Patent ID: 8596189

Claim:
An insulated cooking assembly structured to cook a food product in a substantially upright orientation, said assembly comprising: an insulated frame assembly comprising an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein said outer wall and said inner wall each comprise separate and independent structures which are cooperatively structured and disposed in an operative spaced apart configuration to at least partially define an insulated zone therebetween, at least one mold housing comprising a first thermally conductive material structured to facilitate heat transfer therethrough, said mold housing being structured and substantially disposed within said inner wall, at least one mold chamber comprising a second thermally conductive material structured to facilitate heat transfer therethrough, at least a portion of said mold chamber being disposable into said mold housing, said mold chamber having an open upper end structured to receive an uncooked food composition therein, said mold chamber further structured to retain the uncooked food composition in a substantially upright orientation while said mold chamber is disposed in an operative upright position, a heat source disposed in an operative substantially surrounding relation to said mold housing thereby creating a uniform heat energy profile along a length of said mold housing, said heat source generates and transfers an amount of heat energy to the uncooked food composition in said mold chamber, said frame assembly further comprises an insulated sleeve operatively disposed between said inner wall and said heat source, said insulated sleeve substantially surrounding said heat source, said insulated sleeve comprising a thermally insulative material structured to inhibit heat transfer therethrough, whereby said amount of heat energy generated by said heat source is substantially transferred inwardly towards said mold housing and into said mold chamber, and a temperature control assembly structured to regulate said heat source and maintain an operating temperature of said mold chamber within a predetermined temperature range during a cooking procedure.