A thermal appliance includes a housing having an insert operably contained therein for receiving product for human consumption, the housing having an upper a stacking mating surface, a bottom mating surface complementary configured to be mated to an upper stacking mating surface of another like formed appliance, and a stand operably connected to the housing of the upwardly disposed appliance and to enable disposal on a surface below when the appliance is mated with another like appliance to maintain the upwardly disposed appliance in an elevated normal position relative to the stand.

A thermal appliance includes a housing having an insert operably contained therein for receiving product for human consumption, the housing having an upper a stacking mating surface, a bottom mating surface complementary configured to be mated to an upper stacking mating surface of another like formed appliance, and a stand operably connected to the housing of the upwardly disposed appliance and to enable disposal on a surface below when the appliance is mated with another like appliance to maintain the upwardly disposed appliance in an elevated normal position relative to the stand.

A loading and/or unloading station of at least one cooking device with a plurality of insertion levels defining insertion heights for food in at least one cooking chamber, the at least one insertion and/or food carrier which can be loaded with at least one food can be placed at each insertion height, the loading and/or unloading station including a sensing device for determining the loading of the cooking chamber, which has at least one camera device for recording images which are evaluated or can be evaluated in a data processing device.

A loading and/or unloading station of at least one cooking device with a plurality of insertion levels defining insertion heights for food in at least one cooking chamber, the at least one insertion and/or food carrier which can be loaded with at least one food can be placed at each insertion height, the loading and/or unloading station including a sensing device for determining the loading of the cooking chamber, which has at least one camera device for recording images which are evaluated or can be evaluated in a data processing device.

A transmission apparatus includes a DC motor, a level one transmission assembly, a level two transmission assembly, a level three transmission assembly, and a level four transmission assembly. The DC motor is connected to the level one transmission assembly, to drive the level one transmission assembly to act; the level one transmission assembly drives the level two transmission assembly to act; the level two transmission assembly drives the level three transmission assembly to act; the level three transmission assembly outputs kinetic energy and transforms a vertical motion into a horizontal motion through the level four transmission assembly. The transmission apparatus can output kinetic energy in many directions through a motor. One machine is endowed with a variety of machine functions. An output shaft of DC motor is directly connected to tapered gear, to make the structure more compact. A cook machine with the transmission apparatus is also provided.

The layered cake stabilizing system comprises a stabilizer and one or more cake pans. The one or more cake pans may be configured to bake multiple layers of a cake. The one or more cake pans may be operable to create a central aperture in each layer of the cake. The stabilizer may comprise a stabilizer rod rising vertically from the top center of the stabilizer. The multiple layers of the cake may be placed on the stabilizer such that the multiple layers stack to form the cake and the stabilizer rod passes through the central apertures of individual layers. The stabilizer rod may prevent horizontal movement of the individual layers. The layered cake stabilizing system may further comprise an outer box for protecting the cake and a cake lifter for placing the stabilizer and the cake into the outer box.

The layered cake stabilizing system comprises a stabilizer and one or more cake pans. The one or more cake pans may be configured to bake multiple layers of a cake. The one or more cake pans may be operable to create a central aperture in each layer of the cake. The stabilizer may comprise a stabilizer rod rising vertically from the top center of the stabilizer. The multiple layers of the cake may be placed on the stabilizer such that the multiple layers stack to form the cake and the stabilizer rod passes through the central apertures of individual layers. The stabilizer rod may prevent horizontal movement of the individual layers. The layered cake stabilizing system may further comprise an outer box for protecting the cake and a cake lifter for placing the stabilizer and the cake into the outer box.

A warming dish for mounting atop a functioning slow cooker with a lid, which includes a main dish housing having at least one side wall and a bottom, wherein the bottom has a predetermined center and is dome-shaped rising toward the center, and wherein the bottom has an upwardly extending recess at the center to accommodate positioning over a lid handle of a slow cooker. The invention also includes the warming dish in combination with a slow cooker.

A warming dish for mounting atop a functioning slow cooker with a lid, which includes a main dish housing having at least one side wall and a bottom, wherein the bottom has a predetermined center and is dome-shaped rising toward the center, and wherein the bottom has an upwardly extending recess at the center to accommodate positioning over a lid handle of a slow cooker. The invention also includes the warming dish in combination with a slow cooker.

An oven appliance includes a cooking chamber positioned within a cabinet, a heating assembly defining a plurality of heating zones, and a drawer assembly slidably positioned within the cooking chamber. The drawer assembly includes a drawer frame slidably mounted to sidewalls of the cooking chamber, a horizontal rack mounted proximate a bottom of the drawer frame, and one or more vertical dividers positionable within the drawer frame to define a plurality of cooking chambers, each of the plurality of cooking chambers being aligned with one or more of the plurality of heating zones.