Patent ID: 7827906

Claim:
A cooking assembly comprising: a base having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end being positionable on a support surface, said base including; a vertically orientated support; a peripheral wall being attached to and extending upwardly and outwardly from said support, said peripheral wall being arcuate from said support to an upper edge of said peripheral wall, said upper edge having a circular shape; a ring member being mounted on an inner surface of said peripheral wall and being positioned nearer said upper edge than said support, said ring member being spaced from said peripheral wall; and a plurality of guides being mounted on said peripheral wall and vertically extending upwardly therefrom, said guides being positioned adjacent to said upper edge; a container configured to receive oil for deep frying, said container having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said container being positioned on said upper end of said base, said bottom wall having a convex shape extending downwardly from said peripheral wall, a plurality of dividing walls being attached to said bottom and perimeter walls and vertically extending from said bottom wall to a position adjacent to a top edge of said perimeter wall, said dividing walls dividing said container into a plurality of compartments, said ring member abutting said bottom wall and supporting said container; a heating assembly being attached to said base and being configured to selectively heat said container; and a plurality of mesh baskets for removing cooked items of food from the container, each of said mesh baskets having a size and shape approximately conforming to a size and shape of one of said compartments, each of said mesh baskets including a grip to facilitate removal of said mesh baskets from a respective one of said compartments.