Patent ID: 7237476

Claim:
An outdoor cooking apparatus comprising: a) a burner frame having upper and lower end portions, the lower end portion being configured to engage an underlying support surface, the upper end portion providing a pot support; b) a burner element mounted on the frame; c) a pot that rests upon the pot support during cooking, the pot having a bottom panel, a plurality of side walls, an open top, an interior for holding a cooking fluid, and a pot rim; d) a rack that is sized and shaped to fit the pot interior, wherein the rack rests upon the pot bottom panel in a cooking position; e) the rack having a hanger that enables the rack to removably attach to the pot upper end, wherein the hanger engages the pot rim in a draining position; f) the rack having a poultry carcass holder that enables a poultry carcass to be supported at a position generally above the pot interior when the rack is in the draining position; g) wherein the rack has first and second rack end portions and a rack lifting member at each rack end portion; and h) wherein the rack has a skewer for supporting a skewered poultry.