Patent ID: 7421943

Claim:
An injera baking machine comprising: (a) a housing comprising a mounting frame; (b) a cooking surface supported on said housing; (c) a polishing assembly, said polishing assembly secured to said mounting frame, said polishing assembly comprising a polishing pad positionable over said cooking surface when said cooking surface is not in use and a drive to apply said polishing pad to said cooking surface so as to clean said cooking surface prior to the application of an injera batter; (d) a batter application assembly, said batter application assembly secured to said mounting frame, said batter application assembly positionable over said cooking surface, said batter application assembly generating a uniform circular pour of said injera batter for cooking on said cooking surface so as to yield an injera wafer; and (e) a reciprocating collection/deposition assembly, said reciprocating collection/deposition assembly comprising a reciprocating conveyor comprising conveyor rollers, a drive reciprocating said reciprocating conveyor between a forward position and a rearward position, and a spatula assembly transferring said injera wafer from said cooking surface to the upper surface of said conveyor rollers.