Patent ID: 7770514

Claim:
An outdoor cooking apparatus for cooking diverse food items, comprising: a) a burner frame having a base for engaging an underlying support surface, an upper end portion providing a grate for supporting a pot and a burner element for generating a flame; b) a pot that is supported during use by the burner frame, the pot having a pot bottom that rests upon the grate, a pot sidewall, a pot rim surrounding a pot open top, and a pot interior; c) the pot sidewall including a lower generally vertically oriented section and an upper flared section connected to the lower vertically oriented section at a joint, the upper flared section being defined by one or more expansive panels that extend between the joint and the pot rim; d) multiple food holding inserts that each removably fit the pot interior, a first insert being configured to support a turkey carcass in a generally horizontal position and a second food holding insert that is configured to support a food item that is not a turkey carcass; and e) wherein the second food holding insert includes a perforated plate portion that is supported in an elevated position by the first said food holding insert.