Patent ID: 8575520

Claim:
A heating system comprising: a tray having one or more compartments for holding food items; and a housing supported adjacent the tray, the housing having a plurality of heating compartments configured to receive and contain food items and to provide heat within each of the plurality of heating compartments for heating food items contained within the heating compartments; a plurality of separate heating elements, each separate heating element arranged to provide heat toward food items contained in one of the plurality of heating compartments; wherein each separate heating element is arranged to provide heat to a different respective one of the plurality of heating compartments relative to each of the other separate heating elements of the plurality of separate heating elements wherein the plurality of heating compartments are arranged around the housing, each heating compartment having an opening for receiving one or more food items, each compartment opening facing outward from an outer peripheral side of the housing; and wherein the housing has a plurality of walls that are spaced apart from each other, each wall being fixed relative to the outer peripheral side of the housing and extending inward relative to the outer peripheral side of the housing, each wall being arranged between a pair of the heating elements, and wherein each heating compartment comprises a chamber defined by a space between a different pair of the walls, the chamber of each heating compartment configured for containing the one or more food items while the one or more food items are heated.