Patent ID: 6868849

Claim:
A cooking apparatus comprising: a top plate; at least three legs, wherein each leg has a first end and a second end, each leg being affixed to the top plate at its first end; an adjustment rod, the adjustment rod having a first end and a distantly removed second end, the adjustment rod slidingly connected to one leg at about the first end of the leg by an aperture passing through the first end of the adjustment rod; a handle disposed at the second end of the adjustment rod, wherein the handle is substantially larger than the plate; a planar grilling surface, the grilling surface being attached around its periphery to at least three support lines; a suspension ring fastened to the top plate; a suspension line, the suspension line having a first end and a second end, wherein the suspension line passes through the suspension ring and wherein the support lines are connected to the first end of the suspension line and the second end of the suspension line is connected to the first end of the adjustment rod; and whereby adjusting the adjustment rod alters the height of the grilling surface suspended over the fire.