Patent ID: 7717031

Claim:
A cooking apparatus comprising: a cooking vessel comprising an open receptacle having a bottom surface which extends upwardly to form side walls and terminate at a rim, said rim having an annular collar, said annular collar having a diameter larger than the diameter of the rim, said annular collar comprising a rack-supporting surface and a cover supporting surface situated adjacent to an annular flange; a cover having a bottom end and a top end, said bottom end extending upwardly to form side walls, said side walls leading to said top end, said bottom end of said cover being designed to rest upon said cover supporting surface of said annular collar and be adjacent to said annular flange; and a rack comprising at least two reversible surfaces for cooking food, said rack being designed to rest upon said rack-supporting surface of said annular collar and being suspended over said bottom surface of said cooking vessel during use, said annular collar further comprises a ridge situated between said cover supporting surface and said rack-supporting surface, said rack supporting surface being situated adjacent to said side wall of said cooking vessel, said rack further comprises at least three generally circular rails, at least two posts and a grate, said posts being connected to and situated perpendicular to each of said three rails, said grate being situated parallel between said first and second rails to thereby create differing heights for cooking, said rack providing for reversible cooking surfaces.