Patent ID: 7766004

Claim:
An outdoor cooking apparatus, comprising: a) a burner frame that includes a portion that engages an underlying support surface in a cooking position, an upper grate that receives a pot in the cooking position, the upper grate having a cooking surface; b) the frame including at least one ring and a plurality of legs; c) a burner nozzle support element that is attached to the frame, the support element carrying a burner nozzle; d) a pot having a diameter, a height, and an interior; e) a box for holding the frame and the pot; and f) the pot and frame being sized and shaped to fit inside the box in a storage position, wherein in said storage position part of the frame is outside of the pot and the burner nozzle support element is connected to that part of the frame that is outside of the pot, the burner nozzle support being positioned within the pot interior in the storage position.