Patent ID: 8206026

Claim:
A food flipping and turning food preparation apparatus comprising: a food preparation container comprising an upper access opening and an inner, food preparation surface, the food preparation surface comprising a spheroid food preparation surface defining a center of curvature, the food preparation surface defining an open interior extending inwardly from the access opening; the food preparation surface being a solid, liquid-containing surface; and a food flipping and turning spatula assembly comprising: a curved spatula pivotally mounted to the food preparation container for moving along a circular path over the food preparation surface and about a pivot axis between first and second positions, the spatula having a length; the curved spatula comprising a spatula body having an inwardly facing surface, and an outwardly facing surface, the outwardly facing surface comprising a curved spatula surface adjacent to the spheroid food preparation surface; the curved spatula surface and the spheroid food preparation surface being like shaped surfaces; the curved spatula comprising a barrier member extending inwardly of the inner surface of the spatula body transversely to the circular path; the pivot axis passing through the center of curvature and oriented generally parallel to the access opening; and a spatula driver operably coupled to the spatula to drive the spatula along the circular path between the first and second positions.