Patent ID: 8672572

Claim:
A cooking oil applicator, comprising: a tank capable of holding oil; a sponge capable of absorbing oil; a flow control valve situated between the tank and the sponge for controlling an amount of the oil flowing from the tank to the sponge, the flow control valve including a first disk having a plurality of teeth along lateral edges thereof and a second disk, the first disk and the second disk being coaxial and each having a respective set of apertures, control of the oil flow regulated by rotation of the first disk; a third disk comprising a gear meshed with the teeth; a shaft attached to the third disk disposed substantially along the longitudinal axis of the third disk and extending vertically through the tank; a knob attached to a distal end of the shaft so that rotation of the knob permits rotation of the shaft and the first disk as the third disk is rotated and a fire-retardant pad adjacent the sponge capable of receiving oil from the sponge and facilitating application of the oil to a hot grill.