Patent ID: 8232510

Claim:
A cooking device, comprising: a base; an upper heating element supported by said base; an upper cooking plate heated by said upper heating element, said upper cooking plate including at least a first cavity having an arcuate cross sectional shape and an arcuate longitudinal shape and for receiving an item being cooked; at least a first temperature probe extending through said upper cooking plate into said first cavity for piercing the item being cooked; a cover movably connected to said base, wherein said upper heating element is supported within said cover, said upper cooking plate is proximate said upper heating element, and said first temperature probe extends through said upper cooking plate; a lower heating clement supported within said base; a lower cooking plate heated by said lower heating element; at least a second temperature probe extending through said lower cooking plate into said second cavity for piercing the item being cooked; wherein said cover is movable between an open position spaced apart from said base and a closed position proximate said base, and said lower cooking plate having at least a second cavity aligned with said first cavity in said closed position; a microprocessor operatively connected to said heating element to supply power to said heating element, and said microprocessor being operatively connected to said first temperature probe to receive temperature information therefrom; and an operator interface operatively connected to said microprocessor for displaying cooking information derived from said temperature information.