Patent ID: 7893388

Claim:
A microwave grill for converting microwave energy to heat and applying the heat to a grillable food or other grillable substance, wherein the microwave grill has an open, a fully closed position and a spaced-apart configuration, wherein the microwave grill comprises: a first grill element comprising a first microwave absorbent material and a first grilling surface that are in thermal communication with each other, wherein the first grill element has a first hinge pin extending therethrough; a second grill element comprising a second microwave absorbent material and a second grilling surface that are in thermal communication with each other, wherein the second grill element has a first hinge slot formed that is adapted to receive the first hinge pin, wherein the first hinge slot has a first, a second and a third leg, wherein the first leg and second leg are in communication with each other, and the first and third leg are in communication with each other, wherein an end of the first leg opposite the second leg is open, and the first leg and the second leg are oriented at an angle with respect to each other, and wherein the third leg extends from the first leg towards the open end of the second leg and is oriented at an angle with respect to the first leg such that the third leg enables the first grill element to slide forward with respect to the second grill element such that the first grill element and the second grill element remain substantially in a spaced apart configuration.