and payment for the Shares.

         9.  Conditions of Your Obligations. Your obligations hereunder are
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subject to the accuracy in all material respects at and (except as otherwise
stated herein) as of the date hereof and at and as of the Closing Date, of the
representations and warranties made herein by the Company, to the compliance in
all material respects at and as of the Closing Date by the Company with its
covenants and agreements herein contained and other provisions hereof to be
satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date and to the following additional
conditions:

         (a) You shall not have stated in writing prior to the Closing Date to
the Company that any Exchange Act Document, or any amendment or supplement
thereto contains an untrue statement of fact which, in your opinion, is
material, or omits to state a fact which, in your opinion, is necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.

         (b) You shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, of
the Chief Executive Officer or the President and the chief financial or
accounting officer of the Company to the effect that:

             (i)   To the best of the knowledge of the signers, the
         representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are
         true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing
         Date, and the Company has complied in all material respects with all
         the agreements and satisfied in all material respects all the
         conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the
         Closing Date;

             (ii)  No litigation has been instituted or, to the knowledge of the
         Company, threatened against the Company of a character required to be
         disclosed in an Exchange Act Document under Item 103 of Regulation S-K
         that has not been so disclosed to you; and

             (iii) Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date,
         there has not been any material adverse change, or to the knowledge of
         the Company, any development involving a prospective material adverse
         change (so far as the Company may now foresee), in the condition
         (financial or otherwise), business, or results of operations of the
         Company.

         (d) The Company shall have furnished to you such additional
certificates as you may have reasonably requested as to compliance at and as of
the Closing Date by it with its covenants and agreements herein contained and
other provisions hereof to be satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date and as
to other conditions to your obligations hereunder.

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         (e) There shall not have been any material adverse change in any legal
proceedings or regulatory actions pending or the commencement of similar actions
which, if determined adversely to the Company, would have a material adverse
effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), business, property, or results
of operations of the Company.

         If any of the conditions provided for in this Section 9 shall not have
been satisfied when and as required by this Agreement, this Agreement may be
terminated by you by notifying the Company of such termination in writing at or
prior to the Closing Date, but you shall be entitled to waive any of such
conditions.

         10.  Effective Date.  This Agreement shall become effective at 11:00
              ---------------
A.M., Houston Time, on the date hereof (the "Effective Time").

         11.  Termination. In the event of any termination of this Agreement
              -----------
under this or any other provision of this Agreement, there shall be no liability
of any party to this Agreement to any other party, other than as provided in
Sections 6, 7, and 8.

         This Agreement may be terminated after the Effective Time by (i) the
Company for any reason by notice to you and (ii) you by notice to the Company
(A) if at or prior to the Closing Date trading in securities on the New York
Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or the Nasdaq Stock Market
(collectively, the "Exchanges") shall have been suspended or minimum or maximum
prices shall have been established on either such exchange or stock market, or a
banking moratorium shall have been declared by Texas or United States
authorities (unless such suspension is made pending completion of the sale of
the Shares, at which time, such suspension will be lifted); (B) if at or prior
to the Closing Date there shall have been an outbreak of hostilities between the
United States and any foreign country, or any other insurrection or armed
conflict involving the United States which, in your reasonable judgment, makes
it impracticable or inadvisable to offer or sell the Shares; (C) if there shall
have been any material development or prospective development involving
particularly the business or properties or securities of the Company or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which, in your judgment, makes it
impracticable or inadvisable to offer or deliver the Shares on the terms
contemplated by this Agreement, or (D) if there shall be any material litigation
or regulatory action, pending or threatened against or involving the Company,
which, in your judgment, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to offer or
deliver the Shares on the terms contemplated by this Agreement.

         If, and only if, the Company terminates this Agreement after it becomes
effective for any reason (other than your material failure to comply with your
obligations under this Agreement) or the offering fails to close because of the
Company's breach of any representations or warranties contained in this
Agreement or the Company's failure to fulfill its covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement, the Company shall pay you your actual expenses
incurred as provided in Sections 4(d) and 6 hereof, less the amounts previously
paid to you by the Company, which shall be in addition to all

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amounts previously paid to you, and any amounts payable to you pursuant to
Sections 4(d), 6, or 7 hereof.

In addition, as set forth in Section 4, this Agreement shall terminate at 11:59
p.m., Houston, Texas time, on December 31, 2001; provided that such termination
may be extended by mutual written agreement by both parties.

         12. Agreement Concerning Disclosure of Information. You agree to treat
             ----------------------------------------------
confidentially any information which is furnished to you (or to parties acting
on your behalf) by or on behalf of the Company (the "Information"). You agree
that you will use the Information only for the purposes related to your and your
clients' investment in the Company, and that the Information will be kept
confidential by you and your partners, members, managers, officers, directors,
employees, agents, accountants, attorneys and other affiliates (collectively,
the "Affiliates"), and your attorneys and accountants (collectively, the
"Professionals"), and that you, such Affiliates, or Professionals will not
disclose the Information to any person; provided, however, that the Information
may be disclosed to (a) Affiliates and Professionals who need to know such
Information for the purpose of evaluating or providing services in connection
with the your and your clients' investment in the Company, (b) to any federal or
state regulatory agency and their employees, agents, and attorneys
(collectively, "Regulators") for the purpose of making any filings with
Regulators if disclosure of such Information is required by law (provided that
you advise the Company in writing of the Information to be so disclosed prior to
such filing), and (c) any other person to which the Company consents in writing
prior to any such disclosure.

         In the event that you are requested or required (by oral questions,
documents, subpoena, civil investigation, demand, interrogatories, request for
information, or other similar process) to disclose to any person or entity any
information supplied to you, your Affiliates, or your Professionals in the
course of their dealings with the Company or their respective representatives,
you agree that you will provide the Company with prompt notice of such
request(s) within a reasonable time prior to such disclosure so that the Company
may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waiver of compliance with the
provisions of this Agreement. It is further agreed that, if a protective order
is not obtained, or a waiver is not granted hereunder, and you are nonetheless,
in the written opinion of counsel, compelled to disclose information concerning
the Company to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt or suffer the
censure or penalty, you may disclose such information to such tribunal without
liability hereunder. Prior to making such disclosure, you shall deliver a
written opinion of your counsel to the Company's counsel that disclosure is
compelled by law. You will exercise your best efforts to obtain a protective
order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded
the Information.

         13. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and, if
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sent to you shall be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to you, at
3100 Chase Tower, Houston, Texas 77002, or if sent to the Company shall be
mailed, delivered or

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telegraphed and confirmed to the Company, at 10500 Metric Drive, Suite 128,
Dallas, Texas 75243, Attention: President.

         14.  Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
              ----------
binding upon you, the Company, and their respective successors and legal
representatives, except that neither the Company nor you may assign or transfer
any of its or your rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement
is intended or shall be construed to give any person other than the persons
mentioned in the preceding sentence any legal or equitable right, remedy or
claim under or in respect of this Agreement, or any provisions herein contained,
this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and
being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and for the benefit of
no other person; except that the representations, warranties, covenants,
agreements and indemnities of the Company contained in this Agreement shall also
be for the benefit of the person or persons, if any, who control you within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act, and your indemnities shall also be for the
benefit of each officer and director of the Company and the person or persons,
if any, who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act.

         15.  Applicable Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
              --------------
in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.

         If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding please indicate
your acceptance thereof in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon
this letter and your acceptance shall constitute a binding agreement between us.

                                                   Very truly yours,

                                                   TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                                   By /s/ Jeffrey B. Bogatin
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                   Name: Jeffrey B. Bogatin
                                                        ------------------------
                                                   Title: Chairman & CEO
                                                         -----------------------

Accepted and delivered in Houston,
  Texas as of the date first above written

SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS INC.

By: /s/ Dean Oakey
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                                                                 Schedule 2(iii)

                              Material Liabilities
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                                      None

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                                                                  Schedule 2(vi)

                         Outstanding Stock Options, Etc.
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                                                                 Schedule 2(vii)

                                    Disputes
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In December 1999, TurboChef Technologies, Inc. (the Company) and Tridelta
Industries Inc. (Tridelta) entered into an agreement for the development and
purchase of interface control systems manufactured by Tridelta. This contract
was amended in September 2000. Tridelta currently seeks $116,320.66 in damages,
plus additional lost profits, due to the Company not placing an order for 10,000
control boards, as previously agreed upon per the contract.

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.19

                          REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

         This Registration Rights Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of the 31st day of December, 2001 (the "Effective Date") between
TurboChef Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the
parties set forth on the signature pages hereto (each, a "Purchaser" and
collectively, the "Purchasers").

                                R E C I T A L S:

         A. The Purchasers have purchased, in the aggregate, 1,049,823 shares of
the Company's Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (as defined below)
pursuant to Subscription Agreements, each dated as of December 19, 2001, (each,
a "Subscription Agreement" and collectively, the "Subscription Agreements"), by
and between the Company and each Purchaser.

         B. The Company and the Purchasers desire to set forth the registration
rights to be granted by the Company to the Purchasers.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises,
representations, warranties, covenants, and conditions set forth herein and in
the Subscription Agreements, the parties mutually agree as follows:

                               A G R E E M E N T:

         1. Certain Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms
            -------------------
shall have the following respective meanings:

         "Certificate of Incorporation" means the Certificate of Incorporation
          ----------------------------
of the Company as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as
the same may be amended from time to time.

         "Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
          ----------
other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

         "Common Stock" shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
          ------------
of the Company and any and all shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of: (i) the Company which are added to or exchanged or substituted
for the Common Stock by reason of the declaration of any stock dividend or stock
split, the issuance of any distribution or the reclassification, readjustment,
recapitalization or other such modification of the capital structure of the
Company; and (ii) any other corporation, now or hereafter organized under the
laws of any state or other governmental authority, with which the Company is
merged, which results from any consolidation or reorganization to which the
Company is a party, or to which is sold all or substantially all of the shares
or assets of the Company, if immediately after such merger, consolidation,
reorganization or sale, the Company or the stockholders of the Company own
equity securities having in the aggregate more than 50% of the total voting
power of such other corporation.

         "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
          ------------
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

         "Family Member" shall mean (a) with respect to any individual, such
          -------------
individual's spouse, any descendants (whether natural, adopted or in the process
of adoption), any trust all of the beneficial

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interests of which are owned by any of such individuals or by any of such
individuals together with any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the estate of any such individual,
and any corporation, association, partnership or limited liability company all
of the equity interests of which are owned by those above described individuals,
trusts or organizations and (b) with respect to any trust, the owners of the
beneficial interests of such trust.

         "Form S-3" shall mean such form under the Securities Act as in effect
          --------
on the date hereof or any registration form under the Securities Act
subsequently adopted by the Commission which permits inclusion or incorporation
of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company
with the Commission.

         "Holder" shall mean each Purchaser or any of such Holder's respective
          ------
successors and assigns who acquire rights in accordance with this Agreement with
respect to the Registrable Securities directly or indirectly from such Holder,
including any Permitted Assignee of such Holder.

         "Permitted Assignee" shall mean (a) with respect to a partnership, its
          ------------------
partners or former partners in accordance with their partnership interests, (b)
with respect to a corporation, its shareholders in accordance with their
interest in the corporation, (c) with respect to a limited liability company,
its members or former members in accordance with their interest in the limited
liability company, (d) with respect to an individual party, any Family Member of
such party, (e) an entity that is controlled by, controls, or is under common
control with a transferor, or (f) a party to this Agreement.

         The terms "register", "registered" and "registration" refers to a
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registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in
compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the
effectiveness of such registration statement.

         "Registrable Securities" shall mean shares of Common Stock issued to
          ----------------------
each Purchaser pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, excluding (i) any
                                                        ---------
Registrable Securities that have been publicly sold or may be sold immediately
without registration under the Securities Act either pursuant to Rule 144 of the
Securities Act or otherwise; (ii) any Registrable Securities sold by a person in
a transaction pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities
Act or (iii) any Registrable Securities that are at the time subject to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

         "Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
          --------------
any similar federal statute promulgated in replacement thereof, and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect
at the time.

         "S-3 Blackout Period" shall mean, with respect to a Form S-3
          -------------------
registration, a period not in excess of 60 calendar days in any calendar year
during which the Company, in the good faith judgment of its Board of Directors,
determines (because of the existence of, or in anticipation of, any acquisition,
financing activity, or other transaction involving the Company, or the
unavailability for reasons beyond the Company's control of any required
financial statements, disclosure of information which is in its best interest
not to publicly disclose, or any other event or condition of similar
significance to the Company) that the registration and distribution of the
Registrable Securities to be covered by such S-3 Registration, if any, would be
seriously detrimental to the Company and its shareholders.

         2. Term. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a
            ----
period of two (2) year from the Effective Date.

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         3.    Registration.
               ------------

         (a)   Registration on Form S-3. As promptly as reasonably practicable
               ------------------------
after the date hereof, but in any event not later than March 31, 2002, the
Company shall file a shelf registration statement on Form S-1 or, if the Company
is eligible to use such form, Form S-3 (or such successor forms) relating to the
resale by the Holders of all of the Registrable Securities; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration,
qualification or compliance pursuant to this Section 3(a), or keep such
registration effective pursuant to Section 4: (i) in any particular jurisdiction
in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business as a foreign
corporation or as a dealer in securities under the securities or blue sky laws
of such jurisdiction or to execute a general consent to service of process in
effecting such registration, qualification or compliance, in each case where it
has not already done so; or (ii) during any S-3 Blackout Period. The Company
shall not be required to file more that one registration statement pursuant to
this Section 3(a).

         (b)   Piggyback Registration. If the Company shall determine to
               ----------------------
register for sale for cash any of its Common Stock, for its own account or for
the account of others (other than the Holders), other than (i) a registration
relating solely to employee benefit plans or securities issued or issuable to
employees, consultants (to the extent the securities owned or to be owned by
such consultants could be registered on Form S-8) or any of their Family Members
(including a registration on Form S-8) or (ii) a registration relating solely to
a Commission Rule 145 transaction, a registration on Form S-4 in connection with
a merger, acquisition, divestiture, reorganization or similar event, the Company
shall promptly give to the Holders written notice thereof (and in no event shall
such notice be given less than 30 calendar days prior to the filing of such
registration statement), and shall include in such registration (and any related
qualification under blue sky laws or other compliance) (a "Piggyback
Registration"), and in any underwriting involved therein, all of the Registrable
Securities specified in a written request or requests, made within 20 calendar
days after receipt of such written notice from the Company, by any Holder or
Holders. However, the Company may, without the consent of the Holders, withdraw
such registration statement prior to its becoming effective if the Company, in
good faith, has elected to abandon its proposal to register the securities
proposed to be registered thereby. The Company shall not be required to file
more that one registration statement pursuant to this Section 3(b).

         (c)   Underwriting. If a Piggyback Registration is for a registered
               ------------
public offering involving an underwriting, the Company shall so advise the
Holders in writing or as a part of the written notice given pursuant to Section
3(b). In such event the right of any Holder to registration pursuant to Section
3(b) shall be conditioned upon such Holder's participation in such underwriting
and the inclusion of such Holder's Registrable Securities in the underwriting to
the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities
through such underwriting shall (together with the Company and any other
shareholders of the Company distributing their securities through such
underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the
underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3(c), if the underwriter or
the Company determines that marketing factors require a limitation of the number
of shares to be underwritten, the underwriter may exclude some or all
Registrable Securities from such registration and underwriting. The Company
shall so advise all Holders (except those Holders who have indicated to the
Company their decision not to distribute any of their Registrable Securities
through such underwriting), and the number of shares of Registrable Securities
that may be included in the registration and underwriting, if any, shall be
allocated among such Holders as follows:

               (i) In the event of a Piggyback Registration that is initiated by
         the Company, the number of shares that may be included in the
         registration and underwriting shall be allocated first to the Company
         and then to all selling shareholders, including the Holders, who have
         requested to

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         sell in the registration on a pro rata basis according to the number
         of shares requested to be included; and

               (ii) In the event of a Piggyback Registration that is initiated
         by the exercise of demand registration rights by a shareholder or
         shareholders of the Company (other than the Holders), then the number
         of shares that may be included in the registration and underwriting
         shall be allocated first to such selling shareholders who exercised
         such demand and then to all selling shareholders, including the
         Holders, who have requested to sell in the registration, on a pro rata
         basis according to the number of shares requested to be included.

         (d)   No Registrable Securities excluded from the underwriting by
reason of the underwriter's marketing limitation shall be included in such
registration. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting,
such person may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and
the underwriter. The Registrable Securities and/or other securities so withdrawn
from such underwriting shall also be withdrawn from such registration; provided,
however, that, if by the withdrawal of such Registrable Securities a greater
number of Registrable Securities held by other Holders may be included in such
registration (up to the maximum of any limitation imposed by the underwriters),
then the Company shall offer to all Holders who have included Registrable
Securities in the registration the right to include additional Registrable
Securities pursuant to the terms and limitations set forth herein in the same
proportion used above in determining the underwriter limitation.

         4.    Registration Procedures. In the case of each registration,
               -----------------------
qualification or compliance effected by the Company pursuant to Section 3
hereof, the Company will keep each Holder reasonably advised in writing as to
the initiation of each registration, qualification and compliance and as to the
completion thereof. At its expense with respect to any registration statement
filed pursuant to Section 4, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts
to:

         (a)   prepare and file with the Commission with respect to such
Registrable Securities, a registration statement on any form for which the
Company then qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate,
and which form shall be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities in
accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof, and use its best
efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective at
least for a period ending with the first to occur of (i) the sale of all
Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement, (ii) the
availability under Rule 144 for the Holder to immediately, freely resell without
restriction all Registrable Securities covered by the registration statement,
and (iii) nine months (in the case of a registration on Form S-1; provided,
however, that if the Company files a registration on Form S-1 and subsequently
becomes eligible to use Form S-3, it will file a post-effective amendment to
such Form S-1 on Form S-3 prior to the end of such nine-month period and use its
best efforts to cause such registration statement as amended to become and
remain effective for a total of 18 months) or 18 months (in the case of a
registration on Form S-3) after a registration statement filed pursuant to
Section 3(a) is declared effective by the Commission or 90 days after a
Piggyback Registration is declared effective by the Commission (in either case,
the "Effectiveness Period"); provided that no later than five business days
before filing with the Commission a registration statement or prospectus or any
amendments or supplements thereto, including documents incorporated by reference
after the initial filing of any registration statement, the Company shall (i)
furnish to the underwriters, if any, and to one counsel ("Holders Counsel")
selected by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by
such registration statement copies of all such documents proposed to be filed
(excluding any exhibits other than applicable underwriting documents), in
substantially the form proposed to be filed, which documents shall be subject to
the review of the underwriters and such counsel, and (ii) notify each Holder of
Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement of any stop order
issued or threatened by the Commission and take all reasonable actions required
to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered;

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         (b)   prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective
during the Effectiveness Period (but in any event at least until expiration of
the 90-day period referred to in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act and Rule
174, or any successor thereto, thereunder, if applicable), and comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all
securities covered by such registration statement during such period in
accordance with the intended method(s) of disposition by the sellers thereof set
forth in such registration statement;

         (c)   furnish, without charge, to each Holder and each underwriter, if
any, of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement one (1)
signed copy of such registration statement (excluding any exhibits thereto other
than applicable underwriting documents), each amendment and supplement thereto
(including one (1) conformed copy to each Holder and one (1) signed copy to each
managing underwriter and in each case including all exhibits thereto), and such
number of copies of the prospectus included in such registration statement
(including each preliminary prospectus and any other prospectus filed under Rule
424 under the Securities Act) as such Holders may request, in conformity with
the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such Holder
may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by such Holder, but only during the Effectiveness Period;

         (d)   use its best efforts to register or qualify such Registrable
Securities under such other applicable securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as any Holder, and underwriter, if any, of Registrable Securities
covered by such registration statement reasonably requests as may be necessary
for the marketability of the Registrable Securities (such request to be made by
the time the applicable registration statement is deemed effective by the
Commission) and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably
necessary or advisable to enable such Holder and each underwriter, if any, to
consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities
owned by such Holder; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i)
                      --------
qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not
otherwise be required to qualify but for this paragraph (d), (ii) subject itself
to taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (iii) consent to general service of
process in any such jurisdiction;

         (e)   immediately notify the managing underwriter, if any, and each
Holder of such Registrable Securities at any time when a prospectus relating
thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of
any event which comes to the Company's attention if as a result of such event
the prospectus included in such registration statement contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and
the Company shall promptly prepare and furnish to such Holder a supplement or
amendment to such prospectus (or prepare and file appropriate reports under the
Exchange Act) so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such
Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, unless suspension of
the use of such prospectus otherwise is authorized herein or in the event of an
S-3 Blackout Period, in which case no supplement or amendment need be furnished
(or Exchange Act filing made) until the termination of such suspension or S-3
Blackout Period;

         (f) use its best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities
covered by the registration statement to be listed on the American Stock
Exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market or the national securities exchange on which
similar securities issued by the Company are then listed, and enter into such
customary agreements including a listing application and indemnification
agreement in customary form (provided that the applicable listing requirements
are satisfied), and to provide a transfer agent and
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registrar for such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement
no later than the effective date of such registration statement;

         (g)   subject to the execution of appropriate confidentiality
agreements with respect to the material nonpublic information, make available
for inspection during normal business hours by any Holder of Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement, any underwriter participating
in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement, and any attorney
agent retained by any such Holder or underwriter (collectively, the
"Inspectors"), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents
and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Records"), if
any, as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due
diligence responsibility, and cause the Company's and its subsidiaries'
officers, directors and employees to supply all information and respond to all
inquiries reasonably requested by any such Inspector in connection with such
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no
obligation to disclose any Records to the Inspectors in the event the Company
determines that such disclosure is reasonably likely to have an adverse effect
on the Company's ability to assert the existence of an attorney-client privilege
with respect thereto; and

         (h)   comply, and continue to comply during the period that such
registration statement is effective under the Securities Act, in all material
respects with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and with all applicable
rules and regulations of the Commission with respect to the disposition of all
securities covered by such registration statement, and make available to its
security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement
covering the period of at least twelve (12) months, but not more than eighteen
(18) months, beginning with the first full calendar month after the effective
date of such registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that, upon receipt of any notice
from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section
4(e) hereof or of the commencement of an S-3 Blackout Period, such Holder shall
discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration
statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Holder's receipt of
the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section
4(e) hereof or notice of the end of the S-3 Blackout Period, and, if so directed
by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company's
expense) all copies (including, without limitation, any and all drafts), other
than permanent file copies, then in such Holder's possession, of the prospectus
covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such
notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the period
mentioned in Section 4(b) hereof shall be extended by the greater of (i) ten
business days or (ii) the number of days during the period from and including
the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof to and
including the date when each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such
registration statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or
amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4(e) hereof.

         5.    Registration Expenses. The Company shall pay all expenses in
               ---------------------
connection with any registration, including, without limitation, all
registration, filing, stock exchange and NASD fees, printing expenses, all fees
and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, the fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company and of its independent accountants, and
the reasonable fees and disbursements of a Holders Counsel; provided that, in
any underwritten registration, each party shall pay for its own underwriting
discounts and commissions and transfer taxes. Except as provided in this Section
5 and Section 8, the Company shall not be responsible for the expenses of any
attorney or other advisor employed by a Holder of Registrable Securities.

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         6.    Assignment of Rights. No Holder may assign its rights under this
               --------------------
Agreement to any party without the prior written consent of the Company;
provided, however, that a Holder may assign its rights under this Agreement
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without such restrictions to a Permitted Assignee.

         7.    Information by Holder. The Holder or Holders of Registrable
               ---------------------
Securities included in any registration shall furnish to the Company such
information  regarding  such Holder or Holders and the distribution proposed by
such Holder or Holders as the Company may request in writing.

         8.    Indemnification.
               ---------------

         (a)   In the event of the offer and sale of Registrable Securities held
by Holders under the Securities Act, the Company shall, and hereby does,
indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each
Holder, its directors, officers, partners, each other person who participates as
an underwriter in the offering or sale of such securities, and each other
Person, if any, who controls or is under common control with such Holder or any
such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, and expenses to
which the Holder or any such director, officer, partner or underwriter or
controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions or
proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of
or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in any registration statement under which such shares
were registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus or summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made not misleading,
and the Company shall reimburse the Holder, and each such director, officer,
partner, underwriter and controlling person for any legal or any other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, defending or
settling any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action or proceeding; provided
that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any
such loss, claim, damage, liability (or action or proceeding in respect thereof)
or expense arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement in or omission or alleged omission from such registration statement,
any such preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, summary prospectus, amendment
or supplement in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company through an instrument duly executed by or on behalf of
such Holder specifically stating that it is for use in the preparation thereof.
Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any
investigation made by or on behalf of the Holders, or any such director,
officer, partner, underwriter or controlling person and shall survive the
transfer of such shares by the Holder.

         (b)   The Company may require as a condition to including any
Registrable Securities to be offered by a Holder in any registration statement
filed pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall have received an agreement
from such Holder to be bound by the terms of this Section 8, including an
undertaking reasonably satisfactory to it from such Holder, to indemnify and
hold the Company, its directors and officers and each other Person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act,
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
the Company or any such director or officer or controlling person may become
subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or
threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from
such registration statement, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or
summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, if
such statement or alleged statement or omission or alleged omission was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information about such Holder as a
Holder of the Company furnished to the Company; provided, however, that such
                                                --------  -------
indemnity agreement found in this

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Section 8(b) shall in no event exceed the gross proceeds from the offering
received by such Holder. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect,
regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or any such
director, officer or controlling person and shall survive the transfer by any
Holder of such shares.

         (c)   Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the
commencement of any action or proceeding involving a claim referred to in
Section 8(a) or (b) hereof (including any governmental action), such indemnified
party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying
party, give written notice to the indemnifying party of the commencement of such
action; provided that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as
provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations
under Section 8(a) or (b) hereof, except to the extent that the indemnifying
party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. In case any such
action is brought against an indemnified party, unless in the reasonable
judgment of counsel to such indemnified party a conflict of interest between
such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist or the indemnified party may
have defenses not available to the indemnifying party in respect of such claim,
the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and to assume the
defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party
and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its
election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be
liable to such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses subsequently
incurred by the latter in connection with the defense thereof, unless in such
indemnified party's reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such
indemnified and indemnifying parties arises in respect of such claim after the
assumption of the defenses thereof or the indemnifying party fails to defend
such claim in a diligent manner, other than reasonable costs of investigation.
Neither an indemnified nor an indemnifying party shall be liable for any
settlement of any action or proceeding effected without its consent. No
indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent
to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as
an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such
indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or
litigation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, and
without limiting any of the rights set forth above, in any event any party shall
have the right to retain, at its own expense, counsel with respect to the
defense of a claim.

         (d)   The indemnification required by Section 8(a) and (b) hereof shall
be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the
investigation or defense, as and when bills received or expenses, losses,
damages, or liabilities are incurred.

         (e)   If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is held by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with
respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to herein, the
indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder,
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a
result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense as is appropriate to
reflect the proportionate relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one
hand and the indemnified party on the other (determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or omission relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or the
indemnified party and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or
omission), or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not
permitted by applicable law or provides a lesser sum to the indemnified party
than the amount hereinafter calculated, not only the proportionate relative
fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, but also the relative
benefits received by the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified
party on the other, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No
indemnified party guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
indemnifying party who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

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         (f)   Other Indemnification. Indemnification similar to that specified
               ---------------------
in the preceding subsections of this Section 8 (with appropriate modifications)
shall be given by the Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities with
respect to any required registration or other qualification of securities under
any federal or state law or regulation or governmental authority other than the
Securities Act.

         9.    Miscellaneous
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         (a)   Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and
               -------------
construed in accordance with the laws of the State ofDelaware.

         (b)   Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
               ----------------------
provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the
successors, assigns, executors and administrators of the parties hereto. In the
event the Company merges with, or is otherwise acquired by, a direct or indirect
subsidiary of a publicly-traded company, the Company shall condition the merger
or acquisition on the assumption by such parent company of the Company's
obligations under this Agreement.

         (c)   Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and entire
                ----------------
understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects
hereof.

         (d)   Notices, etc. All notices or other communications which are
               ------------
required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and sufficient if
delivered by hand, by facsimile transmission, by registered or certified mail,
postage pre-paid, or by courier or overnight carrier, to the persons at the
addresses set forth below (or at such other address as may be provided
hereunder), and shall be deemed to have been delivered as of the date so
delivered:

         If to the Company:                 TurboChef Technologies
                                            10500 Metric Drive, Suite 128
                                            Dallas, Texas 75243
                                            Attention: President

         If to the Purchasers:              To each Purchaser at the address
                                            set forth on Exhibit A

         with a copy to:                    Sanders Morris Harris Inc.
                                            600 Travis, Suite 3100
                                            Houston, Texas 77002
                                            Attention: Dean Oakey

or at such other address as any party shall have furnished to the other parties
in writing.

         (e)   Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right,
               -------------------
power or remedy accruing to any Holder of any Registrable Securities, upon any
breach or default of the Company under this Agreement, shall impair any such
right, power or remedy of such Holder nor shall it be construed to be a waiver
of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any
similar breach or default thereunder occurring; nor shall any waiver of any
single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default
theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of
any kind or character on the part of any Holder of any breach or default under
this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any Holder of any provisions or
conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing

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and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such
writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement, or by law or otherwise
afforded to any holder, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

         (f)   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
               ------------
counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the parties actually
executing such counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one
instrument.

         (g)   Severability. In the case any provision of this Agreement shall
               ------------
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby.

         (h)   Amendments. The provisions of this Agreement may be amended at
               ----------
any time and from time to time, and particular provisions of this Agreement may
be waived, with and only with an agreement or consent in writing signed by the
Company and by the holders of an 80% majority of the number of shares of
Registrable Securities outstanding as of the date of such amendment or waiver.
The Purchasers acknowledge that by the operation of this Section 9(h), the
holders of an 80% majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities may have
the right and power to diminish or eliminate all rights of the Purchasers under
this Agreement.

         (i)   Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights. After the date of
               --------------------------------------------
this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding,
enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities
of the Company that would grant such holder registration rights senior to those
granted to the Holders hereunder.

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This Registration Rights Agreement is hereby executed as of the date first above
written.

                                          COMPANY:

                                          TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                          By: /s/ Jeffrey B. Bogatin
                                             -----------------------------------
                                          Name: Jeffrey B. Bogatin
                                               ---------------------------------
                                          Its: Chairman
                                              ----------------------------------

                                          PURCHASERS:

                                          THE PINNACLE GROUP L.P.

                                          By:________________________________
                                          Name:___________________________
                                          Its:____________________________

                                          WESTPARK CAPITAL L.P.

                                          By:________________________________
                                          Name:___________________________
                                          Its:____________________________

                                          ATLAS CAPITAL MASTER FUND

                                          By:________________________________
                                          Name:___________________________
                                          Its:____________________________

                                          SOUTHWELL PARTNERS L.P.

                                          By:________________________________
                                          Name:___________________________
                                          Its:____________________________

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                                     COSAIR CAPITAL #1

                                     By:_____________________________________
                                     Name:________________________________
                                     Its:_________________________________

                                     COSAIR CAPITAL #2

                                     By:_____________________________________
                                     Name:________________________________
                                     Its:_________________________________

                                     ________________________________________
                                     JOHN LEMAK

                                     ________________________________________
                                     BRUCE BRICKMAN

                                     SANDERS OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.

                                     By:_____________________________________
                                     Name:________________________________
                                     Its:_________________________________

                                     SANDERS OPPORTUNITY FUND
                                     (INSTITUTIONAL), L.P.

                                     By:_____________________________________

                                     Name:________________________________
                                     Its:_________________________________

                                     ________________________________________
                                     DON A. SANDERS

                                     ________________________________________
                                     KATHERINE U. SANDERS

                                     ESTATE OF JOHN DRURY

                                     By:_____________________________________
                                        Don A. Sanders, Independent Executor

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                                                                       Exhibit A
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                               Purchaser Addresses
                               -------------------
John Lemak
4410 Bordeaux
Dallas, Texas 75205

The Pinnacle Group L.P.
4965 Preston Park Blvd.
Plano, Texas 75093
Attention: Barry Kitt

Westpark Capital L.P.
4965 Preston Park Blvd.
Plano, Texas 75093
Attention: Patrick Brosnahan

Southwell Partners L.P.
1901 N. Akard Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: Wilson Jaeggli

Atlas Capital Master Fund
300 Crescent Court, Suite 1100
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: Robert Alpert

Corsair Capital #1
c/o Brean Murray & Co.
570 Lexington, 12/th/ Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Jay Petschek

Corsair Capital #2
c/o Brean Murray & Co.
570 Lexington, 12/th/ Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Jay Petschek

Bruce Brickman
c/o Brickman Associates
712 5/th/ Avenue
New York, New York 10151

Don A. Sanders
c/o Sanders Morris Harris Inc.
600 Travis, Suite 3100
Houston, Texas 77002

Katherine U. Sanders
c/o Sanders Morris Harris
600 Travis, Suite 3100
Houston, Texas 77002

Sanders Opportunity Fund, L.P.
c/o Sanders Morris Harris
600 Travis, Suite 3100
Houston, Texas 77002

Sanders Opportunity Fund
  (Institutional), L.P.
c/o Sanders Morris Harris
600 Travis, Suite 3100
Houston, Texas 77002

Don A. Sanders, Independent Executor
of the Estate of John Drury
c/o Sanders Morris Harris
600 Travis, Suite 3100
Houston, Texas 77002

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