Patent ID: 7500428

Claim:
A container for holding food to be cooked, the container being generally cylindrical, defining a longitudinal axis and including first and second ends, wherein the first and second ends each include first and second spit rod openings therein, and wherein the first and second ends each include at least one food introduction opening, wherein the container is in combination with a spit rod assembly comprising first and second spit rods that extend through the first spit rod openings and second spit rod openings, respectively, so that the generally cylindrical container can rotate in concert with the first and second spit rods, wherein the spit rod assembly further comprises a first end plate having a center and being coupled to and essentially orthogonal to said first and second spit rods, and a second end plate having a center and being coupled to and essentially orthogonal to said first and second spit rods, wherein the first end plate includes a first plate-shaped member having an inner side, a peripheral boundary, and an interior area wherein the interior area and the peripheral boundary are positioned in two different planes, with the interior area being recessed into the inner side.