Patent ID: 7342202

Claim:
An electric cooking assembly configured for preparing food products, the cooking assembly comprising: a main body portion defining a cooking area including a first cooking surface and a second cooking surface; a first electric heating element arranged and configured to provide heat to at least a portion of the first cooking surface; a second electric heating element configured to heat at least a portion of the second cooking surface, wherein the first and second electric heating elements are separately controlled; and a single power source coupled to the first and second heating elements, a first control member configured to control power allocated to the first and second electric heating elements; a temperature probe configured to monitor temperatures within the cooking area and provide a temperature signal; and a second control member configured to control power provided to the first control member and the temperature probe; wherein the first control member is configured to direct power from the single power source to either only the first electric heating element or only the second electric heating element for operation at a given time.